The guide provide the latest Bermuda legal information on
litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings,
discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement,
damages and judgment, appeals, costs, alternative dispute
resolution (ADR) and arbitration.
1 General
1.1 General characteristics of the legal
system
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system
of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968,
an Order in Council of the UK. The Constitution established the
Supreme Court as the primary court of first instance and the Court
of Appeal as the court with jurisdiction to hear appeals from
judgments of the Supreme Court. The Appeals Act 1911 further
establishes a right of appeal from any judgment of the Court of
Appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
