Managers of Wealth Offshore

Nicholas Plowman named as A-List lawyer in China Business Law Journal

Nicholas, who leads Ogier's Investment Funds practice in Asia, is one of the 100 PRC firm lawyers

Divorce proofing trusts - a step too far?

Although the judgment is focused on the role of the Court in blessing a trustee's momentous decision, the judgment also clarifies the relevant considerations for a trustee when exercising a power of exclusion.

Revision of Laws – changes to the enforcement sanctions

The Commission has a range of powers at its disposal to sanction conduct breaching the regulatory regime.

Walkers' Jersey and Ireland Teams Advise Eagle Street

Lawyers from Walkers' offices in Jersey and Ireland were involved in advising Eagle Street, with Walkers Professional Services (Ireland) providing corporate administration services.

Carey Olsen and Northern Trust support Castelnau Group’s London Stock Exchange debut

The Carey Olsen team advising Phoenix Asset Management on all Guernsey legal and regulatory aspects of the IPO was led by partner Ben Morgan, with assistance from senior associate James Cooke and associate Kristina Mikhaylova.

The States of Alderney: Partnership Laws

Alderney approves unique partnership laws

Jersey's new statutory rest periods – Did you know?

The more problematic entitlement has been the 20-minute rest break and more relevantly, the lack of clarity over what that entitlement actually means.

Mourant ranked in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR 100 2021

The GRR 100 ranks leading law firms across the world for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.

Appleby Bermuda Advised Wejo

The parties chose Bermuda as the jurisdiction of incorporation for Wejo Group Limited, which is the group parent and company listed on NASDAQ, and Wejo Bermuda Limited.

Ogier advises on the launch of a second sustainable aquaculture fund

The Fund is a successor vehicle to 8F Aquaculture Fund I LP, which closed oversubscribed in 2020 with approximately US$360 million of capital commitments and focused on establishing and funding operations for land-based aquaculture company Pure Salmon in

Ex-Credit Suisse Bankers Say It Still Aids Hidden Accounts

It also is happening weeks after the U.S. Justice Department vowed to crack down on corporations that repeatedly violate the law.

Managing Sickness and Wellbeing for Employers in the Channel Islands

Managing sickness absence is one of the topics we are most frequently asked about. Staff on either long term or recurring short term sick leave can cause businesses real difficulties.

Carey Olsen advises DP Cap Acquisition Corp I on US$200m IPO

The SPAC will be targeting the tech-enabled consumer and technology sectors

Money laundering: US applies to seize US$1 million from Cayman company

The Turks and Caicos police determined that since 2006, $100 million had been transferred by Company-2 and Maydaisy to the foreign exchange dealer, Company-1.

Liechtenstein Confirms Probe into Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor

Salame has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and said he had demonstrated that his wealth had been acquired before he took up his central bank post in 1993.

Ogier advises on Arrow Global

The Ogier team concurrently advised the banks on the Jersey law aspects of the company’s new £285 million revolving facility agreement and intercreditor agreement.

Why cross-jurisdictional support has become a client priority

The key skills clients want from Ogier are expertise and experience.

Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2021 – Hedge Funds

One of the early journalistic clichés to emerge in 2020 was the idea of ‘new normals’: changes to work, family life and society

BVI vs Hong Kong: The Incovenience of Forum Non Conveniens

Recently, the law surrounding jurisdiction challenges was considered in some detail in the long running case of Livingston Properties Equities Inc v JSC MCC Eurochem [2020] UKPC 31.

Rule Against Perpetuities: Supreme Court Guidance

The co-trustees of the A Settlement sought to abolish the rule against perpetuities insofar as it applied to that settlement to provide the trustees with additional flexibility in their administration of the settlementand to enable the trustees to continu

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