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Dr Anthony Richardson

Position

Dr. Anthony Richardson is a very accomplished, tenacious, self-motivated, disciplined, hardworking and effective Barrister. These attributes have made Anthony a highly sought-after Barrister. His primary areas of practice are commercial law, criminal law, public law, public international law, and regulatory matters.

Prior to his arrival at 9BR Chambers in July 2020, Anthony practised law in Bermuda cumulatively for almost 20 years as a general practice attorney, an in-house counsel for two international financial institutions, and a senior parliamentary counsel and senior legal advisor to the Governor and Government of Bermuda (on occasion working directly in partnership with law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, RCMP, Scotland Yard, and the Royal Navy/ US Coast Guard while engaged in the arrest of suspect vessels at sea). Anthony was directly involved in the creation of Bermuda’s Financial Intelligence Authority in 2007.

He also has several years’ experience on the judicial bench as a provisional judge and coroner in Bermuda and is a former Clerk and Law Researcher to two of Bermuda’s Chief Justices.

In civil law, he maintains a commercial law practice involving aviation law, banking law, company law, construction law, human rights, insurance and reinsurance law, proceeds of crime and anti-terrorist financing law, public law, shipping law, tax law, telecommunications law and trade union law. Anthony is also an accredited civil and commercial mediator.

In colonial laws, he is an expert in the operation of UK colonial law operation within Bermuda and the Caribbean region and provides legal advice (including tactical legal advice) on the same.

In criminal law Anthony maintains a predominantly criminal defence practice, specialising in general criminal law matters and financial crime matters.

In public international law (crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes) he maintains a human rights law practice but is also developing a strong international criminal law/ international practice.

In tax law, Anthony is developing a strong international tax law practice.

Anthony also provides domestic and international technical assistance (specific to his practice areas), in the form of policy development and the drafting of legislation, to NGO’s and to the governments of small countries and small states.

Career

Called 2001

Panel Member/Adjudicator: Bermuda Proceeds of Crime Appeals Tribunal (effective September 2021)

Magistrate & Coroner/District Judge (Provisional Appointments): Bermuda

Notary Public: Bermuda without expiry

Commercial Bar Association (England & Wales): Committee Representative

Languages

Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Japanese, Spanish

Memberships

Bermuda Bar Association

Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice

Commercial Bar Association (England & Wales)

Chancery Bar Association (England & Wales)

Criminal Bar Association

Revenue Bar Association (Tax Law)

Gray’s Inn: Law Mentor

New York City Bar Association (Non-Practicing)

Delta Epsilon Sigma Honors Society (USA)

Human Rights Lawyers Association

Administrative Law Bar Association

The Society of Mediators

Education

Harvard University: Certificate in Higher Education (Teaching Accreditation) w/ International Law Focus

University of London: Master of Philosophy/ Doctor of Law and Philosophy (Dual Degree)

University of London: Master of Law Degree

BPP Law School: Bar Vocational Course Diploma in Law

BPP Law School: Post Graduate Diploma in Law

University of Wales Cardiff: Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree

University of Victoria (Canada): Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science Degree