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The intersection between the court's power to bless the decision of a trustee and the impact of a settlor's wishes on trustee

From 9 July 2018, derivative actions commenced in Bermuda may not be continued without leave from the Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice of Bermuda has handed down an important decision dealing with the power of the court to intervene

We recently authored litigation guides for the five offshore law jurisdictions we advise on for the Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2021:

On 27 March 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, sitting in the Territory of the Virgin Islands, handed down its decision in BVIHCMAP2024/0002 Amstel Investment Holdings Limited and others v AMS Holdings Limited and others in which Conyers represented the successful Respondents.

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.

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 ...

Conyers represented the successful respondent trustees in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Wang, Ven Jiao v Grand View PTC & Ors [2021] Civil Appeal No.4, in which the Court refused...

In a judgment dated 25 January 2021, the Supreme Court has exercised the jurisdiction arising under section 47A of the Trustee Act 1975 to set aside a variation of a trust (which itself had followed a successful application ...

On 7 July 2023, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down judgment in BVIHCMAP 2021/0034 Lau Man Sang, James and Others v. King Bun Limited and Others.

For any organisation, personal information about customers, clients, employees and suppliers is a valuable asset. But it is also a responsibility.

On 6 February 2024, the Governor of Bermuda, Ms Rena Lalgie, announced the appointment of Mr Larry Mussenden

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bermuda struck out a constitutional claim made by the Allied Trust and Allied Development Partners Limited in relation to the voiding of the Waterfront agreements.

Welcome to the latest edition of our Private Client and Trust bulletin. It is a pleasure to update you on various topics that we hope you will find of interest.

The English Court of Appeal's decision in Khan v D'Aubigny is a must-read for litigators, tackling the perennial issue of valid service...

On 18 August 2025, the Supreme Court of Bermuda delivered its judgment in the case of Annuity & Life Re Ltd and Pope Asset Management LLC v Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Ltd and Others...

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...