Appleby is a firm which provides offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services from offices in locations worldwide including Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Shanghai, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Publications on its web site include articles and commentary on recent developments in areas of interest.
The Bermuda Bar Association is the governing body for the (fused) legal profession in Bermuda. Its web site includes the Barristers’ Code of Professional Conduct, lists of individual members and firms and details of continuing legal education programmes, the text of the Bermuda Bar Act, the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal Rules and other relevant legislation and professional rules.
The Laws of Bermuda are provided here as currently in force, and annual Acts and Statutory Instruments are available from 1993 onwards. Texts are fully searchable. Also available are the Constitution of Bermuda 1968 and selected UK Statutory Instruments 2000 onwards applicable to Bermuda.
The official site of the Bermuda Parliament includes Hansard (House of Assembly, not currently Senate) 2010 onwards, Bills, 2011 onwards, Parliamentary Questions, session 2009/10 onwards, Statutory Instruments, 2011 onwards and Ministerial Statements, 2013 onwards.
This guide was prepared by Karen Skiffington, a law librarian in Bermuda since 1986 and founder of Bermuda Law Reports Ltd. It outlines the Bermuda legal system and sources of law, and provides links to online resources wherever possible. It was published in its present revised form on the GlobaLex site in June/July 2013.
This Bermuda Government site contains Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, 2007 onwards, Practice Directions, 2007 onwards, information on the constitution and personnel of the courts, and (via a link) the Court Rules.
Harneys is a law firm providing international corporate and legal services related to Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Anguilla, Cyprus and Luxemburg. The Insights area of its web site provides articles, legal updates, guides and webinars pertaining to these jurisdictions.
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