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Majuro Costs Ruling – Indemnity and third party costs orders
The Court recently set out an interesting ruling on costs relating to an application for indemnity costs and a third party costs order. The First Defendant (the “Defendant”) applied to have the Plaintiff and any third parties who may have caused, controlled or funded the Plaintiff’s claim, pay the Defendant’s costs on an indemnity basis […]
Court Of Appeal: Important Security For Costs Decision
In The Allied Trust and Allied Development Partners Ltd v Attorney General and Minister for Home Affairs [2015] SC Civ (Bda) 61, dated 24 August 2015, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda ruled in favour of our client, the Minister of Home Affairs, and struck out a constitutional claim made by the […]
Same-Sex Partners of Bermudians: Right to Live & Work
As of 29 February 2016, same-sex partners of Bermudians will have the same right to reside and work in Bermuda as spouses of Bermudians. This is following the landmark decision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ian Kawaley, in Bermuda Bred Company v The Minister of Home Affairs and The Attorney-General handed […]
Harkin: An Important Decision for Human Rights in Employment Law
A recent decision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda given on 23 November 2015, illustrates the importance of adherence to Human Rights’ provisions in the employment context. In what has been referred to as a landmark decision, the Chief Justice upheld a decision of a Board of Inquiry that Mr. Harkin […]
Changes to Bermuda’s Criminal Law – An Update
In early July of this year, I wrote a blog post detailing two proposed Criminal Law Reform bills: the Disclosure and Criminal Reform Act 2015 (the “Disclosure Act”) and the Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Act 2015 (the “Procedure Act”). At that point, the Bills had been passed by the House of Assembly on 5 June […]
Kimberley D. Caines, Associate at MJM, recognized as a “Rising Star” by Bermuda:Re+ILS magazine
MJM’s Kimberley D. Caines has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in the Fall issue of Bermuda:Re+ILS magazine. The feature is called Talent shining through. A rising star is a talented young person (under 35) who is doing an outstanding job in their industry and reshaping it in the process.
Jessica Kemmenoe, Associate at MJM, recognized as a “Rising Star” by The Bermudian magazine
MJM’s Jessica Kemmenoe has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in the Fall issue of The Bermudian magazine. The feature is called Rising Stars: Young, ambitious and quickly working their way to the top, meet this year’s crop of twenty-somethings on the fast track. A rising star is a young person (under 30) who is […]
Landmark Ruling by Chief Justice Regarding Access to Court Documents and “Open Justice”
Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd. (“BPHL”), the parent company for the local daily newspaper The Royal Gazette, commenced proceedings against the Registrar of the Supreme Court (the “Registrar”) following the Registrar’s refusal of BPHL’s application to obtain copies of Affidavits and Exhibits filed in a case pending in the Supreme Court. The case involved a dispute […]
Jennifer Haworth Promoted to Senior Associate
The Directors of MJM are pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Haworth as a Senior Associate this week.
Proposed Changes to Bermuda’s Criminal Law
In May of this year, the Attorney General introduced two Bills in the House of Assembly that contained several measures aimed at reforming Bermuda’s criminal law, with the goal of enhancing efficiency. The Disclosure and Criminal Reform Act 2015 (the “Reform Bill”) and The Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Act 2015 (the “Procedure Bill”) (together the […]
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