In-house counsel based outside The Bahamas frequently query about the data protection regime within the jurisdiction given the complexity of navigating cross-border data protection and transfer rules. With new data protection legislation and regulations being implemented around the world, it is often the case that businesses/entities who have no physical and/or corporate nexus to The …
The Bahamas, like many other countries, saw a marked increase in the use of technology and e-commerce services as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. While many Bahamians withstood lockdowns and prolonged periods of mandatory social distancing, technology provided a mechanism through which transactions could be conducted (and contracts could be executed) without the parties …
Overview of the Bahamian legal system The Bahamas is a former colony of Great Britain, which attained independence on 10 July 1973 but acknowledges the Queen of England as its constitutional Head of State and maintains its identity as a common law jurisdiction. By the Declaratory Act passed in 1799, the English common law was …
