The amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 (as amended), aimed at enhancing the BVI's regulatory landscape, officially came into effect on 2 January 2025 (the “Effecti...
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has ruled that the “no consent” regime, under which the Hong Kong police can withhold consent to move suspect funds indefinitely without a c...
The MoneyVal report is unquestionably a huge success for Jersey and reflects the hard work over a number of years of all the stakeholders, and those that made a contribution can be...
The Interplay of Arbitration and Insolvency Law following the Privy Council’s Decision in Sian Participation v Halimeda
On 2 November 2023, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former billionaire head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), was convicted on seven counts of fraud, co...
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Shula Sbarro, Senior Associate, at Baker & Partners participated in The Burford Quarterly roundtable discussing offshore insolvency trends.
We have recently prepared the latest Cayman Islands chapter for the Chambers & Partners Insolvency 2023 Global Practice Guide.
We have recently prepared the latest Cayman Islands chapter for the 11th edition of The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review as part of The Law Reviews series under Lexology.
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The Cayman Islands implemented the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (otherwise known as the “New York Convention”) via the Foreign Arbit...
Alongside the legal giants of the offshore world, Jersey and Guernsey are home to a number of high quality smaller independent firms.
The Supreme Court last week handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Philipp, clarifying the rationale and scope of the duty established in Barclays Bank plc v Quincecare Ltd [...
In a recently released decision from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the Court) in Re Atom Holdings , the Court confirmed the importance of access to justice by finding that...
A common issue in play in matrimonial proceedings involving Jersey is whether any resulting matrimonial award can be enforced against a trust in Jersey. Jersey has enacted legislat...
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