11/11/2019
A recent decision of the English High Court considered whether a liquidator’s firm should be liable to pay costs as a non-party to the unsuccessful litigation pursued by the company in liquidation and the liquidator. The decision will be of interest
11/11/2019
Collas Crill Compliance will provide governance, risk and compliance and AML/CFT services to regulated and non-regulated businesses, working closely with Collas Crill's market leading risk and regulatory legal team.
11/11/2019
The decision will be of particular interest to practitioners involved in section 238 petitions in the Cayman Islands
11/11/2019
This will provide some comfort to employers, many of whom have been concerned with the breadth of the proposed definition and the fact that it would be so different from the approach taken in Jersey and the UK.
11/08/2019
Learning from history and applying new thinking (and technology) is vital. A
11/08/2019
Certainly the most contentious element of the proposals in Guernsey is the extent of the definition of a disability.
11/08/2019
International law firm, Appleby, recently celebrated its 120th anniversary on the Isle of Man.
11/08/2019
This provision thus seems to capture providers established in other countries but offering their services in Italy via distance communication means only.
11/08/2019
New rules facilitating cross-border insolvency proceedings came into force on 11 October 2019 and shall be deemed to have come into operation from 25 July 2019.
11/08/2019
Practitioners in Jersey and many other jurisdictions who advise on creditors’ and members’ schemes of arrangement, will be very familiar with the practical challenges presented by the requirement for a majority in number of creditors or member
11/07/2019
The General Court of the European Union, the lower EU court, had previously ruled in 2017 that the case of the group of shareholders was admissible, but the ECJ, the EU’s upper court, said on Tuesday that the lower court had erred in its judgment.
11/07/2019
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018 has led to an increase in both business
11/07/2019
As the Supreme Court noted, "very extensive powers were delegated to Mr Al Sanea to take decisions on behalf of the company, including signing powers over the company's bank accounts."
11/06/2019
The Supreme Court’s judgment provides helpful clarification for individuals in the UK who have made testamentary gifts to charities in Jersey by confirming that IHT relief applies.
11/05/2019
Tom said: "Carey Olsen has been privileged to work with Permira on the establishment of its Guernsey fund structures for some time and it was pleasing to see Permira VII prove to be yet another hugely successful fundraise for the firm."
11/05/2019
The Applications were made ten years after SICL had been placed into liquidation.
11/05/2019
As a further step in the roll out of the beneficial ownership regime for corporate bodies, the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies has been launched by the Companies Registration Office.
11/05/2019
Jersey is a popular place to establish an asset holding company because the Law is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation.
11/04/2019
Oil-smuggling suspect Gordon Debono has offshore companies with an account at Satabank, the monies of which have been frozen since the bank went under controllership
11/04/2019
Before proceeding with the incorporation of a bank or trust company in Cayman, clients are advised to consult their tax, legal and other professional advisers in their respective jurisdictions.