02/11/2020
The case involved an application by a bank from the PRC for the appointment of post-judgment receivers by way of equitable execution over shares in a BVI company in order to enforce a multi-million dollar judgment debt.
02/10/2020
Prosecutors typically reduce charges against defendants who agree to plead guilty instead of going to trial.
02/10/2020
Browne, also the country’s finance minster, explained that the government’s policy was, at that time, to protect “depositor” funds, not “inter-bank deposits” nor investments into the now-defunct ABI Bank.
02/10/2020
Carey Olsen worked alongside lead counsel Travers Smith, advising Bridgepoint on the Jersey, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Guernsey legal and regulatory aspects of the transaction.
02/10/2020
Migrations can broadly be achieved in two different ways: the migration of a company's corporate registration and the migration of a company's tax residence.
02/10/2020
Like professional and private funds, a closed-ended fund that otherwise meets the criteria for approval can begin operating prior to applying for recognition, provided it does, in fact, submit the application within 14 days of commencing operations.
02/07/2020
Mauritius and Seychelles are strategically important jurisdictions for our international clients looking for a gateway into African and Asian markets.
02/06/2020
It argued that, while there is no allegation that either customer engaged in criminal activity, the transactions presented a clear risk of money laundering or terrorism financing.
02/06/2020
Carey Olsen has been shortlisted for Best Offshore Law Firm at the WealthBriefing European Awards 2020.
02/05/2020
The decision of the Privy Council (on appeal from the BVI) in Vendort Traders Inc v Evrostroy Grupp LLC [2016] UKPC 15 which dealt with the position prior to the coming into force of the Arbitration Act 2013, therefore remains good law.
02/05/2020
The governments of Nigeria, Jersey and the United States said in a statement they had entered into an asset recovery agreement to repatriate forfeited assets to Nigeria.
02/05/2020
It is possible that the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 could finally become fully operative this year, after much delay.
02/05/2020
The Bill will be debated by the Legislative Assembly and has been developed as part of the Cayman Islands commitment to remain a leading investment funds jurisdiction.
02/05/2020
The winners will be announced at an evening ceremony on Thursday 19 March at the Natural History museum in London.
02/05/2020
The winners were announced at an evening ceremony on Wednesday 29 January at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC in Dubai.
02/05/2020
Ogier's Guernsey team included partner Christopher Jones, managing associate Paul Chanter and associate Jonathan Branch, who advised on Guernsey law aspects of the transaction.
02/04/2020
Rachael has overseen very strong recruitment in Ogier's Cayman Dispute Resolution team, which has doubled in size amid a series of major instructions, with 85% of the new recruits being women.
02/04/2020
Every penny raised by every firms and in-house counsel is very much appreciated and we look forward to the continued support of the legal fraternity with future fundraising events.
02/03/2020
The public importance argument was rejected on the basis that no public interest had been engaged
01/31/2020
Appleby awarded “Law Firm of the Year – Litigation” and named as a runner up for “Law Firm of the Year – Hong Kong & Singapore”