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Legal Privilege – The King Has Been Advised – The Shareholder Rule No Longer Applies Under English Law

Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda's Court of Appeal, has changed the law.

Bermuda Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Privy Council Abolishes Shareholder Exception To Legal Advice Privilege

On 24 July 2025, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the Privy Council or the Board), the highest court of appeal for Bermuda and several...

Bermuda Commercial

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Appleby

Bermuda Public Companies Update, Summer 2025

This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq in the first half of 2025.

Bermuda Commercial

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Conyers

Legal Advice Privilege: The Death Of The 'Shareholder Rule'

While shareholders rightly view themselves as owners of the company in which they hold their shares, as any student of English company law will know from the seminal nineteenth century decision in Salomon v Salomon.

Bermuda Commercial

KL

Kennedys Law LLP

Contracts To Manage AI Risk: Part Two (Bermuda)

Bermuda Technology

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Appleby

Bermuda Court Confirms Personal Right Of Action Of Company Directors To End Wrongful Exclusion

Bermuda Commercial

CO

Carey Olsen

Restructuring & Insolvency

Bermuda Insolvency

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Appleby

The Duties Of Independent Directors In Amalgamations And Mergers

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

Impact Of Privacy Law On Bermuda Business

Bermuda Privacy

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Appleby

Simplified Due Diligence In Bermuda

Bermuda Commercial

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Appleby

Practical Tips For Conducting Workplace Investigations

Bermuda Employment

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Appleby

The Bermuda Court's Approach To Valuation In Shareholder Appraisal Proceedings

Bermuda Commercial

KL

Kennedys Law LLP

2025 Regulatory Calendar

Bermuda Commercial

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Appleby

Bermuda Supreme Court Sanctions Pre-Winding Up Asset Sale Despite Creditor Opposition

Bermuda Insolvency

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Conyers

Renewable Energy Comparative Guide Bermuda (Legal 500)

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Carey Olsen

Insolvency Law: Secured Creditors Take Note (Bermuda)

Bermuda Insolvency

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Appleby

Education Has Helped Investors Get More Comfortable As ILS Continues To Grow

Bermuda Insurance

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Appleby

The Duties Of Independent Directors In Amalgamations And Mergers

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

2025 Global Shipping Digest

Bermuda Transport

C

Conyers

Bermuda SMS/MMS Marketing Guidance Note

This article is one of three included in the OneTrust DataGuidance: Bermuda – Direct Marketing Guidance Notes series.

Bermuda Media & IT

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Conyers

Bermuda Telemarketing Guidance Note

Cross-border marketing of products or services by an overseas company (a body corporate incorporated outside of Bermuda)...

Bermuda Media & IT

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Conyers

Bermuda Benefits From A Strong And Capital Efficient Regulatory Regime

Bermuda's long-term reinsurance sector is experiencing a new phase of complexity and scrutiny but will remain strong, say Max Tetlow and Cathryn Minors of Appleby.

Bermuda Insurance

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Appleby

Digital Transformation Done Right (Bermuda)

As any specialised tech lawyer or technology consultant will tell you, digital transformation projects are not for the faint of heart.

Bermuda Commercial

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Appleby

Our Bermuda Experts Highlight Legal And Market Developments In Chambers And Partners' Corporate M&A 2025 Global Practice Guide

Bermuda Commercial

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Walkers

Country Update Bermuda: Securities And Banking

Bermuda Finance

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Walkers

2025 Global Financial Crisis Stress Test: Bermuda

Bermuda Insurance

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Appleby

Bankruptcy & Restructuring – To Enforce, Or Not To Enforce

Bermuda Insolvency

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Appleby

A Reflection On A Year Of CSR

European Union Commercial

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Appleby

Corporate Real Estate Acquisition In Bermuda

Bermuda Commercial

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Appleby

Fraud, Asset Tracing And Recovery 2025 - Bermuda (Commercial Dispute Resolution, CDR)

Bermuda Commercial

CO

Carey Olsen

Norway Bulletin 2025

Worldwide Commercial

C

Conyers

The Vital Role Of The Principal Representative

Bermuda Insurance

A

Appleby

Conyers Investment Funds Report | Q1 2025

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

Fraud, Asset Tracing And Recovery 2025 - Bermuda (Commercial Dispute Resolution, CDR)

This guide explores the latest legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments in Bermuda and provides expert analysis on industry-wide topics including the local legal framework, the main stages of a fraud case, parallel proceedings, cross-jurisdictional mechanisms, recent developments, technology and other impacting factors.

Bermuda Commercial

CO

Carey Olsen

Norway Bulletin 2025

We are pleased to present the Conyers Norway Bulletin for 2025. This edition highlights key developments impacting Bermuda-incorporated companies in the Norwegian market over the past year.

Worldwide Commercial

C

Conyers

The Vital Role Of The Principal Representative

Bermuda's regulatory framework requires every insurance company registered under the Insurance Act 1978, including those without a physical presence on the island, to appoint a principal representative...

Bermuda Insurance

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Appleby

Conyers Investment Funds Report | Q1 2025

This inaugural edition of the Conyers Investment Funds Report provides a variety of updates and insights relevant to the investment funds space in the Cayman Islands...

Bermuda Commercial

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Conyers

M&A Transactions Under PIPA (Bermuda)

Bermuda Privacy

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Appleby

Consultation Paper - Operational Resilience And Outsourcing Code – What Does It Mean For Commercial Insurers?

The Bermuda Monetary Authority ("BMA") released a consultation paper, Operational Resilience and Outsourcing Code ("CP") on 14 January 2025, which outlines standards that the BMA has designed to bolster the financial service sector's ability to pre-empt, adapt, manage, recover from, and learn from operational disruptions.

Bermuda Insurance

KL

Kennedys Law LLP

Shareholder And Director Remedies Under Bermuda Law

There are approximately 16,000 companies registered in Bermuda, of which approximately 14,000 are international companies. As a result, Bermuda is a jurisdiction which deals with a large number of corporate.

Bermuda Commercial

CO

Carey Olsen

Comparison Of Laws In Bermuda And The Cayman Islands Relating To Offshore Companies ( March 2025)

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the formation of a company in an offshore jurisdiction for the conduct of business outside such jurisdiction, ...

Worldwide Commercial

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Conyers

Bermuda Public Companies: Offshore Companies – Onshore Exchanges (March 2025)

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the formation of public companies in Bermuda. It deals in broad terms with the requirements of Bermuda law for the establishment and operation of such entities.

Bermuda Commercial

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Conyers

E-Commerce And Electronic Transactions In Bermuda

Bermuda Commercial

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Conyers

"Fair Value" In Appraisal Actions Under The Companies Act 1981 S 106(6)

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

Why Corporations Looking To Move From Delaware Should Consider Redomiciling To Bermuda: A Legal Perspective

Bermuda Commercial

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Conyers

Recent Updates On BVI, Cayman And Bermuda Laws

Worldwide Commercial

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Appleby

Proposed Enhancements To Bermuda's Group Supervision Framework

Bermuda Insurance

C

Conyers

Exploring Bermuda's Insurance Group Supervision Framework

Bermuda Insurance

W

Walkers

Fund Finance Laws And Regulations 2025 – Bermuda

Bermuda Finance

A

Appleby

Newsletters Bermuda Public Companies Update, Winter 2025

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

Bermuda Public Companies Update, Winter 2025

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

Expect A Crazy Start To 2025 After Another Record Year

Bermuda Insurance

A

Appleby

Segregated Portfolio Companies: Cayman Courts Upholding The Segregated Principle

Bermuda Commercial

C

Conyers

Bermuda Consults For A Central Register Of Beneficial Ownership

Bermuda Commercial

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Harneys

Top 5 Bermuda Publications Of 2024

Bermuda Litigation

C

Conyers

Overview - Sham Vs Illusory Trusts: What's In A Name?

Bermuda Commercial

KL

Kennedys Law LLP

Annual Filings To Be Used For Corporate Income Tax Registration

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Walkers

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Green and Spiegel

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Alvarez & Marsal

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