Through an elected Bar Council the Bar Association is responsible for matters pertaining to admission to practice law in the jurisdiction and rules of conduct for its members. Bar Council is made up of nine elected members who are chosen annually, as well as the Attorney General (ex-officio).
General responsibilities of the Bar Council include the following (as laid out in Section 4 of the Bermuda Bar Act):
- the maintenance of the honour and independence of the bar
- the encouragement of legal education and the study of law
- the support of the public right of access to the courts and of the right of representation by members of the Bar
- the encouragement of improvements in the administration of justice and procedure
- the promotion and support of law reform
- the furtherance of good relations between the Bar Association and lawyers of other countries
- the issuing, revocation and suspension of practising certificates and such other matters of professional concern to barristers
Parties appointed for the ensuing year 25 April 2026 until the date of next AGM scheduled to take place in April 2027.
Executive Officers: Keith Robinson (President), Sara-Ann Tucker (Vice President), Chiara T. Nannini (Honorary Secretary).
Members of Bar Council: Susan Moore-Williams, John Hindess, Max Tetlow, Hannah Tildesley, W. Neil Horner and Kiasha J. Wilson with (ex-officio) member the Attorney General, Senator The Hon. Kim Wilkerson, J.P.
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President (Dec 2025) - Keith Robinson has practiced in Bermuda for more than 16 years and has been called to the Bar in Northern Ireland (1996), Ireland (2000), Bermuda (2009) and England and Wales (2010). He has two first class degrees in law from Oxford University and two LL.Ms. He has written extensively on Bermuda law and is a regular speaker to audiences both in Bermuda and internationally on Bermuda law. He is Treasurer of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and an international member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is an active member of the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners, Bermuda branch. He was first elected to the Bar Council in 2018 and has served as the Bar Council's representative on the Professional Conduct Committee since 2022. |
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Vice President - Sara-Ann Tucker is a litigation associate with the law firm Trott & Duncan Limited. She practices in several areas of law but she particularly enjoys her criminal and personal injury work. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales after completing her BPTC at City Law School, London, in October 2013. She is a member of Middle Temple. After Sara-Ann was qualified she obtained pupillage and was called to the Bermuda Bar in March 2015. She currently sits on the Legal Aid Committee and is an active participant in the Free Legal Advice Clinic, which is hosted by the Ministry of Youth, Social Development and Seniors and the Office of Youth Affairs and she volunteers her legal services to the Women Resource Centre and the Centre Against Abuse. |
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Honorary Secretary - Chiara T. Nannini is a Director in the Corporate department in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Chiara joined Conyers in 2008.
Chiara’s practice includes all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with experience in corporate reorganisations, debt and equity offerings, corporate finance including IPOs and private placements and project finance in cross border and multi-jurisdictional contexts. She also advised on insurance regulatory and transactional matters including new insurance incorporation, segregated accounts structures, equity and debt financing of insurers and insurance groups and other insurance transactional work. Since joining the firm, Chiara spent a year on secondment with American International Group’s Bermuda office and was based in the Conyers São Paulo, Brazil office from 2010 to 2013. |
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Susan Moore-Williams was first called to the Bar in her native Guyana in September 1991. She was called to the Bermuda Bar in May 2000. While Ms. Moore-Williams holds the substantive post of Senior Legal Aid Counsel in the Legal Aid Office, Government of Bermuda with management responsibility for the Office and the Legal Aid Scheme, she is currently on temporary reassignment within the Ministry of Justice, coordinating the Ministry’s AML/ATF CPF responsibilities. Ms. Moore-Williams maintains an interest in alternative dispute resolution, protection of children’s rights, and treatment and rehabilitation of offenders. |
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John Hindess is an experienced litigation practitioner with close to 12 years at the Bermuda Bar. He graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, and obtained his Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom in 2008. He was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2011 and practiced commercial litigation in Vancouver for three years before returning to Bermuda, where he was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2014. John is currently a Senior Associate in the Litigation department at Wakefield Quin Limited, specialising in civil and commercial disputes including banking and finance, employment, contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, construction, and estate administration. He has previously spent eight years at Marshall Diel & Myers Limited. Beyond his legal practice, John demonstrates sustained commitment to the public service as a current director of the Consumer Affairs Board of Bermuda, member of the Employment and Labour Relations Tribunal, and past Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Bermuda. |
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Max Tetlow is a partner in the Corporate department at Appleby, with a focus on insurance. Max was born in Bermuda and admitted to the Bermuda Bar as a Barrister & Attorney in 2015. Max’s career began at Appleby where he practiced in the Corporate team until moving to Australia in 2018. Max sat in a Corporate/M&A/Capital Markets team in Sydney and was admitted as a Solicitor of New South Wales in 2020. Max returned to the Bermuda Bar in 2021, practising from London for a period before returning to Bermuda in 2023. Max holds an LLB from the University of Southampton, LPC from BPP and completed the Diploma in Law at the University of Sydney to requalify. |
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Hannah Tildesley is a commercial litigator with particular experience in insolvency, contentious trusts and complex cross-border disputes. She read History at the University of Cambridge before completing the GDL and BPTC at City Law School in London, and was called to et English Bar in 2012 before moving to Bermuda in 2017.
She is now a Partner in Walkers’ Insolvency and Disputes Resolution team, having previously been a Partner at Appleby. Her practice includes regular sole and lead advocacy, reflected in the reported decisions and recognition in Chamber and Legal 500. She also writes and speaks on developments in litigation and is strongly committed to mentoring junior lawyers.
Elected to Bar Council in 2025, Hannah has been an active contributor, supporting its work on issues affecting the profession and the administration of justice. She hopes, if re-elected, to continue contributing a thoughtful, practical perspective, informed by day-to-day experience and a strong commitment to the interest of the Bermuda Bar as a whole. |
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W. Neil Horner practiced in leading firms in London and New York before relocating to Bermuda in 2003. He was admitted to the Bermuda Bar in 2004. He is Head of corporate and a Director of ASW Law Limited. He has two first class degrees from the University of Cambridge and an LLM from the University of Chicago Law School. Neil’s practice includes Bermuda corporate and finance law as well as Bermuda insurance and regulatory work and he has dealt with many significant mergers and acquisitions relating to Bermuda financial institutions, particularly insurers and reinsurers. He is the author of the Chapters in the Law of Reinsurance in England and Bermuda (published by Thomson Reuters and now in its Sixth edition) on Bermuda corporate insurance law and has spoken at various conferences in Bermuda and abroad. He is committed to the mentoring and development of young Bermudian lawyers which he thinks is integral to the continuing success of the jurisdiction. |
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Kaisha Jade Wilson is a Bermuda qualified Barrister & Attorney, Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths. She holds an LLB (First Class Honours) from De Montfort University and an LLM in Commercial Legal Practice (Distinction) from BPP Law School, together with a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction). She also holds professional designations including ARM, AINS, C BC A and FPWMP. Kaisha currently serves as Legal Counsel at Allshores Limited, advising on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and commercial matters across multi-jurisdictional insurance group. She previously practiced at Appleby (Bermuda) Limited and served as Legal Counsel at the Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited. Her experience spans, private practice and in-house roles including a central role in the 2025 amalgamation of BF&M and Argus. She is a member of the Bermuda Bar Association and former co-chair of the Bermuda Young Lawyers Group. |
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Attorney General (ex-officio), Senator, The Hon. Kim Wilkerson, J.P. |
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