Adjusting to parenthood can be overwhelming, for both parents. Thankfully, such more needed legislative changes to improve parenting benefits are on the horizon. The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport announced recently that “the consolidation and modernization of the labour legislation […] has been ongoing for some...
The Government of Bermuda recently passed into law the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (the “Registration Regulations”) and tabled the proposed Merchant Shipping (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2019 (the “Fees Regulations”). The Registration Regulations expand the list of eligible countries qualified to...
Leading law firm, MJM Limited, is pleased to announce several new additions to the firm. MJM has seen quite a few changes in 2019, including the appointment of Jennifer Haworth and Jeremy Leese as Directors of the firm, as well as Adenike Carmichael joining the...
At the end of June 2019, the Government of Bermuda issued draft economic substance guidance notes. The aim of the guidance notes is to assist in determining whether entities are in scope of the requirements of the economic substance legislation and regulations, how to satisfy...
The Economic Substance Act 2018 (the “Economic Substance Act”) was established in direct response to concerns raised by the Council of the European Union concerning the absence of economic substance requirements for entities conducting business in and through Bermuda. Since the introduction of the Economic Substance...