What do they do?
The Attorney-General’s Chambers:
- Provide quality legal services to the Bermuda Government.
- Advise all Government Ministries, Departments, and Entities, on the law applicable to their operational requirements.
- Draft legislation as required to implement the Government's policy, to maintain Bermuda's legislative database and to support Law Reform.
- Draft contracts, international instruments for Mutual Tax Information Exchange, conveyances and other documents required for public purposes and to provide advice on Private Bills.
- Conduct litigation in the Civil Courts of Bermuda on behalf of the Government of Bermuda.
- Process Mutual Legal Assistance Requests on behalf of International Jurisdictions.
- Provide high quality legal advice to all ministries and government departments.
- Draft contracts, leases and other legal documents required for public purposes.
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Consolidate and publish the laws of Bermuda on the website www.bermudalaws.bm.
Legislative Drafting Section
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FileLDS - Drafting Instructions Template (413.28 KB)
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