10/29/2021
Privy Council clarifies jurisdiction of freezing orders in key BVI case
Viewed from an English litigator’s perspective, the Convoy Collateral decision is not especially groundbreaking.
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10/29/2021
Don’t make a Goose out of a Black Swan
The Privy Council was invited to rewrite the law on standalone injunctive relief and following a careful examination of the evolution of such relief, and the various wrong turns taken by Courts over the past 40 years, the jurisdiction is now firmly set ba
10/29/2021
LIBOR Transition Update: The Impact on Existing Guernsey, Jersey, Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands Security
At the same time lenders will need to be conscious that, in the case of secured facilities, any amendment to the underlying facility agreement may have an impact on the continued validity of security.
10/28/2021
Ogier advises VMED O2 on TISE listed green bonds
The Ogier team was led by Raulin Amy, Director of Ogier Corporate Finance Limited, and included Lucy Chambers and Emily Renouf.
10/28/2021
Ogier publishes pay gap data in first for offshore law
While compulsory pay gap reporting has been a requirement for businesses of 250 people or more in the UK since 2017, none of Ogier's home jurisdictions have similar requirements.
10/28/2021
Walkers' Jersey Team Advises Babylon on $4.2 Billion Merger and NYSE Listing
The transaction was approved on 20 October 2021 by Alkuri's shareholders and Babylon's Class A ordinary shares
10/28/2021
Local law firms urged to be vigilant following increase in malicious phishing emails
In many cases they are not stopped by standard email security defences.
10/27/2021
Recognition for Appleby Lawyers
The Directory recognises 20 Appleby Lawyers from their Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey offices.
10/27/2021
Zantae Dill Is Called To The Bermuda Bar
Zantae’s first seat was in the Corporate department and her second in the Dispute Resolution Department. Zantae is presently continuing her training in the Insurance team where she will remain until March 2022.
10/27/2021
Kaisha Wilson Is Called To The Bermuda Bar
Kaisha undertook her pupillage with Appleby from September 2020 to September 2021.
10/27/2021
Carey Olsen advises on US$200m SPAC IPO on Nasdaq
Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I announced yesterday the closing of its IPO of 20,000,000 units
10/27/2021
Bedell Cristin’s ranking highlights from Chambers and Partners
Among the highlights, the Jersey Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice has retained its band one position and two of its partners have been promoted in the rankings.
10/27/2021
High hurdles – appointing provisional liquidators in the Cayman Islands
The appointment of provisional liquidators by the Cayman Court is a powerful and valuable tool in the right circumstances.
10/27/2021
Skye Assets Fund – Pressing The Pause Button On A Voluntary Liquidation
The remaining investor shareholders were compulsorily redeemed and other voluntary liquidation formalities complied with.
10/27/2021
Revision of Laws – notable changes
The new regulatory laws use new and revised terminology across all industry sectors in order to align them and create certainty.
10/26/2021
Legal Guide Rankings Recognise Appleby As Leading Law Firm In The Isle Of Man
This year, Appleby is once again the only law firm in the Isle of Man to receive Band 1 in three practice areas.
10/26/2021
Good News for Debtors Seeking Access to the Cayman Islands Restructuring Regime
Debtors seeking to restructure their debt in the Cayman Islands, with the protection of a stay on unsecured creditor action, will be able to do so without needing to file a winding up petition.
10/26/2021
Walkers’ insurance team named a finalist in European Captive Review Awards
Walkers Partner Kate Storey – from the firm’s top tier Guernsey Insurance practice – said that the team was delighted to be recognised.
10/26/2021
Carey Olsen joins WSG as new exclusive legal member for Bermuda and the Cayman Islands
There are more than 120 prominent member firms representing worldwide clients, with members operating in more than 115 countries and reaching representation in over 150 jurisdictions globally.
10/26/2021
Carey Olsen partners named as leading experts in commercial litigation
The latest edition of the commercial litigation guide features more than 900 lawyers who have been identified for their outstanding work handling complex and high-profile contentious proceedings across a number of industries.