This part of the Bermuda Government’s website provides information on the court system and judiciary in Bermuda with sections dealing with the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Magistrates Court and the Supreme Court Registry. The site outlines the role of each court and gives weekly schedules, annual reports and contact details. Full text judgements are given for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal back to 2007.
Official website of the Bermuda Parliament which is a bicameral legislature with two chambers - the House of Assembly (a lower house of elected members) and the Senate (the upper house with appointed members). The site has profiles of MPs and details of parliamentary committees. There are also bills, statutory instruments, standing orders and parliamentary questions given for both houses. Hansard is available for the House of Assembly back to 2010.
Online guide to Bermuda law written by Karen Skiffington who is a Law Librarian at Carey Olsen in Bermuda. The guide was published in 2010 (and updated in 2021 by Jennifer Williams) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives an outline of the Bermuda legal system which is based on the English system and includes sections focusing on legislation, the courts and the legal profession. The guide highlights differences between Bermuda Law and English law.
This is the official gateway to websites and services of the government of Bermuda. It provides information on the history and structure of government in the region, the parliament and role of the governor plus access to recent press releases and links to government websites online. All aspects of political, economic, social policy and foreign policy are covered.
The Ombudsman Association is a membership organisation for ombudsmen from the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Britain's overseas territories. The website includes lists of the voting and associate members of the Association. They cover a wide range of topics such as Energy, Housing, Legal Services, Prisons and Probation, and Parliamentary Standards. Entries give a brief note of responsibilities with contact addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email and website addresses.
Section of WorldLII's World Law service covering Bermuda, a British overseas territory in the Western Atlantic. The site provides links to governmental, legislation and case law sites along with resources focusing on banking and finance, company, taxation and money laundering law.offers A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Bermuda on all of World Law. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
CariLaw is a subscription database of Commonwealth Caribbean primary legal materials, produced by the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies in partnership with legal technology company vLex. The database provides access to legislation, treaties and case law from the Privy Council, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Judgements on the site include those decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Supreme or High courts of the various Caribbean jurisdictions.
A project of the Government of Bermuda and the Attorney General to provide online access to the laws of Bermuda. Two collections of legislation are available: Annual Laws (acts and statutory instruments from 1993 to date) and Consolidated Laws (regularly updated acts and statutory instruments). An amended versin of the Constitution of Bermuda is also provided, together with a selection of UK statutory instruments applicable to Bermuda. A disclaimer warns that "The legislative material on this site does not yet have official sanction."
Part of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to online resources relating to North America. Includes links to organisations dealing with the North American region and to inter-American treaties. Separate sections provide links to resources focused on Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Mexico and the United States. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
The Bermuda Bar Association is the governing body for lawyers in Bermuda, responsible for regulating and representing the profession. Its website includes a list of law firms/professional companies and a list of practitioners. It provides resources for barristers and attorneys, including the Bermuda Bar Act 1974, the Code of Professional Conduct and associated documents; information about legal education; and details of support groups.
