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Delroy Duncan Attends Royal Courts Of Justice
After obtaining the prestigious Queen’s Counsel [QC] designation, Delroy Duncan — together with the other successful applicants for QC — appeared in the Lord Chief Justice’s Court at the Royal Courts of Justice in a formal ceremony before Lord Burnett Lord Chief Justice Of England and Wales and Sir Terence Etherton Master of the Rolls... Read more of this article
Carey Olsen Wins China Business Law Award
Carey Olsen has won an international firm of the year award in the Restructuring and Insolvency category at the 2020 China Business Law Awards. A spokesperson said, “Carey Olsen Bermuda’s lead role in a cross-border matter has played a key part in Carey Olsen winning an international firm of the year award in the Restructuring and Insolvency... Read more of this article
Keith Robinson Elected As ACTEC Fellow
Carey Olsen Bermuda partner Keith Robinson has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel [ACTEC]. A spokesperson said, “ACTEC is considered the premier trusts and estates lawyer organisation in the United States, with Fellows in all 50 states as well as from 16 other jurisdictions globally. “ACTEC, which... Read more of this article
Appleby Hires Kit Cunningham & John Small
Appleby Bermuda has welcomed Kit Cunningham and John Small to its Corporate department. Mr. Cunningham is an associate in Appleby’s Bermuda office practicing in all areas of corporate and commercial law, including finance, insurance, public and private M&A, digital asset business and technology, intellectual property, and aviation. He was called... Read more of this article
Fox, Macdonald, Panchaud & Millett Promoted
Conyers announced the promotion of Francesca Fox, Alexandra Macdonald and Jennifer Panchaud to Director, and Cynthia Millett to Counsel in the Bermuda office. “We congratulate these four talented Bermudian lawyers on their well-deserved promotions, which reflect the faith that both clients and the firm have in them,” said Christian Luthi, Chairman. “Francesca,... Read more of this article
Snelling & Horseman On Employment Rights
[Written by lawyers Juliana Snelling and Richard Horseman] Whilst Mr. Sanderson’s Bernews article no doubt is well-intentioned to provide free legal advice to the public, we take issue with some of the advice contained in his article with which we do not agree and therefore alert the public of our legal views: We take issues with the following statements: Employers... Read more of this article
Ocorian Appoints Louise Charleson As Partner
Ocorian, a global provider of corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets, has appointed Louise Charleson as Partner in its Bermuda Legal Services team. Ms. Charleson has extensive legal experience in Bermuda, having most recently been Head of Legal at Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited. Prior to this she held senior roles... Read more of this article
John McSweeney & Larissa Roche Join Appleby
Appleby Bermuda is welcoming John McSweeney and Larissa Roche to its Dispute Resolution and Corporate department. A spokesperson said, “Mr. McSweeney is an associate within the Dispute Resolution department in Bermuda. Prior to joining Appleby, Mr. McSweeney was a litigation associate in another Bermuda law firm where he represented clients in... Read more of this article
MJM Ranked Band 2 By Chambers Global
MJM Limited announced that its Dispute Resolution Team and Corporate & Finance Team have both been ranked BAND 2, below only one other competitor in Bermuda, in results released on 13 February 2020 by Chambers & Partners in the Chambers Global 2020 rankings. Dispute Resolution Team Chambers reported that MJM Limited’s Dispute Resolution Team... Read more of this article
T’Deana Spencer & Teressa Macbeth Join MJM
Law firm MJM Limited said they are pleased to welcome T’Deana Spencer and Teressa Macbeth to the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Corporate & Finance teams, respectively. A spokesperson said, “Bermudian, T’Deana Spencer, completed her pupillage and was called to the Bar in 2019. She has joined MJM’s Dispute Resolution team as an Associate... Read more of this article
Property Specialist Joins Carey Olsen Bermuda
Carey Olsen Bermuda has appointed Adam Collieson as its lead property lawyer. Mr. Collieson’s core practice is focused on commercial and residential real estate transactions where he has extensive experience advising both international and domestic clients on a wide range of complex property issues. Michael Hanson, managing partner of Carey Olsen... Read more of this article
Video: Ceremonial Opening Of 2020 Legal Year
A special Court sitting was held today [Feb 14] to mark the Ceremonial Opening of Bermuda’s 2020 Legal Year, and you can watch the 45-minute video below. Related Stories 2 Hour Video: Legal Year Ceremonial Opening Photos: Special Sitting Of The Supreme Court Photos: Ceremonial Opening Of 2017 Legal Year September Is National Recovery Month Governor... Read more of this article
