Property Law Archives - Bermuda Law Blog

30 Mar 2023

MJM Featured Partner of Island Life Magazine

MJM Limited's property team is a proud featured partner of Rego Sotheby's International Realty publication: Island Life Magazine, a guide to relocating and living in Bermuda (pages 28-29).Our property experts Denis de Frias, Hil de Frias, Nathan Samuels and Stephanie Matthews provide full service legal solutions in support of purchasing your dream home...

20:38 / Property Law / MJM Limited

05 Dec 2019

An Overview of Compulsory First Registration

The Land Title Registration Act 2011 (“LTRA 2011”) became operative on 14 June 2018 and the Land Title Registrar activated the first three trigger events at the end of August 2018. What exactly does this mean and how has this affected property transactions over the last...

17:13 / Property Law / Stephanie Matthews

27 Nov 2019

MJM Successfully Defends Bank in Undue Influence Claim

In May 2017, MJM obtained an order for possession and sale on behalf of HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited (the “Bank”) in respect of a mortgaged property owned by two guarantors following the default by the borrower. Approximately, one year later, after the Bank had actual possession of the property, the...

11 Dec 2018

Land Title Registration Regime is Up and Running

Following indications given last year, the Land Title Registration regime went live on 27 August 2018 when certain triggers for compulsory registration were enacted. The triggers enacted are: (a) Conveyance on sale, (b) Granting (or the Assignment) of a Lease for a term of 21 years or more, (c) Mortgage and (d) Conveyance by Court Order.

23:18 / Property Law / Denis de Frias

26 Sep 2018

Commercial Contract Disputes – “No Oral Modification” Clause

The UK Supreme Court has recently confirmed that contractual provisions which restrict the parties from modifying an agreement orally are binding and enforceable. These provisions are more commonly known as a ‘No Oral Modification Clause’ (“NOM Clause”).

18:12 / Company & Commercial Law / Insurance / Labour, Employment & Immigration law / Litigation & Dispute Resolution / Property Law / Jordan Knight

27 Jul 2018

New Land Title Registration Scheme: Q&A with Tim Stewart, Land Title Legal Officer

In a post from 2017, we discussed how it was expected that Land Title Registration would go live in 2018. Since then, several important steps have been taken toward bringing the land title registration regime to Bermuda. The Land Title Registration Amendment Act 2018 has been passed both by Parliament and the Senate and is expected to be given Royal Assent very soon. This will then enable the Land Title Registry Office to begin accepting applications for voluntary registration. In this post, we have taken the opportunity to interview Land Title Registry Officer, Tim Stewart, to ask him all about voluntary registration, what the application procedure is, how long it is expected to take and cost, etc. See below our questions and Tim’s answers.

19:15 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Bermuda Government / Property Law / Denis de Frias

26 Feb 2018

MJM’s Real Estate Team Ranked TIER 1 in Bermuda by The Legal 500 2018

MJM Limited is pleased to announce that its Real Estate Team is Ranked TIER 1 in Bermuda in results released recently by International law firm rating agency, The Legal 500. The Legal 500 reported:

19:36 / MJM Barristers & Attorneys / Property Law / Agathe Holowatinc

02 Dec 2017

Land Title Registration Expected To Go Live Next Year

The Land Title Registration Amendment Bill (the “Amendment Bill”) was passed in the Bermuda House of Assembly on Friday, 24 November 2017. The Amendment Bill seeks to introduce new provisions to or amend existing sections of the principal legislation, the Land Title Registration Act 2011 (the “Act”).

20:53 / Bermuda Case Law & Legislation / Property Law / Denis de Frias