Pupil - Completion of 6 Months Lawful Pupillage Register

Pupils Register

PUPILLAGES: Effective 1 May 2014, ALL pupils are required to register with the Bar Association office.

 

PUPILS WHO WISH TO APPEAR in a Court of Summary Jurisdiction will be issued a Certificate from the Association which would provide a marker that the first 6 months of pupillage is complete indicating to the members of the bar and the judiciary that the pupil now has a right of audience. Pupil Master is to attest that Advocacy and Litigation Training has taken place.  Pupil/Pupil Master, please email bdabar@logic.bm to attest to the completion of pupillage date so that the Certificate may be issued. 

 

Pupil to complete six months training in the course of lawful pupillage as referred to in section 51(1)(a)(ii)(bb) of the Supreme Court Act 1905. For so long as their period of practical training continues, the pupil shall have full rights of audience in any court of summary jurisdiction.

 

Please note that applying for a "Certificate of Completion of Six Months Pupillage" is optional as not all pupils wish to appear in a Court of Summary Jurisdiction. Pupils, please send a reminder email to the Bar Office to allow time for pupillage confirmation and time to prepare the Certificate.  

 

Pupil NameLaw Firm/CompanyStart date pupillage & expected
admission Bermuda Bar date
Date pupil may appear in
Court of Summary Jurisdiction
Admission Roll of Barristers & Attorneys
1 Meshellae Payne  ASW Law Limited (SQE route. Pupil Master KG)    18 Dec 2023 - Dec 2024 June 2024
2 Denzelle A. M. Swan Ministry of Legal Affairs  1 Oct 2024 - Oct 2025 April 2025
3 Skye Burrows Appleby (Bermuda) Limited 30 September 2024 - Sept 2025 March 2025
4 Akira McDonald Appleby (Bermuda) Limited 30 Sept 2024 - Sept 2025 March 2025
5 Jada Rogers-Ingham ASW Law Limited 25 Nov 2024 - Nov 2025 April 2025  

Last update 22 January 2024