Bermuda

Government Departments and Institutions:

Legislation:

1. Extracts of The Bermuda Constitution Order
2. Labour Law: NATLEX (International Labour Organisation) Entries are listed under United Kingdom
3. Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Bill 1999
4. Electronic Transactions Act 1999
5. Proposed new legislation for Commission for Unity and Racial Equality (CURE)
6. Laws Relating to Financial Services in Bermuda
7. An overview of legislation impacting international business
8. Investment Business Act 1998 (Summary and Notes)
9. Standard for Electronic Transactions 2000 (Code of Conduct)
10. The Companies Amendment Act 2000 (Summary and Notes)

The Revised Laws of Bermuda (11 loose-leaf volumes plus complimentary CD) published in 1993 are obtainable from Legal Library Services Ltd, Stationers Hall, 89 Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset, England BA21 4HE; Telephone: +44 (0) 1935 420807; Facsimile: +44 (0) 1935 472267; DX 100519 Yeovil; Email: general@legal-library.co.uk.

Treaties:

1. Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters
2. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958)
3. UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)

Tax Treaties (Double Taxation Agreements):

1. Bermuda - US (Double Taxation Agreement)

Judgments:

1. Privy Council Decisions
   [All decisions for 1999 and 2000 and selected decisions from prior to 1999]

Grape Bay Limited v Attorney General Bermuda [1999] UKPC 46 (28 October 1999)

Smith v The Queen (Bermuda) [2000] UKPC 5 (28 February 2000)

Smith v. The Queen (Bermuda) [2000] UKPC 6 (28th February, 2000)

Furbert and Sheldon Eugenio Franks v The Queen (Bermuda) [2000] UKPC 10 (23 March 2000)

Furbert and Sheldon Eugenio Franks v. The Queen (Bermuda) [2000] UKPC 12 (23rd March, 2000)

Lawyers and Legal Institutions:

1. Appleby, Spurling & Kempe
2. Conyers Dill & Pearman

Legal Articles:

1. "Recent developments in Bermuda's financial services legislation and regulatory structure"
   [Article for International Chief Financial Officers and Fund Managers Reference Book 1999/2000 by Cheryl-Ann Lister CFA MBA Chairman]
2. "Bermuda as a jurisdiction of choice"
   [Article for January 2000 edition of Business Network magazine by Cheryl-Ann Lister CFA MBA Chairman]
3. "Bermuda's Anti-Money Laundering Regime"
   [Article for The Chartered Institute of Bankers Reference Book and Diary 2000 by Cheryl Ann Lister CFA MBA Chairman]
4. Money Laundering
   11/22/99
   [An Explanation of the Recent Amendments to the Bermuda Proceeds of Crime Act and the USA-Bermuda Tax Convention Act]
5. Companies Amendment Act 2000
   8/16/00
   [The Companies Amendment Act 2000 (the "Amendment Act") came into force on 11 August, 2000. It amends provisions of the Companies Act 1981 (the "Act"), the legislative foundation of international business in Bermuda]
6. Bermuda's Digital Revolution
   6/19/00
   [Bermuda’s reputation as a first class offshore jurisdiction along with the timely enactment of its Electronic Transactions Act 1999]

General:

1. Bermuda Inc
   [Doing business in Bermuda: The official website of Bermuda's International Business industry.]
2. Corpnet.bm
3. First Atlantic Commerce Ltd
4. Waterstreet Corporate Services
5. Bermuda Tax News
6. The Bermuda Stock Exchange
7. Bermuda Monetary Authority
8. Bermuda International Business Association
9. The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce
10. BIBA
    [Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) - a volunteer organization made up of Bermuda companies, providing banking, legal accounting and management services to the international business industry.]