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Intermeddling: Could you be facing a fine…or worse?

What is intermeddling? Intermeddling is an offence under the Probate (Jersey) Law 1998 ('the Probate Law'). Article 23 (...

Insight 21/10/2019
  • Jersey
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Intermeddling: Could you be facing a fine…or worse?

BVI substance video series - 6: Substance requirements for IP businesses

The sixth video from our BVI substance series looks at what the substance requirements are for IP businesses. Throughout...

Insight 17/10/2019
  • BVI
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BVI substance video series - 6: Substance requirements for IP businesses

Terminating contracts: A one sided affair?

de Sousa v Danny Yau Limited t/a Princess Garden [2019] JRC 169 In this briefing note we review the recent case of de So...

Insight 03/10/2019
  • Jersey
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Terminating contracts: A one sided affair?

Weavering in the Cayman Islands

The Privy Council's recent judgment in Weavering[1] upheld the decisions of the Cayman Islands Grand Court and Court of ...

Insight 01/10/2019
  • Cayman
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Weavering in the Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Data Protection Law

Overview The Data Protection Law (2017) (the 'DPL') comes into force in the Cayman Islands on 30 September 2019. The DPL...

Insight 30/09/2019
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands Data Protection Law

Royal Court gives guidance on security enforcement

In the recent case of In Re Bayswater Road (Holdings) Limited [2019] JRC 102, the Royal Court of Jersey gave some helpfu...

Insight 24/09/2019
  • Jersey
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Royal Court gives guidance on security enforcement

Changes to Cayman Islands Companies Law 2019

The Cayman Islands Government has recently passed amendment laws to strengthen the jurisdiction's evolving AML/CFT regim...

Insight 06/09/2019
  • Cayman
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Changes to Cayman Islands Companies Law 2019

Clarification on GFSC mandate

The Court of Appeal of Guernsey has recently provided clarification on the mandate of the island's financial regulator, ...

Insight 30/08/2019
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Clarification on GFSC mandate

Organ donation in Jersey

Introduction The law that governs organ and tissue donation has recently changed in Jersey. The Human Transplantation ...

Insight 30/08/2019
  • Jersey
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Organ donation in Jersey

Challenging planning decisions: Third party appeals

Where do third parties stand in Guernsey? Currently there is no formal process of appeal for those aggrieved or third pa...

Insight 23/08/2019
  • Guernsey
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Challenging planning decisions: Third party appeals

Court refuses to thaw bank's decision to freeze

In a case that will be of particular interest to all manner of financial institutions, the English Commercial Court has ...

Insight 13/08/2019
  • Guernsey
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Court refuses to thaw bank's decision to freeze

High Court prevents City law firm from making debtor bankrupt over unpaid fees

In the recent High Court case of Digby-Rogers v Speechly Bircham LLP [2019] EWHC 1568 (Ch), a City law firm which was ow...

Insight 09/08/2019
  • Guernsey
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High Court prevents City law firm from making debtor bankrupt over unpaid fees