Supreme Court of Bermuda grants application to strike out evidence in advance of trial
In a judgment delivered on 19 December 2023, the Supreme Court of Bermuda has granted an application to strike out inadmissible evidence in advance of trial, in the case of Chishti v Afiniti Ltd [2023] SC (Bda) 98 Civ. The proceedings relate to pending claims made by Mr. Chishti, the former CEO of Afiniti Ltd, […]
21st December 2023
Can offshore works be subject to statutory adjudication? New TCC judgment
Those involved in offshore construction will wish to take note of a TCC judgment handed down on 8 December 2023 regarding the territorial reach of Part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended (“the Construction Act”) which Act imposes compulsory adjudication and payment provisions on certain construction contracts. Whilst it […]
8th December 2023
Alex Potts KC co-authors ‘Bermuda: Regulating Big Insurance on a Small Island’
Alex Potts KC has co-authored the new Bermuda chapter in the second edition of the Research Handbook on International Insurance Law and Regulation. The Handbook (edited by Julian Burling and Kevin Lazarus) provides an updated assessment of the insurance industry in an international context, featuring 30 chapters, of which half are new for this second […]
27th November 2023
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal refuses application for permission to appeal in Re Virginia Solution SPC Ltd., CICA Civil...
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has dismissed an application for permission to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of Re Virginia Solution SPC Ltd., CICA Civil Appeal No. 4 of 2022. In a judgment delivered on 10 November 2023, the Court accepted the submissions of Augusta Healthcare Inc., […]
23rd November 2023
Alex Potts KC on expert panellist on the Practising Law Institute’s half-day programme
Alex Potts KC recently spoke as an expert panellist on the Practising Law Institute’s half-day programme, International Investment Law & Investor-State Dispute Settlement 2023. Alex’s presentation focused on recent Court judgments from England and Wales, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands, and international arbitrations, dealing with Russian sanctions-related legal issues. See details of […]
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal refuses application for permission to appeal in Kattina Anglin v The Governor of the...
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has recently refused an application for permission to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of Kattina Anglin v The Governor of the Cayman Islands and Colours Caribbean, CICA Civil Appeal No. 6 of 2022. The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal accepted the submissions […]
7th November 2023
Alex Potts KC appointed to the Legal Services Panel for the Government of the British Virgin Islands
Alex Potts KC has been appointed to the Legal Services Panel for the Government of the British Virgin Islands. The role of the Legal Services Panel is to advise and represent the Government of the British Virgin Islands in a wide range of civil and commercial legal matters. Appointments are for an initial period of […]
7th November 2023
Alex Potts KC and Anna Hoffmann act pro bono for the LGBTQIA+ advocacy group Colours Caribbean
Alex Potts KC and Anna Hoffmann have been instructed to act pro bono for the LGBTQIA+ advocacy group Colours Caribbean, in its capacity as an intervener in the case of Ferguson and Others v United Kingdom, pending before the European Court of Human Rights. Colours Caribbean has secured the ECtHR’s permission to intervene in the case, […]
30th October 2023
Judgment handed down in an appeal which raised issues of wider importance for the QICDRC and Qatari law- Simon Hale
Simon Hale appeared on behalf of the defendant bank in an appeal against a first instance decision in the Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (the “QICDRC”), which raised issues of wider importance for the QICDRC and Qatari law. Background In 2014-2015, the Government of Qatar introduced a […]
25th July 2023
Alex Potts KC registered as a DIFC Part II Legal Practitioner
Alex Potts KC has been registered as a DIFC Part II Legal Practitioner. Alex now has rights to practice in the DIFC Courts. For full details see here.
11th July 2023
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal delivers judgment in significant Constitutional case- Alex Potts KC
On 4 July 2023, the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal delivered judgment in a significant Constitutional case, arising out of a judicial review challenge to the Cayman Islands’ Governor’s enactment of the Civil Partnership Act 2020, using his Reserved Powers under sections 55 and 81 of the Constitution. Alex Potts KC appeared for the successful […]
5th July 2023
Laurence Page to appear in The Supreme Court- Skatteforvaltningen v Sanjay Shah and others
On the 5th and 6th July, Laurence Page will be in The Supreme Court as part of the counsel team for the appellants in Skatteforvaltningen v Sanjay Shah and others, supporting the Judgment of Mr Justice Andrew Baker, and appealing against the Judgment of The Court of Appeal. The appeal raises an important point of […]
3rd July 2023
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