Bermuda – Adam Bathgate and Korin Knights

In Episode #33, we are joined by Adam Bathgate and Korin Knights, lawyers at the Bermuda office of Walkers, an international law firm. We discuss:

• Bermuda's status as a British Overseas Territory (it is the oldest such territory)

• International finance centers (IFC) and the myths surrounding them

• Bermuda's specialties as an IFC: insurance and reinsurance

• What Adam misses about onshore in Europe—and what he does not.

• Korin's perspectives as a Bermudian lawyer at a global firm—and the example he hopes to set for aspiring lawyers from Bermuda

• Bermuda's opportunities for digital nomads and fintech entrepreneurs

• Developments in Bermuda's legal framework for cannabis

• Reading, listening, and watching recommendations from:

  • Adam

    • The Spy and the Traitor, by Ben Macintyre

  • Korin

    • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, by Jordan B Peterson

    • Joe Rogan Experience

  • Jonathan

    • "Exclusive: Nintendo chief plots post-Animal Crossing future", Nikkei, by Jada Nagumo

  • Fred

    • "How China seeks to redefine global norms and keep the West at bay", Hong Kong Free Press, by Simon Shen

We’ll see you next week when we sit down with Uday Garg, managing partner at Mandala Capital.