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All Relevant Legal Institutions must be in compliance with the Cyber Risk Code by 15 February 2023.

Appleby has provided five chapters to the Legal 500 M&A Guide. The aim of the Guide is to provide readers with a pragmatic overview of Merger & Acquisitions laws and regulations across...

All Bermuda exempted companies now have only a few weeks to ensure that their Register of Directors and Officers is filed at the Registrar of Companies, with the 31 January deadline fast approaching.

A new development to Company Law in Bermuda will place additional requirements on all companies whether local or exempted.

The Government has tabled amendments to the 'Incentives for Job Makers Act' which, if passed, will make it simpler and more affordable for non-Bermudian senior executives to be granted permanent residency and be exempt from requiring work permits.

The 2015 POCA Amendment Act came into force on 1 January 2016 except for the operation of section 25 in relation to the Register of Directors...

Bermuda has introduced amendments to the Companies Act 1981 (Act) in order to maintain compliance with current Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements.

The Incorporated Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2019 (ISAC Act) was tabled in Bermuda's House of Assembly on 27 September 2019. The ISAC Act allows for the creation of segregated accounts, or cells, with separate legal status.

2016 was a rather exciting year for Bermuda from the legislative and regulatory perspective not only for the quantity and quality of developments in this arena...

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.

On 15 May 2024, the Bermuda Court granted an order striking out a winding-up petition (the "Petition"), setting aside an earlier order appointing joint provisional liquidators ("JPLs")...

Since 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.

One of the important features of Bermuda company law (in comparison with onshore jurisdictions) is the extent to which Bermuda companies are permitted by the Companies Act 1981 to give directors and officers protection from personal liability ...

If there is one topic that always comes up in major captive conferences, it's the best way to manage your captive now that you've set it up.

The Companies (Prohibition of Bearer Shares and Nominee Directors) Amendment Act 2025 (the "Act") was passed in the House of Assembly on 21 November 2025.

On 21 November 2025, Bermuda passed the Companies (Prohibition of Bearer Shares and Nominee Directors) Amendment Act 2025 (Act).

While those running companies may be aware of the numerous management and accounting breaches that can give rise to civil liability, there is generally less recognition...