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Bermudians who have entered into same-sex marriages, or civil unions/partnerships, in jurisdictions where those legal arrangements are permitted should be aware that such arrangements will likely not be recognised in Bermuda — and that will have an i...

A recent change in Bermuda’s company law aimed at enhancing the Island’s attractiveness as an international financial centre has also brought into sharp focus the standards of governance advisable in the investment funds industry. The Companies Amend...

Bermuda’s Appleby, with 805 staff in 11 offices around the world, is the largest offshore law firm, according to the results of The Lawyer’s annual survey. But neither Appleby, nor any of the other law firms in the Offshore Top 30 survey of the “secr...

There can be little worse, in the employment context, than a dispute between an employer and employee. Formerly on friendly terms, an employer and employee often find themselves at odds about rates of pay, the lack of a pay increase, or a job apprai...

Property transactions in Bermuda could soon become faster and less complex as Government plans to introduce a Land Registration Office. Primary legislation has already been enacted to support the move from a deeds-based system to a registration syste...

Government and the Legislative Change Committee of Business Bermuda have collaborated in modernising the Island’s company legislation in a move that is certain to enhance Bermuda’s attractiveness as a premier international financial centre. The Compa...

The landscape recently changed in respect of the vexed question of who might be entitled to Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) status in Bermuda. Before the recent amendment, PRC status was possible only for spouses and children of PRC holders. ...

Conyers Dill & Pearman has been placed top of law firm directory Legal 500’s recommendations for Bermuda trust, insurance, litigation and corporate work, describing it as “a truly excellent firm with great lawyers and great people”. Conyers is the on...

Conyers Dill & Pearman has been named Best Offshore Law Firm for Latin American Funds at the HFM Week US Hedge Fund Services Awards 2011, held at Cipriani New York. The HFM Awards, which were announced last month, celebrated financial progress, grow...

New legislation designed to protect employees who are ‘whistle-blowers’ became operative on 21 October, 2011. The Good Governance Act 2011 (“the Act”) provides that a ‘whistle-blower’ a person who tells the public or someone in authority about allege...

Bermuda’s human rights legislation has always provided disabled persons with protection from discrimination. The Human Rights Act 1981 (the “Act”) makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a disabled employee on the basis of disabilit...