Fostering Respect: the Importance of Bullying and Sexual Harassment Policies in Bermuda (Part 1)
Under the Employment Act 2000 (EA), it is a requirement for an employer to not only have a compliant policy statement against bullying and sexual harassment (the Bullying and Sexual Harassment Policy), but to bring it to the attention of its employees.
Personal liability for 'playing fast and loose' with the rules for wrongful trading in Jersey
Following the Royal Court of Jersey's first wrongful trading order, our experts give their insight.
Bermuda: Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Guide 2025
This guide provides the latest information on sources of insurance and reinsurance law, overseas-based insurers or reinsurers, making an insurance contract, intermediary involvement, alternative risk transfer (ART) transactions, warranties, conditions precedent, insurance disputes and insurtech.
A Golden New Year for natural resources in the Channel Islands
Our expert considers why Jersey and Guernsey are attractive jurisdictions for natural resource companies
Bermuda: Insurance industry is going through a ‘profound’ tech transformation
One of the most pressing demands on insurers, and their leadership, is coping with the accelerating pace of technology innovation and risk.
Augmented Advocacy Series (Bermuda): AI and Legal Privilege
The dramatic rise in the use of artificial intelligence in the legal sector raises issues around legal professional privilege, the concept under English law ― and adopted under Bermuda law ― that protects confidential communications between a lawyer and their client.
Stig of the Dump meets crypto: how one hard drive ended up in legal landfill
This case comment explores the decision of the English High Court on 9 January 2025 in James Howells v Newport City Council (Howells v Newport), where a quest to recover a discarded hard drive said to contain the key to hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin collided with waste-management legislation—resulting in a legal dead-end. This article looks at the key takeaways around digital assets, property rights, and statutory ownership of “rubbish,” illustrating that sometimes even crypto treasure can turn into costly landfill.
GPs behaving badly: disputes involving Cayman exempted limited partnerships
Private equity managers domicile their closed-ended funds in the Cayman Islands using the exempted limited partnership structure for two main reasons: tax efficiency and the flexibility to define the rights and obligations of the fund’s stakeholders in contract with minimal legislative interference. When it comes time to liquidate or restructure these funds, complications can often arise due to the novel nature of these partnership structures. Recent first instance and appellate decisions in the Cayman Islands have clarified how these partnerships are to be liquidated and restructured. This article summarises those decisions and offers some practical points for how investors can best protect their positions when they invest in these structures.
In a bold move, the Mauritius Revenue Authority has decided on the 20 December 2024 to treat compensation received under a compromise agreement pursuant to Section 16 of the Workers Rights Act as “exempt up to a maximum of Rs 3 million”.
Gifting a home in Bermuda: a review of your options
A home can be gifted to a spouse, or the next generation either during an owner’s life, or as an inheritance. Either way has pros and cons, including stamp duty (tax) considerations.
Bermuda: Americas Restructuring Review 2025
This article discusses the defining features of Bermuda’s insolvency landscape and the primary insolvency and rescue procedures available under Bermuda law, including compulsory liquidations and schemes of arrangements. T
