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Property boundary disputes can be a fact of life when you own a home in Bermuda. From minor disagreements over an encroaching fence, to major rows over who owns a certain piece of land...
Appleby
International business is the primary area of economic activity in Bermuda, as a result of not just a favourable tax regime, but also because of its political and legal stability...
Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited
In the 1990's Bermuda sought to take advantage of the growing need for resolving disputes in international trade and commerce by arbitration rather than by litigation in national courts.
Carey Olsen
The new guides provide the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings...
Carey Olsen
In a notable recent judgment, the Bermuda Supreme Court has affirmed its willingness to aid the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards (even in the absence of assets within the jurisdiction)...
Conyers
In order for a foreign judgment to be enforced in the BVI, it must either be: (1) registered and recognised as enforceable under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1922; or ...
Kennedys Law LLP
Given the contents of the letter of wishes might shed light on the trustee's reasoning, there is no automatic entitlement on the part of the beneficiaries to disclosure outside the litigation context.
Kennedys Law LLP
Other than requiring that arbitration agreements be in writing, Bermuda's arbitration statutes do not require any specific form or format. Agreements may take the form of a clause contained...
Walkers
Before determining which method of enforcement action will be most effective in a particular case, a plaintiff can exercise (as their resources permit and with regards to the state of pre-existing...
Conyers
A recent decision of the Bermuda Supreme Court has dealt with the question of whether a change of governing law of a trust and disapplication of the rule against perpetuities will result in a resettlement of the trust.
Appleby
The arbitrator was originally appointed in May 2009; he resigned after making three interim orders and a new arbitrator was appointed in 2015.
Kennedys Law LLP
If litigation proceedings are commenced in breach of a valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate, how soon in the proceedings does a defendant need to seek a stay of the litigation.
Appleby
Bermuda is an international business hub and corporate domicile with considerable economic activity in the insurance, reinsurance and financial services sectors.
Carey Olsen
The new guides provide the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages...
Carey Olsen
The recent judgment issued by the Supreme Court of Bermuda in the case of In the Matter of the AB Settlement [2022] SC (Bda) 92 Civ provides very helpful authority on the question...
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Kennedys Law LLP
For policies issued in the Bermuda market, (re)insureds and (re)insurers typically agree a fairly standardised "Bermuda style' arbitration and governing law clause which requires disputes...
Conyers
The Cayman Islands Grand Court recently delivered its judgment in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported)...
Walkers
As the use of arbitration as a means of dispute resolution has grown in popularity, there has been a marked increase in the need for arbitral awards to be recognised and enforced in offshore jurisdictions.
Carey Olsen
2023 welcomes the Year of the Rabbit, a symbol of longevity and prosperity. The Year of the Rabbit marries kindly with the outlook for offshore related Hong Kong SAR ("Hong Kong")...
Kennedys Law LLP
Arbitration as a means of resolving international commercial disputes has grown in popularity in recent years as reflected by the reported rise in arbitration filings of more than 3% a year from 2010 to 2019 and a spike of 9.9% in 2020, ...
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