IMHO, no honest person (only those bribed or blackmailed) would cave to HKS's outlandish demands. And making a deal with him is like making a deal with the Devil.
HK$ has enough of ANS' money (in a bank somewhere) to hire the President of the Bar (Bahamas) Wayne Munroe, as his attorney.
Munroe is supposed to be well respected and brilliant. He has done his job in asking to waive a jury hearing in view of the growing anti-HK$ bias in Nassau. As you point out, this is not a murder trial where the defense and prosecution can voire dire and eliminate hostile jurors.
Munroe has succeeded in highlighting just how vulnerable HK$ is to charges of murder/manslaughter in Daniel's death.
IMO he should have downplayed the inquest, learned what evidence is out there and waited for the result.
The fact that he is fighting so hard so early, tells me he knows his client is in trouble.