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Nearly 15 years on: How the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 transformed offshore lending

The enactment of the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (the 'SIJL') marked a watershed moment for secured finance in ...

Insight 29/06/2026
  • Jersey
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Nearly 15 years on: How the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 transformed offshore lending

The interaction between arbitration clauses and applications under companies acts and related legislation offshore

Corporate applications ('CAs') are formal proceedings (such as winding-up petitions and unfair prejudice claims) filed p...

Insight 22/06/2026
  • BVI
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The interaction between arbitration clauses and applications under companies acts and related legislation offshore

Trusts: When protectors fail

Protectors of discretionary trusts sometimes find themselves in the unfortunate position of being asked by a beneficiary...

Insight 03/06/2026
  • Guernsey
  • Cayman
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Trusts: When protectors fail

AI and the courts: Cautions from offshore

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in litigation is undoubtedly this year's hot topic. As with other jurisdictions,...

Insight 03/06/2026
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
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AI and the courts: Cautions from offshore

Arrest without reason: Jersey and Guernsey's anti-money laundering laws and the trial that never ends

"Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested" - The...

Insight 27/05/2026
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Arrest without reason: Jersey and Guernsey's anti-money laundering laws and the trial that never ends

Re Esken Ltd [2026]: A quiet shift in cross-border insolvency strategy

Cross-border insolvency doesn’t often announce itself with fireworks. Instead, it tends to evolve through careful judici...

Insight 27/05/2026
  • Jersey
  • BVI
  • Guernsey
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Re Esken Ltd [2026]: A quiet shift in cross-border insolvency strategy

Principles for protector removal: Bernheim v Krummenacher and ors [2025]GRC060

The recent decision of the Royal Court of Guernsey in Bernheim v Krummenacher provides guidance on the Court’s jurisdict...

Insight 11/05/2026
  • Guernsey
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Principles for protector removal: Bernheim v Krummenacher and ors [2025]GRC060

Trusts in transition: Adapting private wealth structures for the modern world

The way trusts are drafted, in terms of their clarity and use of everyday language, has improved immeasurably over the d...

Insight 07/05/2026
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Trusts in transition: Adapting private wealth structures for the modern world

Common mistakes in Jersey security documents – and how to avoid them

Jersey remains one of the leading offshore jurisdictions for cross-border lending transactions and central to many of th...

Insight 05/05/2026
  • Jersey
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Common mistakes in Jersey security documents – and how to avoid them

Jersey's approach to asset freezing – cross border cooperation

One of the ways in which the Courts of Jersey maintain the reputation and integrity of the island as an international fi...

Insight 20/04/2026
  • Jersey
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Jersey's approach to asset freezing – cross border cooperation

Cayman Islands introduces new pre-action discovery mechanism

The Cayman Islands Grand Court (the Court) has introduced a significant enhancement to its discovery framework through t...

Insight 09/04/2026
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands introduces new pre-action discovery mechanism

Generative AI and legal privilege: What boards need to know

Generative AI is already part of how many organisations work, and staff will increasingly turn to it to assist with thei...

Insight 01/04/2026
  • Bermuda
  • BVI
  • Cayman
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Generative AI and legal privilege: What boards need to know