09/07/2022
Mourant maintains top tier rankings across the board in IFLR1000 2022-2023 guide
In investment funds work, Mourant received a top Tier 1 ranking in Guernsey and Jersey, Tier 2 in the Cayman Islands, and Tier 3 in Hong Kong and the BVI.
Legal
09/07/2022
Appleby's Hong Kong Office Leads the Offhsore Firms for Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyers Recognised in IFLR1000
Appleby is the only offshore firm to feature two Hong Kong based lawyers in the list.
09/07/2022
Appleby's Hong Kong Office Advises Graphex Group Limited
The Appleby team was led by Partner Chris Cheng and assisted by Legal Executive Connie Wu.
09/06/2022
Can the controllers of crypto exchanges in offshore jurisdictions be held liable for the funds stolen by crypto fraudsters through those exchanges?
One of the most significant developments from the decision stems from the Court's ruling that there was a good arguable case that Mr D'Aloia has a claim not only against the fraudsters who stole his cryptocurrency
09/05/2022
Appleby’s Hong Kong Office Advises Swang Chai Chuan Limited
The Swang Chai Chuan Group is an established distributor of food and beverage and other products for recognised international and domestic third-party brands, and under its own brands in Peninsular Malaysia.
09/05/2022
Walkers (Cayman and Jersey) Acts on Further Global's Investment in Phaidon International
Further Global's investment will continue to fuel Phaidon International's growth which will see the business scale to beyond 1,400 staff and 15 offices around the world by the end of 2022.
09/05/2022
Hogan Lovells advises National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited on US$300 million MVR securitization issuance
The transaction included a US$300 million principal amount of Series 2022-1 Fixed Rate Notes due 2032.
09/05/2022
Credit Suisse court spat with billionaire kicks off in Singapore
The dispute with Ivanishvili adds to the problems the newly appointed chief executive officer Ulrich Koerner and chairman Axel Lehmann are keen to resolve as the bank reels from reputational hits in the last 2 years.
09/05/2022
Mourant Senior Associate recognised in eprivateclient Top 35 Under 35 list 2022
Alexander has been with Mourant for two years, having relocated from Australia to Guernsey to join the firm's International Trusts and Private Client practice.
09/05/2022
Record number of Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in latest IFLR1000 rankings
In total, 47 Carey Olsen lawyers are featured in the latest set of rankings, which serves as the only legal directory solely focused on recognising law firms and individuals based on financial and corporate transactional work.
09/05/2022
Two Saffery Champness Guernsey Professionals in ePrivate Client’s ‘Top 35 Under 35’
The listings follow Saffery Champness’ win at the ePrivateClient Excellence Awards this year, where the firm was named the top Independent Private Client Trust Company for 2022.
09/05/2022
Double Success for JTC in eprivateclient 'Top 35 Under 35' List
Achievements over the past year, career progression and contribution to the industry and their organisation were all considered.
09/02/2022
Cayman Court considers the Berkeley Applegate principle and clarifies grounds for refusing a liquidator's costs
The Company was a licensed broker/dealer offering online discount trading services to individual investors, traders, hedge fund managers and family offices.
09/02/2022
Now in force: The Limited Liability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018
Historically, LLCs evolved due to a need to combine the limited liability of a company with the tax transparency of a partnership and a Jersey LLC achieves these ends. LLCs have been introduced in Jersey primarily as an alternative investment fund vehicle
09/01/2022
Ogier proud to support Channel Islands Pride
With LGBTQ+ inclusion a core pillar of our diversity and inclusion strategy at Ogier, we remain committed to our work to make sure this is a reality across every aspect of life at our firm.
09/01/2022
Maltese advice firm and directors charged over $75m fraud
The company and one of the executives were also named in the Paradise Papers leak
09/01/2022
Collas Crill IP Management Limited - Sale of Shares
Following the sale, Collas Crill IP Management Limited has rebranded as Brandsure Limited and will be operated by David with no direct involvement from Collas Crill,
09/01/2022
Senate Committee on Finance Investigation Finds Offshore Account Reporting Loophole
New report finds law designed to crack down on tax evasion is easy to circumvent.
09/01/2022
Carey Olsen advises lenders on financing backing the successful bid by ESR Group Limited in joint venture to fund Hong Kong SAR logistics facility
The Carey Olsen team representing the club of lenders comprised corporate and finance partner James Webb, counsel Dan Moore, and associate Calvin Lee.
09/01/2022
Ogier advises Magic Empire Global Limited on US$20 million IPO
The Ogier team in Hong Kong was led by senior legal manager Janice Chu