Log In

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...

Property owners often wonder about adding or removing names from the property deeds. In the past it was advantageous for parents to add their children to ownership, but rules have changed and there is now a tax consequence in adding children. A pers...

The passing into law of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2011 (“the Amendment Act”) heralded a welcome and refreshing approach to Immigration appeals. The Amendment Act, which became operative on August 10, 2011, has established ...

Legislation soon to be enacted in Bermuda will provide protection for small depositors, lessening the impact should a local financial institution fail. The Deposit Insurance Act 2011 (the “Act”) will establish a ‘Deposit Insurance Scheme' (the “Schem...

Parliament is expected to pass legislation soon creating a land registration system for Bermuda. Although precise details aren’t yet known, the system is likely to be similar to land registration in other Commonwealth countries. Today’s column is an ...

The House of Assembly was busy during the month of July, which saw our parliamentarians enact several pieces of legislation having an effect on the Island’s employment and immigration law. I will be writing about the various pieces of legislation, an...

Although poor in natural resources, Bermuda has been blessed with the most important necessary condition for economic growth: a stable, representative government. Bermuda’s common law and parliamentary traditions reach deep into the past. Other cond...

One of the common misconceptions about Bermuda is that it is a “tax free” country. However, although tax obligations are minimal when compared to many countries, they still exist. One such tax obligation is that all employees who provide services du...

Modern day trust deeds often contain substantial powers in favour of a third party, usually referred to as a protector. A protector is introduced into the trust in order to oversee the actions of the trustee. A protector has a fiduciary duty to exerc...

A growing number of offshore jurisdictions have responded to settlors’ desires to retain control over settled assets by introducing legislation that enables them to categorically reserve certain powers and rights over a trust. Some settlors, for exam...