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An Act has gone before legislators allowing the Bermuda Government to retain half of criminal proceeds seized by overseas jurisdictions. The Proceeds Of Crime (Asset Retention) Amendment Act 2015 would allow 50 per cent, or such amounts as the minist...

The Bar Council has reiterated its position that some proposed criminal legislation reforms “are a cause for concern”. It comes after Attorney General Moniz told the House of Assembly that he had been repeatedly told by immediate past president Justi...

The Progressive Labour Party has called on Attorney General Trevor Moniz to resign, accusing him of misleading the House of Assembly regarding controversial criminal justice legislation. However Mr Moniz has responded that the PLP have been “mischiev...

Attorney-General Trevor Moniz has defended anticipated reforms of the Island’s “broken” legal system against Progressive Labour Party concerns over sweeping changes to the law. Shadow Attorney-General Kim Wilson told The Royal Gazette there were two ...

Local lawyers raised a host of concerns with the Bermuda Government over legislation aimed at improving the legal system. In a letter to Attorney-General Trevor Moniz dated March 18, the Bermuda Bar Association (BBA) warned that the Magistrates’ Cour...

Attorney General Trevor Moniz stated an increasing number of “multi defendant and factional cases” in the Supreme Court present “a potentially unsafe environment for staff, Judges, Magistrates’ and the public at large,” and expressed hope a purpose b...

Amending the caution policy for simple possession of cannabis and the introduction of fixed penalties for minor offences will be part of “a diversion from prosecution” focus by the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Ministry of National Security, acco...

Ten “landmark cases” including the trial of Parkside gang leader Prince Edness, appeared before the courts in 2014-2015, Attorney-General Trevor Moniz told MPs on Friday. Others included that of John Wardman, the first person to be charged with fail...

Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz has hit back at PLP claims about a $500,000 strategy for major building projects. Mr Moniz said: “I’ve seen a small preliminary document which may have cost around $50,000. “The fact is the PLP talked about a lot of...