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Section 238 - eHi Car Services Limited: the Grand Court refuses (again) to reinvent the wheel
The Grand Court (Court) has handed down its ruling in eHi Car Services Limited[1](Ruling), roundly rejecting an attempt ...
Insight 28/02/2020- Cayman
Jersey Q4 house price index
The figures recently released by Statistics Jersey in respect of the House Price Index for Q4 accurately reflect the wor...
Insight 26/02/2020
The Cayman Islands has been added to the EU Blacklist. What now?
What has happened? The Cayman Islands was added to the EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (E...
Insight 25/02/2020
Rusnano: An update (or, what constitutes 'all the beneficiaries' of a trust)
In December 2019 the Guernsey Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Molard International (PTC) Limited and Pullbor...
Insight 24/02/2020- Guernsey
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Privy Council confirms narrow scope of Liquidator's rectification power in the Cayman Islands
February 2020 The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its judgment in Pearson v Primeo,[1] the lates...
Insight 21/02/2020- Cayman
Shanda: Minority discounts in section 238 fair value proceedings
The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its decision in Shanda Games[1], a case involving the determ...
Insight 14/02/2020- Cayman
Issue 2: Updates to the BVI fund and fund manager regime
Regulatory updates to the BVI Fund and Fund Manager regime In line with BVI's commitment to stay at the forefront of 'in...
Insight 10/02/2020- BVI
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
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
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
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
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
