If litigation proceedings are commenced in breach of a valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate, how soon in the proceedings does a defendant need to seek a stay of the litigation.

It is well established that a contract between a bank and its customer includes an implied term that the bank will use reasonable skill and care in and about executing a client's instruction and will not execute instructions ...

Third-party guarantors of the liabilities of a long-term insurer may be released if the insurer's long-term business is transferred to a new insurer using section 25 of Bermuda's Insurance Act 1978 ("Insurance Act").

The Governor of Bermuda has appointed Bermuda's first privacy commissioner (Privacy Commissioner) pursuant to powers under the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA).

In this mini-series of articles, we explore the role of protectors insofar as the same can be identified in general terms, although it will, of course, always be necessary to have regard to the express terms of the trust instrument ...

At trial, the judge found that BOB had been guilty of gross negligence in its performance of the NAV calculations.

On 25 February 2026, Mr. Justice Andrew Martin of the Supreme Court of Bermuda issued an interlocutory ruling in the matter of Moulder v. Cox Hallett Wilkinson et al. [2026] SC (Bda) 21 Civ (25 February 2026).

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) published its 2026 Business Plan on 22 January 2026 outlining its objectives for the year. This article will focus on the insurance initiatives.

On 31 July 2018, the Bermuda Monetary Authority published revised Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR) models and rules for commercial insurers.

The New Zealand Supreme Court in Clayton speculated that an illusory trust may become a valid trust when the settlor's role in relation to the trust changes.

Despite competition from other jurisdictions, Bermuda continues to be the domicile of choice for alternative capital capacity, with more than half of the share of the global alternative capital market.

On 4 September 2025 the Ministry of Finance released a public consultation on tax credits (Tax Credits PC).

As part of ensuring compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards on beneficial ownership and transparency, Bermuda has streamlined its beneficial ownership regime.

There are limited options available to litigants who wish to obtain documents from non-parties for the purposes of Bermuda civil litigation.

A recent decision of the Hong Kong High Court, Moulin Global is a rare example of a director of a Bermuda company being held liable to the company for breach of duty.

The Bermuda National Anti-Money Laundering Committee (NAMLC) recently published a draft Proceeds of Crime Miscellaneous Act 2025 (Bill) for consultation in preparation for Bermuda's 5th Round Mutual Evaluation...

Recent insurer registrations reported by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) show that Bermuda continues to deliver on its established reputation for finding innovative solutions for...

The substantive provisions of the Bermuda Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA) are expected to come into operation later this year.

The enforcing party (CAT) argued that, having taken this approach, Priosma had forfeited its right to reargue the point before the Bermuda Court.

For policies issued in the Bermuda market, (re)insureds and (re)insurers typically agree a fairly standardised "Bermuda style' arbitration and governing law clause which requires disputes...