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 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
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
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
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
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.
11/27/2020
We're coming home: Grand Court Confirms the Primacy of Insolvency Proceedings in a Cayman Company's Home Jurisdiction
The Company’s restructuring proposal contemplated that proceeds from a “white knight” investor were to be used, amongst other things, to fund a creditors’ settlement and to invest in new business lines to enable the Company to cont
11/27/2020
A Lesson in Captives
Although not every country within the Latin America region is excelling, Colombia and Mexico are leading the way.
11/27/2020
The patterns, identified through the research, provide a unique insight into the strength of feeling placed on the importance of D&I within the investment funds industry
11/27/2020
Cayman Islands partner Andrew Barker, Hong Kong partner Jo Lit and Legal Manager Kevin Ho advised the company on the Cayman Islands law aspects
11/27/2020
Corporate tax abuse by multinationals is an element of the global problem of illicit financial flows and comprises criminal tax evasion, unlawful tax avoidance, and some avoidance which, will technically fall within the weaknesses of international tax rul
11/26/2020
This will include curated access to both venture capital funds and individual portfolio companies on a deal-by-deal basis.
11/26/2020
Grounded! The Cayman Islands and Guernsey as registries for stored and transitioning aircraft
Once the registration application has been completed with all of the required due diligence items, the application is then submitted online and reviewed
11/26/2020
The donation was made possible thanks to the many Ogier employees
11/26/2020
Amongst the options available, there is one jurisdiction that has been quietly growing in the fund space and that is worth paying attention to – and that is Jersey, in the Channel Islands.
11/26/2020
The Walkers Jersey team comprised Group Partner Jon Le Rossignol, Senior Counsel Louise Hamilton and Legal Assistant Matt Tout.
11/25/2020
Further to our previous update, the Department for International Tax Cooperation has issued an Industry Advisory on 12 November 2020 in relation to Economic Substance matters.