05/29/2023
Cayman Islands Issues General Licence for Payment of Legal Fees
The impact of these new designations on ongoing litigation in the Cayman Islands and elsewhere was immediately felt.
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05/29/2023
Enforcement of arbitral awards in the British Virgin Islands
Aside from attracting parties to arbitrate in the BVI, the framework also ensures that foreign arbitral awards are recognised and enforced effectively in the jurisdiction.
05/29/2023
Lithium company Livent advised by Ogier in US$10.6 billion merger with Allkem
The transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions and has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company.
05/26/2023
Five chapters authored for Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) Fraud Asset Tracing and Recovery 2023
The guides provide expert analysis on industry-wide topics including cryptocurrency fraud, confiscation proceedings and the coronavirus pandemic.
05/26/2023
Carey Olsen named Offshore Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Europe
Winners across the 26 categories were selected based on extensive research and client interviews conducted by a team of more than 200 research analysts.
05/26/2023
Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal grants unless orders in respect of orders of the BVI Commercial Court
In this case, the sanction will be the striking out of appeals.
05/25/2023
Harneys advises Edianyun Limited on its Hong Kong IPO
The Corporate team at Harneys advises on complex cross-border transactions involving the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, and Cyprus corporate vehicles.
05/23/2023
Updates to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules
The 2023 Rules come into effect on 31 July 2023.
05/23/2023
Walkers' Ireland and Bermuda teams advise Munich Re on $300 million catastrophe bond
The Walkers team in Bermuda was led by partner Sarah Demerling, senior associate Cathyrn Minors and associate Aleisha Hollis.
05/22/2023
Walkers' Jersey team advises on abrdn Capital acquisition
The acquisition, amongst other things, significantly strengthens LGT Group's current platform in Jersey.
05/22/2023
Carey Olsen shortlisted in the 2023 Legal Business Awards
The category winner will be selected on the basis of strong performance and significant strategy progress over the past year, as well as noteworthy leadership, impressive financial performance and increased market share.
05/19/2023
Harneys wins Offshore Law Firm of the Year at Asian Legal Business China Law Awards
The results were announced on 18 May at a ceremony attended by Partners Vicky Lord, Maggie Kwok, Wenhao Han, Calamus Huang and Raymond Ng.
05/19/2023
Changes to Economic Substance Filing for Entities Carrying on Holding Business
As a result of recent changes to the Economic Substance Guidance Notes, the questions in the economic substance portal have expanded for these entities.
05/18/2023
Ogier acts as counsel in Macquarie deal
VIRTUS, part of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, provides colocation and cloud connectivity services to blue-chip clients including global technology companies and enterprise clients.
05/18/2023
Employment law issues in Channel Islands insolvencies
The risks are not abstract – procedural mistakes in the management of redundancy exercises can lead to liabilities not just for the company but also for the insolvency officeholders on a personal basis.
05/18/2023
Walkers advises on legal framework for CreativesDAO
The CreativesDAO is the first among all Grassroots DAOs built on the NEAR ecosystem to achieve this feat.
05/18/2023
France Issues Arrest Warrant Against Lebanese Central Bank Governor
Salame has reportedly called the arrest warrant a "violation of the law" that he would appeal.
05/18/2023
Double industry recognition for Carey Olsen's Amelia Tan
Amelia is also one of the few professionals globally who has been accepted into III's Class XII NextGen Leadership Program.
05/16/2023
Guernsey AML
Guernsey has a democratic assembly known as the States of Guernsey; Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments. Guernsey is legislatively independent from the United Kingdom with full capacity to legislate for its internal affairs.
05/12/2023
Company migrations on the up due to new laws, says Walkers
SPECIALIST laws introduced locally to encourage corporate migrations of companies into the island is starting to pay off, according to a corporate law specialist at law firm Walkers.