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How do cross-border rules shape estate planning in the Crown Dependencies?

Understanding succession laws, domicile and disclosure rules is key to effective cross-border planning using Jersey and Guernsey structures.

Paul Hastings Obtains a Win for Pro Bono Client in Tehum Care Services Bankruptcy

The Paul Hastings team filed an objection to the debtor’s motion seeking to enjoin Clark-E

Renewed interest in Irish UPC referendum welcomed

“Ireland ranked 10th in Europe for unitary patent uptake in 2024, with a 33% uptake rate,” said Hannah McLoughlin, an intellectual property expert with Pinsent Masons in Dublin.

Norton Rose Fulbright achieves unusually lenient sentence for client in notable DOJ crypto fraud case

he Court noted that the attorneys did a “remarkable” job presenting the case.

SEC Extends Compliance Deadlines for Securities Lending Transparency Rule

The rule aims to provide regulators with better oversight and market participants with timely access to pricing and transaction details, improving market efficiency and investor protection.

Australian offshore decommissioning campaigns face environmental and WHS complexities

Lessons learned from these experiences will assist the industry to prepare itself to meet the large influx of decommissioning work ahead.

Dutch businesses and financiers must act ahead of receivables legislative revamp

The amendments apply only to monetary claims arising from the exercise of a profession or business.

UAE’s ‘digital dirham’ opens door to new innovati

Companies need to understand how to integrate with the CBUAE’s issuance platform and prepare wallet infrastructure for onboarding.

Navigating tariff-related risks in the negotiation of supply contracts

Both suppliers and buyers should review their contracts to determine who bears the risks of higher costs

Conyers Announces 2025 Gap Year Programme

The programme generally requires a 3-4 month commitment to a full time position

Jersey Private Funds and Operational issues for Designated Service Providers: A timely reminder of a need to update best practice

The JFSC’s action against GBTCL serves as a cautionary tale for Jersey’s financial services sector

SEC Approves In-Kind Creations and Redemptions for Crypto Asset ETPs

This change is likely to increase the efficiency of the creation and redemption process for crypto-based ETPs.

Using cost saving proposal mechanisms in Hong Kong SAR NEC4 contracts

Under the standard form Hong Kong edition of NEC4, a contractor can submit a cost saving proposal through two different clauses, Core Clause 16 and Option Clause X21.

Ireland on watch as UKIPO prepares to drop ‘series’ trade marks

Currently companies in the UK can file six variations of a trademark with non-distinctive changes

A guide to JPUTs (Jersey Property Unit Trusts)

A Jersey Property Unit Trust (JPUT) is a legal structure whereby legal ownership of assets (primarily non-Jersey real estate) is vested in one or more trustees

Using FIDIC construction contracts in Saudi Arabia

Most FIDIC contracts used in the Kingdom are based on the 1999 suite rather than the latest, 2017

New Zealand Bans Crypto ATMs: What are Other Countries Doing?

David Zaslowsky discusses the ban – its rationale and the likely legal ramifications – in the New York Law Journal.

Jersey fund structures

The assets of a unit trust are held by its trustee and are managed by the manager, who may appoint one or more investment managers/advisers to assist it.

Jersey Expert Funds

If the investment manager/adviser does not meet these requirements, it may approach the JFSC on a case by case basis.

Patent litigation in Ireland: revocation, experts and discovery

The validity of a patent can be challenged by way of stand-alone patent revocation proceedings or raised as a defence to patent infringement proceedings.

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