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Photos: Bar Association Cocktail Reception

Photos: Bar Association Cocktail Reception

Members of the Bermuda Bar Association recently attended a cocktail reception at Harborfront Restaurant to honour the retirement of Justice Edward Zacca and Sir Anthony Evans from the Court of Appeal. Justice Zacca was first appointed to the Court of Appeal for Bermuda in 1996 and served as President of the Court from January 2004, while Sir Anthony... Read more of this article

Special Court Sitting Held To Thank Justices

Special Court Sitting Held To Thank Justices

Members of the Bermuda Bar paid homage during a special sitting to thank the Rt. Hon Justice Zacca, President of the Court of Appeal and Sir Anthony Evans who retired from the Court of Appeal Circuit having dedicated many years of service to the people of Bermuda. The special hearing was arranged to express gratitude to both justices. During a special... Read more of this article

Baker Replaces Zacca As President Of Court

Baker Replaces Zacca As President Of Court

Governor George Fergusson announced today [Nov 19] that he had accepted the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Services Committee to appoint Sir Scott Baker, currently a Justice in the Bermuda Court of Appeal, as President of the Court, with effect from 1 January. He will succeed Justice Edward Zacca, who will be stepping down on 31 December. Mr... Read more of this article

Top Tier Rankings For Conyers Dill & Pearman

Top Tier Rankings For Conyers Dill & Pearman

One of the Island’s leading law firms has been recognized with top-tier rankings in two prestigious industry publications. The International Financial Law Review [IFLR] has published its global rankings for 2015, with Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Financial and Corporate departments in Bermuda ranked as Tier 1. Legal 500,has also just published... Read more of this article

MJM Ltd. Appoints Bermudian Jean-Paul Dyer

MJM Ltd. Appoints Bermudian Jean-Paul Dyer

MJM Limited announced that Bermudian Jean-Paul [JP] Dyer has joined the practice as a Senior Associate. Mr Dyer has joined MJM as a member of the Corporate & Finance Group, specializing in capital market and corporate finance transactions with a particular emphasis on the [re]insurance industry across all classes of insurer. He has represented issuers... Read more of this article

Matthew Sharpe Called To The Bermuda Bar

Matthew Sharpe Called To The Bermuda Bar

Matthew Sharpe was called to the Bermuda Bar on Friday, October 24th having completed his training contract at Conyers Dill & Pearman. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Kent and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Cardiff University. Previously, he had received a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in History,... Read more of this article

Prestigious Award For CD&P Law Firm

Prestigious Award For CD&P Law Firm

Law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has won a prestigious award for its work in the captive insurance space. Conyers was named as the Offshore Law Firm in the 2014 US Captive Services Awards, organised by Captive Review. At the same event, Bermuda was awarded the Offshore Captive Domicile. Chris Garrod, a Director in Conyers’ Bermuda office, said,... Read more of this article

Appleby, Asset Recovery Firm Of The Year

Appleby, Asset Recovery Firm Of The Year

Appleby has ben recognised as the Firm of the Year in the asset recovery sector in the 2014 edition of the Who’s Who Legal 100. The independent assessment of the world’s top law firms called Appleby’s asset recovery practice “of the very highest standard.” A spokesperson said, “Who’s Who Legal 100 evaluates the world’s top... Read more of this article

Burrows, Haynes & Looby Win Scholarships

Burrows, Haynes & Looby Win Scholarships

Marshall Diel & Myers Limited announces the selection of its 2014 Legal Scholarship Award recipients: Ciara Burrows, Alexis Haynes and Jennifer Looby. The firm said, “Each recipient will receive a $5,000 award to assist with the costs of pursuing their legal studies. Having received so many high quality applications, it was extremely difficult... Read more of this article

Juan Wolffe Appointed Senior Magistrate

Juan Wolffe Appointed Senior Magistrate

Government House confirmed that the Governor George Fergusson has appointed Juan Wolffe as Senior Magistrate with effect from 20 October 2014. Mr Wolffe will take up this role upon the retirement of the current Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner on 19 October 2014. Mr Warner will, however, continue to serve as a Magistrate for a further two years after... Read more of this article

Ian Kawaley Designated As Acting Governor

Ian Kawaley Designated As Acting Governor

Government House has announced that Mr Ian Kawaley, the Chief Justice, will take on the role of Acting Governor on Thursday, 25 September. Both the Governor and Deputy Governor will be away at that time at separate FCO meetings in Miami. The formal terms of the Government House announcement were, “After consultation with the Premier and the Foreign... Read more of this article

Amaral Wins Sedgwick Chudleigh Scholarship

Amaral Wins Sedgwick Chudleigh Scholarship

Law firm, Sedgwick Chudleigh Ltd., has announced the recipient of its 2014 Legal Education Award. Bermudian, Tomas Amaral, has been awarded the full annual award of $10,000. Mr Amaral is currently enrolled in the LL.B. program at the University of Kent in Canterbury in the U.K. Managing Partner, Mark Chudleigh said: “The scholarship committee found... Read more of this article