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Standard Seller Questionnaire will provide more protection for property buyers

Moves are afoot to introduce a new, stream-lined process for selling property in Jersey. For anyone selling freehold pro...

Insight 18/03/2019
  • Jersey
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Standard Seller Questionnaire will provide more protection for property buyers

Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019

The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (Act), which received Royal Assent on 12 February 2019, enables UK law e...

Insight 15/03/2019
  • Guernsey
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Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019

SFO drops two major cases

Lisa Osofsky, the new Director of the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO), announced the closure of its Rolls-Royce and Glax...

Insight 15/03/2019
  • Guernsey
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SFO drops two major cases

Valuation methods in Cayman Section 238 fair value proceedings

Perhaps the most important decision for a Court when determining the fair value of a company's shares, pursuant to Secti...

Insight 14/03/2019
  • Cayman
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What exactly is a Green Loan?

In 2018, the "Green Loan" was identified by the London Market Association (LMA) as one of the fastest growing trends in ...

Insight 14/03/2019
  • Guernsey
  • London
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What exactly is a Green Loan?

Does absolute discretion mean absolute?

The recent case of UBS AG v Rose Capital Ventures Limited [2018] EWHC 3137 (Ch) demonstrates that courts will not rush t...

Insight 14/03/2019
  • Guernsey
  • London
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Does absolute discretion mean absolute?

Guarantees: How indulgent is an indulgence clause?

A guarantor's liability under a guarantee is dependent on the underlying obligation, usually the loan agreement. Any ame...

Insight 14/03/2019
  • Guernsey
  • London
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Guarantees: How indulgent is an indulgence clause?

GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing

On 12 March 2019, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) issued in final form, the revised Handbook on Counte...

Insight 12/03/2019
  • Guernsey
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GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing

More lessons on privilege

Since the ruling in SFO v ENRC, three decisions in cases brought before the English courts towards the end of 2018 (and ...

Insight 12/03/2019
  • Guernsey
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More lessons on privilege

Hazel Liang v RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited

Last year we wrote about the main judgment in this case in which, for the first time, the Royal Court of Guernsey had to...

Insight 11/03/2019
  • Guernsey
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Hazel Liang v RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited

GFSC discusses proposal for new Fiduciary Handbook and revised Pension Rules

This week the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) released a discussion paper on its proposals to create a sin...

Insight 08/03/2019
  • Guernsey
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GFSC discusses proposal for new Fiduciary Handbook and revised Pension Rules

The International Stock Exchange – SEC Recognition

At the end of January 2019, The International Stock Exchange was able to announce that it had been recognised by the US ...

Insight 14/02/2019
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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The International Stock Exchange – SEC Recognition