November 2022 - Bermuda Law Blog

25 Nov 2022

MJM Internationally Recognised by the Legal 500 in Four Practice Areas

MJM Limited is pleased to announce that the international law firm rating agency, The Legal 500 has once again recognized its Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution and Real Estate teams. Within the highly competitive practice areas of Banking, Finance and Capital...

18:26 / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Jeremy Leese

23 Nov 2022

Sanctions and Russia: what’s next – and what’s the impact on legal services

By Stephanie Maloney and Magdalena Grzybulska Sanctions aimed at Russia have been in place since 2014, following its annexation of Crimea and ongoing role in the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine. Sanctions were imposed in a coordinated move by the EU (of which the UK was a...

18 Nov 2022

2022 Throne Speech: Brief highlights of the Parliamentary Agenda

On 4 November, the Deputy Governor Tom Oppenheim (in the absence of the Governor Her Excellency Rena Lalgie) delivered the annual Throne Speech. This speech, in line with custom and tradition, marked the opening of a new parliamentary year and set out details of the Bermuda...

22:09 / Bermuda Government / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Brian Holdipp

03 Nov 2022

Can Affidavits Be Sworn Via Zoom?

In a recent Supreme Court decision which will have general interest, a novel if eccentric attempt by a Defendant to swear an affidavit via a Zoom call was rejected. In, HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited v Ambiance Holdings Ltd. & Carlton Simmons [2022] SC (Bda) 81...

21:10 / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Uncategorized / Dan Griffin

01 Nov 2022

Insolvent trusts – can trustees rely upon their indemnity?

Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd (Respondent) v Halabi (in his capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Madam Intisar Nouri) (Appellant) (Jersey) ITG Ltd and others (Respondents) v Fort Trustees Ltd and another (Appellants) (Guernsey) - Privy Council Appeal No 0199 of 2019 On 13...

22:04 / Family Law / Finance & Banking / Fraud & Anti Money Laundering / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Michael Goulborn