Litigation & Dispute Resolution

03 Jun 2025

Balancing Modernization and Caution: The Rise of AI in the Legal Profession

The legal industry in Bermuda, like much of the global community, stands on the verge of technological transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’). From drafting documents to conducting legal research, AI offers promising tools that can enhance efficiency and reduce costs. However, the increasing integration...

16:02 / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / Angela Robertson

21 Dec 2022

Former Chief Justice Appointed to the Court of Appeal

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...

21 Dec 2022

Markel CATCo Reinsurance: Good reminder of Bermuda`s effective and versatile scheme of arrangement

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...

04:03 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Arno Duvenhage

15 Dec 2022

Supreme Court Refuses to Strike Out Dissenting Shareholders’ Claim

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...

21:29 / Commercial Law / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Dan Griffin

14 Dec 2022

Exceptional Circumstances Where Foreign Plaintiffs May Avoid or Limit Undertakings

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...

22:42 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Arno Duvenhage

13 Dec 2022

The Limits of the Public’s Right to Know

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...

09:07 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Legislation / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Allan Doughty

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...

09:06 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Company & Commercial Law / Fraud & Anti Money Laundering / Legislation / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Stephanie Maloney

30 Sep 2022

The Law of Redundancy

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...

15:27 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Labour, Employment & Immigration law / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / Safia Gardener