03/07/2023
Central Bank of Ireland: Key Areas of Supervisory Focus for 2023
The Central Bank has determined its supervisory priorities for the coming year with reference to these key risk areas.
Legal
03/06/2023
An Uncertain Future? Assessing the Hong Kong Court's Reception of Cayman Insolvency Proceedings
There is optimism within the Cayman Islands legal and insolvency community that recognition of and assistance to a restructuring officer will be forthcoming from the HK Court.
03/03/2023
Conyers Advises GLAAM Co. Ltd
The product allows buildings to be transformed into huge digital art canvases, transmit real-time event broadcasts, and become interactive experiences through sensors and smartphone connectivity.
03/03/2023
Maples Group Earns Top Rankings in 2023 Chambers Global Guide
The firm's lawyers were described as "incredibly responsive", who are "pragmatic and operate well under pressure" and are "commercial and come up with innovative solutions to complex problems".
03/03/2023
Carey Olsen advises Brydell Partners on latest real estate fund
The Carey Olsen team advising Brydell Partners on the Jersey law aspects of the fund launch was led by partner James Mulholland and assisted by senior associate Arindam Madhuryya and associate Niamh Murphy.
03/03/2023
Action required following changes to Jersey's proceeds of crime legislation
Entities should now take action to assess whether they are in scope and therefore subject to relevant obligations under the AML/CFT/CPF regime.
03/02/2023
The Privy Council Clarifies the Law on default Judgments in the Eastern Caribbean
The Privy Council also held that the court should refuse to enter a default judgment where it was evident that there may be good grounds for ultimately setting it aside.
03/02/2023
Former Maldives president gets 11 years for corruption, slapped with $3 million penalty
The Criminal Court concluded that the entire amount has to be paid back to the State within six months.
03/02/2023
Swiss bank employees indicted in connection to Russia president’s vast fortunes
The charges stem from bank accounts linked to Vladimir Putin’s childhood friend Sergei Roldugin, whose web of offshore companies was first revealed in the Panama Papers.
03/01/2023
Walkers Advises Capital Square Partners on the Close of a c.US$700 Million Fund
Founded in 2014 and based in Singapore, Capital Square Partners is a private equity firm investing across technology and business services across Southeast Asia and India.
03/01/2023
Grand Court grants leave to enforce a foreign interim arbitration award
Whilst the application was made ex parte, and dealt with on the papers without an oral hearing, Kawaley J nevertheless issued a full ruling setting out his reasons for the decision, there having been no published Cayman Islands case dealing with the enfor
02/28/2023
Carey Olsen shortlisted for offshore law firm of the year in Asia Legal Awards
The awards cover a range of practice areas and disciplines and identify the most significant deals and transactions that took place during 2022.
02/27/2023
Conyers Advises GlobalLogic on Acquisition of Hexacta, a Latin American Digital Engineering Firm
Hexacta is a Latin American business that offers end-to-end digital and data engineering services, delivering nearshore and offshore custom software development services, testing, and user interface design.
02/27/2023
Walkers advises on financing of Brookfield Infrastructure's £4 billion take private acquisition of Homeserve plc
The acquisition was one of the largest offers for a London-listed group of the year.
02/24/2023
Spencer West opens new Northern Ireland operation alongside McMahon McKay
The team joined forces with Spencer West as of the new year, citing the firm’s reputation for collaboration between its Partners and its entrepreneurial approach to law as key considerations in forming the alliance.
02/24/2023
Carey Olsen acts in six China Business Law Journal deals of the year
The annual listing commends law firms for the ground-breaking, industry leading deals they have worked on throughout 2022.
02/23/2023
Mourant ranked in 13 areas in Chambers and Partners Global 2023
"Mourant provides excellent legal counsel for complex commercial and corporate matters."
02/23/2023
Consultation launched on changes to the Jersey Competition Law framework
This consultation comes at a time Islanders are facing an unprecedented rise in their living costs.
02/23/2023
Higgs & Johnson Remains One of the Most Prominent Law Firms in The Bahamas
The Firm was further described as ‘strong’ with the litigation team noted for being ‘very responsive.’
02/23/2023
Independent contractor guidance pursuant to the Employment Act 2000
The Ministry recently published 'Independent Contractor Guidance' to explain the key features of the employee-employer relationship and how this differs from an independent contractor relationship.