Wakefield Quin advises The Shirlestone Trust on Queen of the East
- December 2014
Wakefield Quin Limited advised The Shirlestone Trust, the developer of the Queen of the East planned condominium project located in Crow Lane, Bermuda, in its acquisition of land, secured financing arrangements and successful planning appeal. The Wakefield Quin team was…
Wakefield Quin advises on acquisition of BTC from KeyTech
- October 2014
Wakefield Quin Limited acted as legal counsel to Barrie Holdings Limited in its acquisition of The Bermuda Telephone Company Limited (BTC) from KeyTech Limited. Founded in 1887, BTC is Bermuda’s largest provider of voice and data services for both business…
Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2014
- October 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions – Lawyer of the Year – Jemima Fearnside 2014 Source: Lawyer Monthly
Woods-Forde v Bermuda Hospitals Board
- July 2014
Wakefield Quin Limited successfully represented the plaintiff, who had sued for wrongful dismissal in the Supreme Court. The court held that the plaintiff had not acted dishonestly so as to amount to gross misconduct. The decision was upheld by the…
Gotfredsen joins Wakefield Quin
- July 2014
Source: The Royal Gazette, Bermuda Law firm Wakefield Quin Ltd has announced lawyer Erik Gotfredsen has joined the firm’s corporate department. Mr Gotfredsen advises on a broad range of corporate, finance and capital market transactions, stated the law firm, and…
The Minister of Home Affairs v Carne & Correia
- May 2014
Wakefield Quin Limited successfully represented the respondents on the Minister’s appeal of an immigration tribunal ruling. The case confirmed that the respondents, who were naturalised permanent residents in Bermuda, were able to apply for Bermudian status. The judgment set an…
Chief Justice’s ruling makes bid for status easier
- May 2014
Source: The Royal Gazette, Bermuda The path to Bermuda status for holders of Permanent Resident Certificates just got easier, under a ruling delivered yesterday at the Supreme Court. The judgment by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley undoes a legal precondition so…
Pitt & Company Limited v Gary & Michael White
- March 2014
Wakefield Quin Limited successfully represented the plaintiffs, who had sued the defendants in the Supreme Court of Bermuda in an amount exceeding $1 million, for misrepresentation when entering into guarantee obligations. Jai Pachai and Peter Sanderson represented Pitt & Company…
Williams v The Bermuda Hospital Board
- March 2014
Wakefield Quin Limited successfully represented the plaintiff who had sued the defendant in the Supreme Court for negligence in failing to promptly diagnose his medical condition. The plaintiff successfully resisted the defendant’s appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Court…
Wakefield Quin advises on acquisition of the Pink Beach Club
- March 2014
Wakefield Quin represented the buyers in the acquisition of the prestigious Pink Beach Club property in Tucker’s Town, Bermuda. The transaction involved a number of complex aspects of Bermuda law including the structuring of corporate landholdings, obtaining planning and building…