https://coronavirus.bernews.com/section/covidlegalchallenge/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:01:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://coronavirus.bernews.com/court-dismisses-mandatory-quarantine-case/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:00:35 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=23337 [Updated with PDF] The Supreme Court has dismissed the legal challenge brought by the Constitutional Freedom Bermuda group in relation to the mandatory quarantine policy. The ruling said, “The Applicants’ application for a declaration that the mandatory quarantine for unvaccinated travellers implemented pursuant to the Quarantine [COVID-19] [No.3] Amendment [No. 2] Order 2021 violates the Applicants’ […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/cfb-government-failed-to-file-any-evidence/ Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:00:01 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=23057 “The Premier and Minister of Health failed to file any evidence by the Court’s deadline,” the Constitutional Freedom Bermuda [CFB] group has claimed, adding that “the mandatory hotel quarantine was first announced in May 2021 and the Government should have had the evidence to support their position before announcing it to the public.” A spokesperson […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/unreasonable-stance-on-mandatory-quarantine/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 23:44:12 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22931 “The Government’s unreasonable stance on the imposition of the luxury hotel quarantine gets more ridiculous as each day passes,” the Constitutional Freedom Bermuda group said, adding that Bermuda’s Covid-19 “status is improving despite the fact that there has been no mandatory supervised quarantine.” A spokesperson said, “The Government’s unreasonable stance on the imposition of the luxury […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/court-no-injunction-but-expedited-hearing/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:00:09 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22780 “The Court was not minded to grant our application for interim injunctive relief but it did grant our application for an expedited hearing on this matter” and the application will be heard on the 7th and 8th July, the Constitutional Freedom Bermuda group said. A spokesperson said, “Constitutional Freedom Bermuda would like to take this […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/challenge-to-covid-regulations-in-court-today/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:33:40 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22765 The Constitutional Freedom Bermuda group — which is challenging the mandatory quarantine requirements — confirmed that the “application for emergency injunctive relief” will be heard by the Supreme Court at 2pm today. A spokesperson said, “Constitutional Freedom Bermuda would like to take this time to thank the Bermudian public for their overwhelming support regarding the […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/video-bnv-with-griffiths-pettingill-hill/ Mon, 17 May 2021 17:00:22 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22486 Courtenay Griffiths QC, Mark Pettingill, and Eron Hill are joining Bernews this afternoon [May 17] for the latest episode in the Bernews News & Views series, with the discussion set to pertain to legal aspects related to the Covid regulations.]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/pettingill-to-work-on-covid-regulations-challenge/ Fri, 14 May 2021 15:00:14 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22394 Chancery Legal has confirmed that Mark Pettingill “has been instructed to take over the local representation” for the group who “is challenging the Government’s Covid-19 regulations.” A spokesperson said, “Chancery Legal is pleased to confirm that counsel, Mark Pettingill, has been instructed to take over the local representation for the group Constitutional Freedom Bermuda, the […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/richardson-no-longer-associated-with-group/ Thu, 13 May 2021 23:44:54 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22375 Charles Richardson has said that “he is no longer associated with Crowdfunding website for the purpose of making a constitutional challenge to the proposed quarantine restrictions” and said anyone who pledged funds as a result of his involvement “should take steps to rescind your donation.” The online fund has, as of this writing, raised £19,610 […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/25000-raised-to-launch-legal-challenge/ Tue, 11 May 2021 14:33:26 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22321 A legal challenge to the Covid-19 regulations set to be launched by Dr Courtenay Griffiths QC and Charles Richardson has raised more than  £17,685 [$25,014] as of this writing, with over 100 pledges made on the online crowd funding page. Dr Courtenay Griffiths previously said, “The Bermuda Constitution Order 1968 guarantees fundamental rights, liberties and freedoms that […]]]> https://coronavirus.bernews.com/covid-rules-group-to-launch-legal-challenge/ Sat, 08 May 2021 01:00:30 +0000 http://coronavirus.bernews.com/?p=22252 A legal action is set to be launched by Dr Courtenay Griffiths QC and Charles Richardson, with the QC claiming that “the Government’s existing and impending Covid-19 regulations have gone a step too far” and “trample on Bermudians’ constitutional rights.” Constitutional Freedom Bermuda lead counsel Dr Courtenay Griffiths said, “The required approach to an issue such as […]]]>