Baker & Partners provide herewith an overview of trust litigation in Jersey. It summarises the important aspects of Jersey trust law and civil procedure. The vast majority of trust...
A practical guide for legal practitioners to fraud proceedings in Jersey. Investigating and pursuing serious and complex fraud claims is about staying ahead of the game. Most seri...
This brochure explores some of the regulatory challenges being experienced by the finance industry and sets out the areas where Baker & Partners are most commonly assisting firms i...
This guide provides an overview of some of the key areas of commercial litigation in Jersey. It gives a brief summary of the current law, practice and procedure in areas that freq...
This guide provides an overview of family law when problems arise between couples relating to finances and/or their children. It summarises important aspects of the law as it appli...
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The Royal Court of Jersey, Channel Islands has considered a case (The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Doraville Properties Corp and The United States of America) under the Civil Asse...
From a Jersey perspective the two most interesting aspects are that (i) contempt of court can constitute unlawful means for the purpose of the tort of conspiracy and (ii) the UKSC ...
A number of recent cases have addressed litigation privilege and its parameters however the exact scope has remained somewhat unclear, particularly in the context of internal inves...
Important changes were made to the UK’s deemed domicile regime in 2017. These complex new rules pose yet another set of challenges for offshore trustees of trusts with UK residen...
In October 2017 the English High Court handed down a significant judgment in which it found that the assets of five discretionary trusts settled by Russian oligarch, Sergei Pugache...
In Round 2 of our series of 3 articles on Jersey’s approach to the concept of transparency in respect of beneficial ownership information, we discuss the instances in which Jerse...
The recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in SCF Tankers Limited (formerly known as Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation) and Others v Yuri Privalov and Others[3] highlights ...
The so called “Paradise Papers” data leak has reinvigorated criticism. Such criticism is in large part misplaced where Jersey is concerned. Properly informed international obse...
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