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Regulatory regime for closed-ended funds in the BVI

Regulatory regime for closed-ended funds in the BVI As part of BVI's continued commitment to remain at the forefront of ...

Insight 28/01/2020
  • BVI
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Regulatory regime for closed-ended funds in the BVI

Private Funds Bill 2020

Read March update Read July update On 8 January 2020 the Cayman Islands published draft legislation named the Private ...

Insight 22/01/2020
  • Cayman
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Private Funds Bill 2020

Banks' Quincecare duty to customers revisited

In July 2019 we published a briefing note on a case involving a bank's duty of care to protect its customer against frau...

Insight 17/01/2020
  • Guernsey
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Banks' Quincecare duty to customers revisited

Double jeopardy: Breach of sanctions or contract?

The case of Lamesa Investments Ltd v Cynergy Bank Ltd [2019] EWHC 1877 (Comm) involved a bank caught up in the crosshair...

Insight 17/01/2020
  • Guernsey
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Double jeopardy: Breach of sanctions or contract?

Insolvency overhaul: With more powers come more responsibilities

On 15 January 2020 the States of Guernsey approved the long-awaited final version of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 ...

Insight 16/01/2020
  • Guernsey
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Insolvency overhaul: With more powers come more responsibilities

Shareholders unsuccessful in first class action against directors

Judgment was recently given in the first shareholder class action claim in England, Sharp v Blank [2019] EWHC 3078 (Ch)....

Insight 06/01/2020
  • Guernsey
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Shareholders unsuccessful in first class action against directors

Channel Islands update: Effectiveness of anti-Bartlett clauses confirmed

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (Court of Final Appeal) has delivered its highly anticipated judgment in Zhang Hong ...

Insight 05/12/2019
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Channel Islands update: Effectiveness of anti-Bartlett clauses confirmed

Carribbean update: Effectiveness of anti-Bartlett clauses confirmed

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has delivered its highly anticipated judgment, overturning the earlier judgments and...

Insight 29/11/2019
  • Cayman
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Carribbean update: Effectiveness of anti-Bartlett clauses confirmed

Further guidance on Jersey security enforcement law

Introduction The Royal Court judgment on 5 November, in Kidd and Ors v All Service Group Holdings Limited became our sec...

Insight 21/11/2019
  • Jersey
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Further guidance on Jersey security enforcement law

"Lexology, Getting The Deal Through" chapter

Collas Crill Cayman has contributed to the Complex Commercial Litigation chapter for Lexology, Getting The Deal Through ...

Insight 11/11/2019
  • Cayman
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"Lexology, Getting The Deal Through" chapter

Court sanctions: distribution of funds from a liquidation estate

Introduction The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Court) has recently handed down two decisions permitting the distrib...

Insight 04/11/2019
  • Cayman
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Court sanctions: distribution of funds from a liquidation estate

A timely reminder to professional trustees of their duties: A Caribbean perspective

INTRODUCTION The judgment in ZHANG HONG LI AND ANOTHER V DBS (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS [2018] HKCA 435 (the DBS case) p...

Insight 29/10/2019
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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A timely reminder to professional trustees of their duties: A Caribbean perspective