2021 has seen a global resurgence in the issuance, trade and practical use of digital assets. Projects leveraging the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) have increased exponentially this year, as more and more businesses recognise the advantages offered by the use of (predominantly) decentralised,...
For over 50 years, Bermuda has been a jurisdiction of choice for shipping groups from an incorporation and a financing perspective. The shipping market in Bermuda has been characterised by a number of listings of Bermuda-incorporated shipping and shipping-related companies on the Euronext NOTC, Euronext Expand...
The Cannabis Licence Act (the “CLA”) was passed by Bermuda’s lower house of parliament in February 2021. However, it was sent back to the House of Assembly after Bermuda’s upper house, the Senate, voted against the bill in March 2021. The rejection of the CLA...
By Tim Molton & Fozeia Rana-Fahy On 12 April 2021, the Court of Appeal for Bermuda delivered its judgment in the matter of Wang v Grand View Private Trust Company Limited (Civil Appeal No.1 of 2021) (the “Appeal”) on the issue of joint interest privilege. Overturning the...
On 23 July 2021, the Hon. Mr. Narinder Hargun, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda handed down his second ruling in the application of Brewster et al. v. The Premier of Bermuda et al. The decision considered the substantive issue of a constitutional...
On 9 June 2021, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda, the Hon. Mr. Narinder Hargun, in his first ruling regarding Brewster et al. v. Premier of Bermuda et al. refused an application to enjoin a change to the Public Health (Covid-19) Emergency...
As we highlighted at the end of last year, major changes were to be made to Bermuda’s employment legislation this year. On 1 June 2021 the Employment Amendment (No. 2) Act 2020 (the “Amendment”) became operative. This amended the Employment Act 2000 (the “Act”) with...
Preparations for full implementation of the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (known as PIPA) continue with the Privacy Commissioner taking steps to ease cross border transfers of personal data. The hope is that PIPA may lead to an adequacy decision from the European Commission and UK...