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Bermuda lawyers speak at Swiss trust conference

Two lawyers have just returned to Bermuda after promoting the Island at a conference in Switzerland. Jeffrey Elkinson, a director in Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Litigation and Insolvency department, and Peter Pearman, a director in the firm’s Private Cl...
Jul 09, 2014
Other

Appleby is STEP awards finalist in three categories

Offshore legal and fiduciary services provider Appleby has been named a finalist for three categories in this year’s Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Private Clients Awards, the firm announced yesterday. Appleby has been shortlisted f...
Jul 08, 2014
Other

Settling disputes between co-owners of property

Property ownership can be a sensitive issue in a territory with limited space like Bermuda, where a single property can have a significant impact on many neighbouring properties. That can particularly be the case where the property is co-owned. Tit...
Jul 04, 2014
Other

Law firm Marshall Diel & Myers offer scholarship for law studies

Marshall Diel & Myers Limited are offering an annual scholarship, the law firm has announced. In a press release, they said: “We are committed to developing the future of the Bermuda Bar by offering an annual scholarship to encourage and support Berm...
Jun 23, 2014
Other

ILS fund structures are gaining in popularity

If the Bermuda funds industry was represented in the Twitterverse, the trending hashtag would be #ILSFundStructures. That translates into insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund structures. If you are engaged in the insurance or funds world, the ups...
Jun 05, 2014
Local Business

Marshall Diel & Myers recruit Hindess and Dismont

Two lawyers have joined Marshall Diel & Myers Ltd as associates. Bermudian John Hindess joined the firm as an associate in the Litigation & Advice group, while Alma Dismont joined as an associate in the Matrimonial & Family group. Managing director...
Jun 05, 2014
International Business

Appleby awarded China licence

Appleby has become the first offshore law firm licensed to provide offshore legal advice in mainland China where it has had a Shanghai base since 2012. To date, the firm has been delivering fiduciary services only from Shanghai. The formal announce...
Apr 29, 2014
Other

Failure to act promptly can be costly for lawyers

A recent court case in the United Kingdom provides a cautionary tale for lawyers regarding the need to act quickly upon the receipt of instructions from elderly or ill clients in order to avoid claims of negligence. In Feltham v Bouskell, the testat...
Apr 24, 2014
Other

Incorporating your business has many advantages

Incorporation describes the process of forming a new legal entity (a company) that is recognised at law as a separate legal person. A company is treated as separate and distinct from its owners (shareholders) and from those who carry on its operati...
Apr 11, 2014
Local Business

MJM lawyers receive plaudits from Chambers

Bermuda law firm MJM Ltd received praise from clients and was highly ranked by Chambers & Partners in the Chambers Global Rankings 2014 for Bermuda. Chambers praised MJM’s Dispute Resolution team as “Highly rated by clients for its personal and pract...
Apr 03, 2014
Local Business

Appleby names Robinson partner

The Bermuda office of Appleby, one of the world’s largest offshore providers of legal, fiduciary and administration services, has announced the appointment of one lawyer to partner and the appointment of two further lawyers to the position of counsel...
Apr 02, 2014
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