ArticleLand Title Registration Expected To Go Live Next YearThe Land Title Registration Amendment Bill (the "Amendment Bill") was passed in the Bermuda House of Assembly on Friday, 24 November 2017.BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionMJM Limited
ArticleSGX Mainboard And Catalist Public Companies Report L H2 2025This edition of the Conyers SGX Mainboard & Catalist Public Companies Report summarises selected key transactions involving companies listed on the Main Board and Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) in the second half of 2025.BermudaCorporate/Commercial LawConyers
ArticleLooking For All The Benefits Of Island Life, In A Safe, Sophisticated Setting?While recent events have put a temporary halt on global mobility, as the pandemic dissipates it seems likely that there will be increasing interest from high-net-worth individuals and their families in having their primary or secondary residence in an offshore location. BermudaWealth ManagementConyers
ArticleAirbnb In Jersey – What Legal Issues Do Homeowners Need To Consider?For those unfamiliar, Airbnb provides an online platform for homeowners, or ‘hosts' to rent out their homes, rooms or apartments to others.BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionAppleby
ArticleAre You Being Served? Lessons From The English Court Of AppealThe English Court of Appeal's decision in Khan v D'Aubigny is a must-read for litigators, tackling the perennial issue of valid service...BermudaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHarneys
ArticleBermuda Emerging As Jurisdiction Of Choice For European Investors In CRE CLOsSince the Cayman Islands were added to the EU AML list in February 2022, Walkers has moved multiple CLO deals to Bermuda, with the first such deal closing in late March that same year.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawWalkers
ArticleRegistration Of Judgments At The Land Title Registry OfficeIn Bermuda, a money judgment constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor's land (Cates and Panchaud v Dill [1956] Bda LR 1 SC). The lien runs with the land and will not be extinguished...BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionWalkers
ArticleWhy Am I Still Getting Billed For Land Tax After Selling My House!?Remember learning about the Boston Tea party in history class and the rallying cry, "no taxation without representation"? BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionConyers
ArticleCore Terms To Watch In A Tenancy AgreementTenancy agreements (also known as leases) can be in writing or if for less than three years can also be agreed orally.BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionAppleby
ArticleBermuda Amends Trust Law To Strengthen "Firewall" Provisions And Restores Settlors' Freedom Of Disposition With Regard To Illegitimate ChildrenBermuda has amended the Trusts (Special Provisions) Act 1989 to modernise its ‘firewall' provisions and to introduce flexibility and clarity with respect to excluding illegitimate children from...BermudaFamily and MatrimonialConyers
ArticleBermuda Modernises Trust LawsEnhancements to Bermuda's "firewall" provisions will soon be enacted.BermudaCorporate/Commercial LawAppleby
ArticleCommercial Lender Owes No Duty Of Care To Borrowers To Disclose Lending PoliciesIn Deslauriers v Guardian Asset Management Limited [09.11.2017] (on appeal from the Court of Appeal of Trinidad & Tobago), the Board of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council considered whether the respondent, ...BermudaFinance and BankingKennedys Law LLP
ArticleBermuda's Supreme Court Confirms That Property Owners Have An Indefeasible Right To Title DeedsIt may seem obvious to practitioners that where there is no mortgage on a property, the legal owner is entitled to retain the title deeds to the property.BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionMJM Limited
ArticleImportant Dispute Provisions To Consider In Bermuda Construction ContractsBermuda is a subtropical Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean which is an Overseas Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. While known as a tourism destination, Bermuda is also a major center for off shore business and has a booming construction industry.BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionBeesMont Law
ArticleRogue LandlordsAnybody who has ever leased a property in Jersey will have heard the horror stories about unscrupulous landlords who refused to hand back the deposit.BermudaReal Estate and ConstructionAppleby