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.
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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.
02/23/2023
Building the foundations for effective corporate governance
The boards in question only 'knew what they knew' and they didn’t have the systems and controls in place to ensure that excessive risk taking was identified and escalated.
02/23/2023
Bedell Cristin ranked strongly in Chambers Global 2023 Guide
In the 2023 guide, Bedell Cristin is ranked for its work in corporate and finance, dispute resolution, investment funds, real estate and trusts.
02/22/2023
Cayman Islands: In the Matter of The X Trust and The Y Trust – FSD 57 of 2022 (IKJ)
Offshore Trust and Estate Litigation Update Series – Part I
02/22/2023
Harneys recognised as top tier in Chambers Global 2023
Harneys “understands everything about funds, not only from a legal point of view, but also in terms of what is commercially best for the client” and “they have a strong litigation arm”.
02/21/2023
20 lawyers from Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offices ranked in Chambers Global 2023
The firm's Bermuda office has maintained its strong rankings in Corporate and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Insurance
02/21/2023
Walkers advises on the acquisition of Traxys Group
The transaction is expected to close in May 2023 following receipt of certain regulatory and other approvals.
02/20/2023
Cayman Court fills in the gaps to supervise voluntary liquidation of ELP
Since the Partnership's term expired, the liquidation had made little progress
02/20/2023
The Court's discretion to restore Voluntary/Involuntary Liquidated and Dissolved Companies
If the company fails to do this, the Registrar of Companies may publish a notice in the BVI Gazette which effectively dissolves the company.
02/17/2023
Maples Group Again Top Listing Agent on Cayman Islands Stock Exchange
In 2022, the firm's Cayman Islands listing team advised on nearly 200 listings, including approximately 42% of CLOs listed on the CSX for the year.
02/17/2023
Ex-JPM, Barclays exec Staley discussed Disney princesses with Epstein - lawsuit
The lawsuit claims Staley had a close personal relationship with Epstein and that emails between the two "even suggest that Staley may have been involved in Epstein's sex-trafficking operation".
02/16/2023
Carey Olsen advises Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG on financing of UK logistics portfolio
The three UK logistics assets form part of a 200,000m2 European portfolio that includes additional assets located in the Netherlands and Spain refinanced by pbb under a separate debt facility.