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Carey Olsen shortlisted for best offshore firm

Winners will be decided by a panel of independent judges, which includes managing partners of international law firms and in-house lawyers of multinational companies.

Walkers (London) acts as Cayman Islands counsel to Group 11 on ground-breaking VC Fund Launch and Listing

While the fund invests predominantly in US-based companies, about 70% of its portfolio is Israeli-related with Israeli founders at the helm and R&D presence in Israel.

Ogier in Cayman "top of their game'" in Legal 500 Caribbean Guide 2022

That's the view of clients whose endorsement of Ogier in the latest edition of Legal 500 Caribbean Guide sees all its service lines ranked and rankings for 25 lawyers.

Legal 500 Caribbean rankings underline Collas Crill's continuing growth story

The firm's private client and trust team retains its Tier 3 status with one client describing the practice as providing 'very practical and commercially orientated advice', 'decisive and conclusive, not fence sitting.'

When Should Offshore Trustees Participate In Foreign Proceedings?

Choosing to do nothing in the face of foreign proceedings may result in a foreign judgment

High praise for Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands practices in Legal 500 Caribbean

The firm's lawyers are described within this year's commentary as 'technically excellent, commercially practicable, reliable and generally a pleasure to work with', while another industry source said they 'offer first-class client

Walkers Leads Legal 500 2022 Offshore Lawyer Rankings

The guide also ranked 18 practice areas from Walkers' offices in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, solidifying Walkers' reputation as the leading law firm in the Legal 500 Caribbean Guide.

Freezing Orders in the British Virgin Islands

In the British Virgin Islands (the BVI), the jurisdiction to grant a freezing order derives from two provisions of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands) Act (the Supreme Court Act).

Ogier "the Rolls Royce firm in the BVI" in Legal 500 Caribbean Guide 2022

The top-tier Regulatory team is "responsive, flexible and fully appreciated our needs" said one client, and is led by leading individual Michael Killourhy. David Mathews is a key lawyer in this area.

Harneys Caribbean offices highlighted in Legal 500 rankings

Partners Tanya Cassie-Parker, Peter Ferrer, Claire Goldstein, Philip Graham, Henry Mander, and Andrew Thorp are recognised as leading individuals.

Ten Carey Olsen lawyers recognised as leading private client practitioners by Who's Who Legal

This recognition follows in the footsteps of Carey Olsen's trusts and private wealth practice

Revision of Laws – industry specific changes: Investment Funds

This reflects the reality of the appointment and avoids any confusion to third parties who may not understand that the designated manager does not necessarily have supervisory responsibility for the overall management of the fund or its assets.

Jersey Employment Law - Autumn 2021

The new rules take effect on 1 January 2022.

Appleby top ranked in Bermuda across six practice areas

Leading offshore law firm Appleby has received top rankings in the 2022 Legal 500 Caribbean Guide. Legal 500, one of the leading international legal directories has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world for over 40 years. The ranki

Conyers Earns Top-Tier Rankings

Conyers has an amazing footprint with notable talent in each office

Cayman Islands' Privy Council clarifies reflective loss principle

At all material times the Respondents, Bank of Bermuda (Cayman) Ltd (the Administrator) and HSBC Securities Services (Luxembourg) SA (the Custodian) were service providers to Primeo.

Obtaining a blessing from the Court: the difficulty in judging reasonability...

This judgment raises interesting questions as to how to walk the reasonability line as a trustee and demonstrates the exacting, sometimes inquisitorial, process adopted by the supervisory court in Jersey to ensure that trustees do strike the appropriate b

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