The Supreme Court for Bermuda: In the matter of US Holdings Ltd [2023] SC (Bda) 13 Civ, confirmed that there is nothing inherently abusive in presenting a winding up petition and applying for the appointment of joint provisional liquidators (JPLs) with full powers (as opposed...
As the sun sets on 2022, a judgment of the Supreme Court for Bermuda delivered on 25 February 2022: In the matter of Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Limited and CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Limited, serves as a good reminder of the efficacy and versatility of...
As lawyers with a keen eye on human rights and family law, we have followed with interest the various cases involving same-sex partnerships and marriages in Bermuda. Our Director, Jennifer Haworth reported on the Bermuda Bred Company v The Minister of Home Affairs and the...
The Supreme Court of Bermuda in Griffin Line General Trading LLC v Centaur Ventures Ltd and Another [2022] Bda LR 20, had to consider whether Griffin Line General Trading LLC (“Griffin”), a foreign plaintiff, in whose favour an interim freezing order was granted against Templar...
On 25 January 2022, Justice Shadé Subair-Williams issued a ruling, in the matter of The Attorney General v. Information Commissioner that prohibited Bermuda’s Information Commissioner from requiring the Government of Bermuda to submit documents for her review. This is a fascinating decision in that it...
By Reid Orchard and Allan Doughty The road to legislation is not always a straight path. This is especially true in a small jurisdiction, such as Bermuda, which is an Overseas Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. The creation of a regulated cannabis industry in Bermuda...
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...
By: Safia Gardener and Allan Doughty In the case of CI2 Aviation v. Bradshaw, decided on 7 April 2022, the Supreme Court of Bermuda was asked to determine the correct meaning of the term “employer” in the context of Bermuda’s Employment Act, 2000 and what that...