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"In the ordinary course of business"?

A recent decision of the Jersey Royal Court in SWM Limited v JFSC has provided some useful guidance for companies or ind...

Insight 28/01/2016
  • Jersey
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"In the ordinary course of business"?

Reflections on Crociani v Crociani - a year on

It is just over a year since the Privy Council handed down its judgment in Crociani v Crociani. Now that the dust has se...

Insight 04/01/2016
  • Jersey
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Reflections on Crociani v Crociani - a year on

Trusts on tour: Jurisdiction clauses in trust instruments

Copyright in this article vests in the Jersey and Guernsey Law Review. It was published in the October 2015 edition of t...

Guides 10/12/2015
  • Jersey
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J Category property transactions

It is amazing that a substantial amount of J Category employees are still unaware that they can purchase property in Jer...

Guides 23/10/2015
  • Jersey
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The Jersey Depositors Compensation Scheme

The Banking Business (Depositors Compensation) (Jersey) Regulations (the "Regulations") established a Jersey depositors ...

Guides 23/10/2015
  • Jersey
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'Insolvent trust': A misnomer?

'Insolvent trust': A misnomer? Legally, yes. However the Royal Court of Jersey has noted that the phrase is useful short...

Insight 22/10/2015
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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'Insolvent trust': A misnomer?

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”): SPAC to the future

Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) or “cash shells” are back in fashion. We are seeing greater interest tha...

Guides 21/10/2015
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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The role and duties of an executor/ administrator

The role of an executor/ executrix or administrator is a personal one, in that you are appointed either by a will or by ...

Guides 20/10/2015
  • Jersey
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To protect and serve: Understanding the mercurial role of a protector

The paradox of the protector is that the role is rather difficult to define and yet this frustration can enable a greater...

Guides 20/10/2015
  • Jersey
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Disclosure of trust documents to a non-beneficiary

H A PATEL & K PATEL (A PARTNERSHIP) V HMRC P2014] UKFTT 167 TRUSTS The First-tier Tribunal of England and Wales has ...

Guides 20/10/2015
  • Jersey
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Purpose trusts in Jersey

The traditional elements of a trust involve a relationship between a settlor, a trustee and a beneficiary in respect of p...

Guides 20/10/2015
  • Jersey
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Protector's removal: Guidance from the Jersey Courts

Settlors establishing discretionary trusts often appoint a protector as a safeguard against errant trustees. But who gua...

Guides 20/10/2015
  • Jersey
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