12/03/2020
Top 'Take-Aways' from the Fund Finance (Virtual) Symposium
The European Union is developing a standardised taxonomy and it will be interesting to see if this sets the precedent for regimes in other markets.
Legal
12/03/2020
Planning and Running a Redundancy Process - Ten Key Points to Consider
From years of experience in advising our clients, we know that the way a redundancy is handled can make a huge difference to how employees react to the news, including increasing or decreasing the risk of an unfair dismissal claim.
12/02/2020
Simcocks Advocate Wins George Johnson Prize for Second Year
The prize was presented to Emily by Deemster Corlett at the IOM Law Society in the presence of Tim Swift, President of the Law Society.
12/02/2020
Walkers' Market Leading Professional Services Provider is Moving!
This is just the latest in a series of exciting developments for the firm, which also made a number of strategic hires earlier in the year to bolster the next phase of its growth strategy.
12/02/2020
Mourant wins second Offshore Law Firm of the Year award
The award comes hot on the heels of the leading firm winning Offshore Law Firm of the Year 2020
12/02/2020
To see or not to see? How the law on privilege has developed in Guernsey, Jersey, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands
The Court considered that “proceedings” could extend to criminal proceedings and that prosecution could be “reasonably contemplated” where lawyers were engaged to conduct the internal investigation.
12/02/2020
Leading offshore law firm supports longstanding client on debt fund closing
TDO II operates an "all-weather" approach to investing, with a strong network working together to find attractive investments at healthy prices.
12/01/2020
Ogier takes home top prize for workplace culture at the Leaders in Wellbeing Awards 2020
The Best Workplace Culture award celebrates those employers who embed health and wellbeing within the organisation’s management processes and procedures in a way that contributes to long-lasting culture change.
12/01/2020
Ogier advises Geely Automobile on listing on Shanghai stock exchange
The Ogier corporate team was led by partner Nathan Powell
12/01/2020
Collas Crill Recognised in Global Restructuring Review's Top 100
The write-up also highlights Collas Crill's rapid growth since its inception in 2011 and includes a selection of the high-profile cases the firm has worked on across its jurisdictions, with particular mention of the firm's growing team in Cayman
12/01/2020
Walkers Advises Duddell Street Acquisition Corp. on the Listing of its US$175 Million SPAC
Cayman Islands partner Andrew Barker, Hong Kong partner Jo Lit and Legal Manager Kevin Ho advised the company on the Cayman Islands law aspects
11/30/2020
Barbados Needs a Mix of Legal Skills
Their skills set range from artist to social activist… from people interested in company law to people interested in human rights and the third sector. Barbados today needs a mix of all legal skills,” he stated.
11/30/2020
We're Coming Home: Grand Court Confirms The Primacy Of Insolvency Proceedings In A Cayman Company's Home Jurisdiction
The HK Petitions were listed to be heard in August and September respectively and the Company petitioned for its own winding up in the Cayman Islands immediately before the first of the HK Petitions was to be heard.
11/30/2020
Walkers Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Retains Top 20 Ranking in The GRR 30 2020
Walkers continues to be the highest ranked offshore law firm on the list, at 19, and scored 551 points this year, ranking just behind Allen & Overy (557) and Linklaters (554).
11/30/2020
Appleby Advises Transtech Optelecom Science Holdings Limited on its Transfer of Listing from GEM to the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
The Group is principally engaged in manufacturing and sales of optical fibres, optical fibre cables, optical cable cores and other related products.
11/30/2020
Carey Olsen (BVI) L.P.
Following registration and in accordance with the Law, the partners of CO BVI L.P. will have limited liability and, generally, are not liable for CO BVI L.P.’s debts or losses.
11/30/2020
Flexibility and inspiration: Why our workplace works for women
Ogier's flexible working policy and culture has allowed me to maintain a healthier work-life balance.
11/29/2020
A long way from home: The Hong Kong Court highlights the difficulties of winding up foreign companies
The Hong Kong Court noted that, absent good reason for the foreign company to be wound up in Hong Kong
11/27/2020
The fatal Application Test: BVI Court of Appeal strikes out derivative appeal as a nullity
That is precisely what happened to the appellants – appealing the grant of derivative permission - in the recently handed down decision in Harvest Network Ltd v CHC Investment Holdings Ltd.
11/27/2020
Cayman Islands Private Funds Law: Guidance on “Non-Fund Arrangements”
The Law commenced on 7 February 2020 and provides for the registration of certain closed-ended entities (private funds) with CIMA.