Former Chief Justice of the Bermuda Supreme Court, Ian Kawaley was appointed to Bermuda’s Court of Appeal by Governor, Rena Lalgie, with the appointment to take effect in January 2023. Mr Justice Kawaley served as the Chief Justice from 2012 to 2018. He has been an...
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...
By Dan Griffin and Jennifer Haworth Last year, we noted that the Court of Appeal limited the scope of discovery required to determine the valuation of shares in amalgamating or merging companies in Bermuda. This year, in the same case, the Supreme Court refused an application...
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 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...
Bermuda, like every other jurisdiction, has been managing the effects of Covid-19 and the consequential need for physical distancing measures to be put in place, masks to be worn and in many instances for people to be working remotely. Indeed, Bermuda imposed on its residents...