12/04/2020
Bermuda Bar Success for Amber Farrington
Amber joined the Bermuda Lifeguard Service in 2014 and has served as a member from time to time, most recently in 2019.
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12/04/2020
Cayman Islands Director 2021 Registration and Licensing
Renewal: payment of US$853.65 must be made on or before 15 January 2021.
12/04/2020
Mourant announces winner of 2020 Jersey Psychology bursary
This competition enables students to think independently, demonstrate an extension of their knowledge of Psychology in the area of mental health and also grow in personal ability and confidence.
12/04/2020
Untangling the Web - An Offshore Perspective on the Privy Council Case of WEBB V WEBB
In Webb v Webb the Court determined that a trust was invalid because "the trust deeds failed to record an effective alienation by [the Settlor] of any of the trust property".
12/04/2020
Harneys named in GRR 100 list of top law firms
Clients told GRR that “the service from each of these teams, their partners and staff is always to a consistently high level, and their advice is clear and concise.
12/03/2020
Carey Olsen named in GRR 100 for cross-border restructuring and insolvency expertise
Carey Olsen has featured in all four editions so far.
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.
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).