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Developing your home in Guernsey: Personal choice and the flexibility provided by the Island Development Plan
This article was first published in Swoffers Open Market magazine - Spring 2023 Lifestyle edition The island of Guernsey...
Insight 24/03/2023- Guernsey
Challenging inheritance claims: Finding reasonable financial provision in an unreasonable Will
In a recent UK inheritance claim case (Fennessy v Turner & anr [2022] WTLR 1295), an adult child won an inheritance ...
Insight 17/03/2023- Guernsey
Directors' duties in the zone of insolvency: An offshore view
In this article we explore the UK Supreme Court's ("the Supreme Court") decision in BTI v Sequana[1] and what this means...
Insight 15/03/2023- Guernsey
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The next generation of corporate rescue in the Cayman Islands: Lessons from Re Oriente Group Limited
On 31 August 2022 the Cayman Islands entered a new generation of corporate restructuring when the Companies (Amendment) ...
Insight 10/03/2023- Cayman
An uncertain future? Assessing the Hong Kong Court's reception of Cayman insolvency proceedings
There has been increasing debate among Cayman Islands attorneys and insolvency practitioners about the Hong Kong High Co...
Insight 03/03/2023- Cayman
The Privy Council clarifies the law on default judgments in the Eastern Caribbean
In the recent Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the Privy Council or the Board) decision in Lux Locations Ltd. v ...
Insight 02/03/2023- BVI
Here to stay: The burgeoning crypto market and its crossover with insolvency disputes
This article by Trainee Solicitor Oliver Terry was published in ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE Starters magazine as part of its es...
Insight 02/03/2023- Jersey
Guernsey Immunity Certificate fee increase
Applying for an Immunity Certificate from the States of Guernsey Development & Planning Authority (DPA) is due to be...
Insight 01/03/2023- Guernsey
The Court's discretion to restore voluntary/involuntary liquidated and dissolved companies
At the start of 2023, as we welcomed changes into our lives, the BVI also welcomed changes to the BVI Business Companies...
Insight 20/02/2023- BVI
Offshore trusts: Limits of the revenue rule in Jersey (Re Mattas)
Overview - Private Client analysis A trustee of a Jersey law trust sought a blessing of its decisions to challenge a joi...
Insight 14/02/2023- Jersey
Five essential questions for emerging fund managers in Cayman
Are you looking to launch a fund based in the Cayman Islands? In this article, Collas Crill Partner Natalie Bell summari...
Insight 13/02/2023- Cayman
Business disputes: An alternative path to resolution
We are often approached by clients with disputes that simply aren't financially viable to litigate. Where the sums invol...
Insight 13/02/2023- Guernsey
