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Law graduate Monique Lister is celebrating her third Call to the Bar, completing the trio of academic accomplishments in her homeland. The 31-year-old joined the Regulatory Authority in March of this year where she intends to remain and make “an eve...

Legal firm Appleby has won a prestige award for offshore law firm of the year. The US Captive Services Awards panel said: “Appleby is clearly committed to the offshore captive sector and demonstrates an ability to provide experienced legal advice to ...

While few would dare slight Bermuda’s beautiful beaches or personable populace, some competing jurisdictions have called into question whether Bermuda’s world-leading position as captive domicile of choice will continue. The answer, of course, is an ...

Legal firm Appleby is to host its annual summer reception for law students on Wednesday. The event is designed to allow students to meet up with established professionals and their peers. During the event, students will also learn about the Appleby p...

Proud family members watched on as one “extremely deserving individual” was Called to the Bermuda Bar yesterday. In a ceremony at Commercial Court 1, lawyer Laquita Zuill, 50, thanked her family members and friends for their support in an emotional s...

A Bermudian student has won a scholarship worth up to $90,000 to study law in England. Mariangela Bucci is this year’s winner of the annual scholarship, sponsored by law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman. The scholarship is worth $30,000 a year for a maxim...

Law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman is to hold an open house for current and prospective law students. The event will take place at the firm’s Richmond Road offices, and is designed to promote the profession and let students meet CDP associates and direc...

Law firm Sedgwick Chudleigh is seeking applicants for a $10,000 scholarship scheme. Mark Chudleigh, managing partner of the firm, said: “The Sedgwick Chudleigh Education Award demonstrates our commitment to Bermuda and to the development of young Ber...

International legal firm Harneys has won a top award for offshore law. Harneys, which merged with Bermuda firm Hurrion & Associates last year, was named offshore legal firm of the year by professional magazine The Lawyer. Peter Tarn, Harneys managing...

Continuing its recast of the Bermuda regulatory regime applicable to the insurance industry, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), has instituted a number of changes to its statutory and prudential reporting requirements. The changes apply to commerc...

Dear Sir, I have a legal question about common-law marriage or unions in Bermuda, based on the recent ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley. Canada and many countries recognise common-law marriages and lawyers routinely craft common-law documents betw...

Bermuda has overtaken the Cayman Islands as the domicile of choice for insurance-linked securities (ILS), according to the October 2015 Willis Capital Markets & Advisory report. In Q3 of 2011 Bermuda’s share of the ILS market was 18 per cent but by ...