Lawyer backs crime compensation changes
- December 2019
Compensation for crime victims will be speeded up if changes are made to the body responsible for payments, an island lawyer said yesterday. Cristen Suess, of law firm Wakefield Quin, said the proposal to replace a judge with a senior…
Wakefield Quin achieves high ranking from The Legal 500
- November 2019
Wakefield Quin congratulates three of its practice groups for ranking internationally in The Legal 500 recently released for 2020. Details fo those practice areas and leaders are found here. WQ’s Property Department is ranked as Top Tier. WQ’s Banking, Finance…
Cristen Suess Leads Lunch and Learn: Understanding Maintenance Orders & Payment 101
- November 2019
Mothers will be offered free advice on how to access child maintenance by an expert in family law tomorrow. Cristen Suess is to present information and answer questions on the topic at an event hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre….
Wakefield Quin Announces Legal Scholarship Awards
- October 2019
Leading Bermuda law firm Wakefield Quin (WQ) has awarded its 2019 Legal Scholarships to Ojeda Smith and Shayla Smith. Ms. Ojeda Smith returned to WQ as an intern for her second summer, after successfully completing the Graduate Diploma in Law…
Wakefield Quin supports Back to School Drive
- August 2019
Leading Bermuda law firm Wakefield Quin is pleased to donate $2,500 to Gina Spence Productions’ (GSP) Each One Reach One Back to School Drive. WQ Director and Senior Counsel Roderick Forrest noted, “Our firm is happy to be able to…
Lending and Taking Security in Bermuda: An Overview
- August 2019
Wakefield Quin Limited is proud to have contributed the Bermuda chapter on Lending and Taking Security to the UK Practical Law Global Guide. the publication was written by Erik L. Gotfredsen, Senior Counsel and Shareholder, and is available online. The…
Wakefield Quin succeed in landmark adjudication
- June 2019
Michelle Stone, WQ’s Head of Property, successfully represented the Moongate Trust in challenging the objections raised by The Minister of Public Lands (represented by the Attorney-General’s Chambers) in Bermuda’s first ever adjudication conducted under the Land Title Registration Act 2011….
Wakefield Quin contributes Bermuda Chapter to ICLG’s 2019 Lending & Secured Finance Guide
- April 2019
Wakefield Quin Limited is proud to have contributed the Bermuda Chapter in the seventh edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Lending & Secured Finance 2019. The publication was written by Erik Gotfredsen and Jemima Fearnside and is available…
Wakefield Quin advises Shareholders of Avanxo (Bermuda) Limited on its sale to Globant
- March 2019
Wakefield Quin represented the shareholders of Avanxo (Bermuda) Limited, a privately held company, in the recent sale of 100% of their interest in Avanxo to Globant, a NYSE listed company (NYSE:GLOB) for a consideration of up to US$48.5 million. Avanxo…
Wakefield Quin advises AmTrust Financial
- October 2018
Wakefield Quin advised AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. and its Bermuda subsidiaries on the Bermuda regulatory requirements in relation to a US$700 million equity financing in AmTrust Financial by the Stone Point Group, Madison Dearborn Partners and Enstar Group Limited and…