09/22/2021
The Launch of “Criminal Procedure Rules (2021)” in the Turks & Caicos Islands
The Rules will help to consolidate practices and procedures of criminal justice in all TCI courts, aiding the delivery of the judiciary’s mandate to handle criminal cases more swiftly, justly and expeditiously.
09/21/2021
Maritime briefing: the advantages of choosing the Cayman Islands as the Flag State
Compared to all flags globally, those on the white list have been assessed to be quality flags that adhere to high regulatory standards and exercise effective oversight of their fleets.
09/21/2021
No trusts substratum rule in Jersey
Rather, the relevant rule is simply that any such power must be exercised in accordance with its express or implied terms, ie for a proper purpose.
09/21/2021
Why investing in business support services is the key to resilience for modern law firms
Law firms that are slow to embrace this approach to developing and nurturing fee-earners and non-fee earners alike risk not only their short-term survival, as demonstrated by the pandemic, but also their long-term resilience and growth.
09/21/2021
The filing of the scheme commences the formal Court process for the implementation of the restructuring of the notes set out in the RSA.
09/20/2021
The GFSC’s six-year-long project to review and amend Guernsey's regulatory laws and underlying regulations, rules and codes will have a fundamental impact on the island’s financial services community.
09/20/2021
Recently, there was media coverage about lawyers charging £600 and £700 an hour, and the press stories reported how a losing party in a legal case had had to pay at those rates.
09/20/2021
This piece explores issues to be considered when changing trustee, including who has the authority and power to make such a change, indemnities and liens for former trustees.
09/20/2021
Minority shareholder rights under a company’s constitution are typically limited, so a shareholders agreement incorporating express contractual rights above and beyond those afforded by Irish statute should be executed.
09/20/2021
This landmark deal will allow Prenetics to publicly trade on the Nasdaq upon completion of the transaction.
09/20/2021
In September 2020, the firm’s annual free BVI Wills drive resulted in over 40 free simple Wills being drawn up for members of the community ages 60 and up.
09/20/2021
The Companies Law tends to be more flexible than the UK's company law.
09/17/2021
Over the two days, both broad and in-depth insights into particular areas – including cryptocurrency and ESG – will be offered through a range of talks, roundtables, and workshops.
09/17/2021
If the procedure is initiated in one or more common law jurisdictions, but the appointment of a liquidator has not been completed, the starting point for the court to apply the amended universalism will play the role of the main procedure for bankruptcy.
09/17/2021
All four of Dickinson Gleeson’s partners partners James Dickinson, James Gleeson, Craig Swart (shown in the main picture) and Guillaume Staal have been listed in Citywealth’s Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021.
09/16/2021
CIMA registered funds should allow additional time in order to meet their deregistration obligations.
09/16/2021
This is the first sustainability bond issue by the Isle of Man and is an exceptionally rare debt issue from one of the UK's crown dependencies.
09/16/2021
The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2022.
09/15/2021
The panellists discussed recent developments in the law regarding the appointment of ‘light-touch’ provisional liquidators (PLs) in Offshore jurisdictions to facilitate restructurings, and the recognition and assistance to such appointees comm
09/15/2021
The awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in the region.