As the use of arbitration as a means of dispute resolution has grown in popularity, there has been a marked increase in the need for arbitral awards to be recognised and enforced in offshore jurisdictions.
The...more
8/8/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Bermuda ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Cayman Islands ,
Enforcement ,
Island of Guernsey ,
Jurisdiction ,
Offshore Companies ,
UNCITRAL
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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has handed down its long-awaited judgment in the joined cases of Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd v Halabi and ITG Ltd and others v Fort Trustees Ltd, each focusing on...more
After much anticipation, the UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana S.A. [2022] UKSC 25 - and has authoritatively set the baseline for how directors’ duties evolve as regards shareholders and...more
The full strength of the economic headwinds facing the UK economy is not yet clear, but a helpful recent report by insolvency and restructuring adviser Begbies Traynor provided some useful numbers around the attitudes of...more
As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put together the original version of this summary report highlighting the latest developments and trends in the Bermuda legal and...more
7/28/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bermuda ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Entities ,
Hong Kong ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurtech ,
Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Reinsurance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restructuring ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trusts