10/06/2023
Collas Crill Achieves Strong Rankings in Legal 500
The firm is consistently listed in Tier 1 or 2 across its key practice areas
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10/05/2023
Carey Olsen tops offshore legal rankings in The Legal 500 UK 2024 guide
71 of the firm's lawyers achieved individual recognition in this year's guide.
10/05/2023
Changes to Jersey's probate law
The amended probate law relieves the burden on beneficiaries and allows them to collect assets much quicker, enabling them to access funds to settle any debts such as funeral bills or care home fees for example.
10/05/2023
The sound of silence: the role of good faith and silence in Jersey contract law
And so began 10 years of litigation in both the United States and Jersey, culminating in the Royal Court's recent judgment which followed an extensive trial.
10/05/2023
Court Unwinds Trustee's Taxation Misstep
This relief was available if the trustee would not have exercised the power as they did, but for their failure to take into account relevant considerations, or their having taken into account irrelevant considerations.
10/05/2023
Carey Olsen advises Socket Technologies Limited on $5 million investment round
This will result in a seamless, more efficient experience for users across different chains.
10/05/2023
Wills and estates in the Cayman Islands
The new law does not affect the requirements for wills disposing of Cayman immovable property such as real estate.
10/04/2023
The principle of incumbency and conflicts of interest
In place of the incumbent JPLs, the Challenging Investors proposed alternative insolvency practitioners to take the appointment as JOLs of GFIF.
10/04/2023
Maples Group Advises UCK Partners, Inc. on a Co-Investment Vehicle
A team of Funds & Investment Management team lawyers based in the Group's Hong Kong office acted as Cayman Islands counsel to UCK.
10/03/2023
Conyers Advises Golden Star on Its Proposed Business Combination with Gamehaus Inc.
Partner Matthew Stocker and his team in Conyers’ Cayman office are working alongside Becker & Poliakoff, lead legal advisor to Golden Star.
10/03/2023
Walkers' Guernsey team advised owners of the YO! Sushi chain in $621 million deal
A Walkers team led by Partner Chris Hutley-Hurst advised Zensho on the Guernsey law aspects of the transaction working with lead counsel Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and Gibson Dunn.
10/03/2023
Carey Olsen advises committee of lenders on Flint Group recapitalisation
The Carey Olsen team in Jersey was led by partners Kate Andrews and James Willmott
10/03/2023
Restoration of BVI Companies Struck Off Before 1 January 2023
In order to reverse this, it is necessary to apply to the BVI Court to restore the company to good standing.
10/02/2023
Irish law firm Leman rebrands to Ogier
Specialists in debt capital markets and corporate services from Ogier's corporate and fiduciary division, Ogier Global, also operate from Ireland.
09/28/2023
Carey Olsen wins Affiliate of the Year at The Association of Real Estate Funds Awards
The FutureGen Network was created to provide opportunities for real estate professionals in the earlier stages of their career to learn about relevant topics of interest and progress in this field.
09/28/2023
Walkers' Jersey teams advise Cineworld on financial restructuring
Cineworld is one of the largest cinema chains in the world, operating in ten countries with 672 sites and 8,181 screens.
09/28/2023
Harneys advises InterContinental Energy on investments from GIC and Hy24
The Harneys team was led by Senior Associate Annie Liu with support from Partner Raymond Ng.
09/27/2023
Important Takeaways for Bondholders: Do They Have Rights as Contingent Creditors?
Anna and Tonicia also discussed legal strategies for maximising recoveries for bondholders in winding up proceedings, before opening the session to audience questions.
09/27/2023
Channel Islands Property Newsletter
The Government of Jersey announced a new 'shared equity assisted purchase initiative' on 26 September, targeted with assisting up to sixty first-time buyers gain their first step on the Jersey property ladder.
09/27/2023
Jersey Government announces financial support for first-time buyers
It will be interesting to see whether this new scheme generates the anticipated impetus to realise its aim, and in what time-frame.