Law firm MJM Limited is excited to announce that two outstanding Bermudian students, Seon Tatem and Briana Medeiros have been granted legal education awards. Seon Tatem, MJM Legal Education Scholarship Winner Seon Tatem was awarded $10,000 to assist with his legal studies. He will be entering his freshman...
The Directors of MJM Limited are pleased to announce that Tim Molton has been promoted to Senior Associate. Mr Molton is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution team having had prior experience practicing in the Channel Islands. He joined MJM in 2019 and has...
Co-authors Jennifer Haworth & Allan Doughty On the 20 July 2020, the Supreme Court of Bermuda issued a significant insolvency law decision in FDG Electric Vehicles Limited [2020] SC (Bda) 32 Com. In the FDG case, the Supreme Court chose to order the removal of the...
Re B Trust [2020] SC (Bda) 30 Com (23 July 2020) This trust is said to hold substantial assets worth billions of dollars. The proceedings were commenced by the Plaintiff Trustee seeking, inter alia, directions in relation to disclosure of confidential and sealed documents on the...
The guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms, the IFLR 1000, in its October 2020 release, recognised MJM for its work with a Tier 2 ranking and recognition of individual attorneys. IFLR1000 ranked MJM’s Finance and Corporate team as Tier 2 and highlighted...
Bermuda had a very good 2019 – business was on the up, tourism figures were promising, and there was a general feeling of optimism in looking to 2020. We all know what happened next. No one could have planned for what transpired, but the restrictions imposed...
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...
On June 1, David Burt, the Premier, addressed Bermuda in the wake of the death of George Floyd. At that time he also paid tribute to the late Eva Hodgson. In that speech, the Premier confronted the issue of institutional racism in Bermuda and said...