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The appeals court upheld the right of same-sex couples to marry when it handed down its ruling on 23 November 2018. The government challenged the Court of Appeal's ruling to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which reversed the appeals court's finding on 14 March 2022, and banned same-sex marriage in Bermuda once again. [1] [2] [3]
A Global Research poll, conducted between 6 and 13 June 2016 for The Royal Gazette, found that 49% of registered voters opposed same-sex marriage, 41% were in favour and 10% did not know. A separate question on the same survey found that 52% supported civil unions for same-sex couples, 39% were against and 9% did not know.
In May 2017, Justice Charles-Etta Simmons made the historic ruling that the couple had been discriminated against and that the Marriage Act 1944 was inconsistent with the provisions of section 2 (2) (a) (ii) as read with section 5 of the Bermuda Human Rights Act, as they constituted deliberate different treatment on the basis of sexual ...
The government of Bermuda, a wealthy, socially conservative island in the Atlantic of 60,000 people, argues that domestic partnerships provide the same rights as marriage. Thousands of people ...
Bermuda has no equivalent of the British Law of Property Act 1925. Bermuda has no capital gains taxes, but there is ad valorem Stamp Duty on sales and gifts of real estate. Generally, Bermuda real estate cannot be vested in a corporation, except: in a trust company; in the management company of a condominium; or
On February 9, 2016, members of the LGBTQ community came to stand against hundreds of members of Preserve Marriage, a group dedicated to preserving the virtues of traditional marriage held a demonstration on the grounds of the Cabinet Building of the government of Bermuda where they submitted their objectives against civil unions and same-sex ...
Nationals of other countries must present a visa or travel authorisation for the United Kingdom, United States or Canada (the countries with frequent flights from Bermuda), valid for at least 45 days from their intended departure from Bermuda, or a government letter attesting that they are a spouse of a Bermudian or belong to Bermuda. [10]
Established in 1698, the Attorney-General's Chambers of Bermuda is the main legal advisor to the federal government and makes laws accessible to the public. From 1698-1999, the Attorney-General was also the main prosecutor in all criminal matters that pertained to the Bermuda courts.