09/12/2023
Eduardo Fox receives BCC Lifetime Achievement Award
He has over 25 years of experience at Appleby, starting as manager of the corporate practice group.
Legal
09/11/2023
Kinika Armstrong Called To The Bermuda Bar
Kinika completed her associate degree in Business Administration from Bermuda College before studying Law.
09/11/2023
British Virgin Islands court confirms its jurisdiction to grant Chabra freezing injunctions in aid of foreign insolvency proceedings
The interim administrator, Mr Broz, attended the hearing of the application on a watching brief but did not otherwise participate in the proceedings.
09/11/2023
Advocate shortlisted for Citywealth Powerwoman ‘Woman of the Year – Jersey’ award
She has supported several women at Corbett Le Quesne who started working in administrative roles and are now taking their legal exams.
09/11/2023
New Family Business Law - Bolstering Family Businesses in the UAE
The New Family Business Law is in effect now and applies in all Emirates and free zones of the UAE.
09/08/2023
Initial Public Offerings Law Review 2023: Cayman Islands
Their contribution formed part of the seventh edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review which covered 19 jurisdictions.
09/07/2023
Court Case: Company Restored To Register After Being Jurisdictionless
Company Deregistered In Cayman And Attempted To Transfer To Barbados But Barbados Refused The Company, Leaving The Company In "Limbo"
09/07/2023
Guernsey Financial Services Commission's decisions upheld on appeal
Action was also taken by the Commission against another director, V, who was not the subject of the appeal.
09/06/2023
Mourant acts for AviLease in $3.6bn acquisition of Standard Chartered Group's aviation finance leasing business
The acquisition includes AviLease's Isle of Man, Ireland and China subsidiaries.
09/06/2023
ELTIF 2.0 – Ireland's Road Map for ELTIF Readiness
The authorisation process for ELTIFs will however broadly follow the existing authorisation processes for RIAIFs and QIAIFs.
09/06/2023
Conyers Assists Aircastle on US$500 Million Shareholder Equity Commitment
Aircastle acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world.
09/04/2023
Harneys advises APG relating to going-private of Chindata
APG Asset Management is one of the largest pension investors in the world and a leading global long-term investor, managing in total a value of approximately €538 billion.
09/04/2023
Carey Olsen sponsors junior Guernsey golfer on mini tour
Carey Olsen's sponsorship will aid Jayden with travel and accommodation expenses as he takes part in a series of junior events and pro-events in the UK this year.
09/01/2023
Ogier advises Eastcastle Infrastructure on US$92 million debt package to expand digital connectivity in DRC
The IFC's equity investment in Eastcastle helps to enable its DRC operations to achieve the broader goals of poverty reduction, economic empowerment, and shared prosperity.
08/31/2023
Just and equitable winding up petitions: whether a company is a quasi-partnership may change over time
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands has clarified that quasi-partnership status is not set in stone and may change over time.
08/31/2023
Aisling Dwyer Named Top Offshore Litigator in Asia
As a seasoned offshore litigator, Aisling regularly advises ultra-high-net-worth families, financial institutions, private equity houses and major corporates, often as part of a global litigation team working on proceedings across several jurisdictions.
08/31/2023
Are you a person aggrieved?
Critical features to be aware of in contesting decisions of liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy.
08/31/2023
Continuation of a foreign jurisdiction company to the British Virgin Islands
If the laws of a foreign jurisdiction permit the continuation, the company is entitled to continue to the BVI.
08/30/2023
Important Takeaways for Bondholders: Do They Have Rights as Contingent Creditors?
The Court held that the Petitioner did not have standing or authority to progress the proceedings and the Petition was dismissed.
08/29/2023
Directors’ duties and obligations under Cayman Islands law
In most cases directors are responsible to the company and not, in the absence of special circumstances, to the shareholders as individuals.