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The Guernsey legal market has recently been a hive of activity. First, global firm Appleby opened its Guernsey office with a number of former Ozannes associates, including corporate and commercial lawyers Barney Lee and Helen Crossley, litigator Jeremy Le Tissier, and private client and trust practitioner Gavin Ferguson. Meanwhile, Ozannes completed its own pan-island merger with Jersey outfit Mourant du Feu & Jeune, to become Mourant Ozannes. Following suit, Collas Day tied the knot with Jersey firm Crill Canavan to merge from April 2011, creating a new, 16-partner Channel Islands firm known as Collas Crill. Lateral hires also happened, with Carey Olsen welcoming the ‘exceptionally strong’ Christopher Anderson from Bedell Cristin as a partner.
Already in place in Jersey since 2009, there are also proposals to introduce a Foundations Law to Guernsey, but the market is waiting to see if the flexibility of foundations will add to the appeal of the Guernsey financial services industry. 2010 also saw the arrival of a minimum wage law, and consultation has taken place regarding further proposed legislation, including race, disability and age discrimination laws. In addition, many expect that 2011 will see the States of Guernsey introduce a new Limited Liability Partnership Law, a new Limited Partnership Law, and amendments to the Companies Law.
The year was also dominated by the AIFM Directive, which was finally approved in November 2010 by the EU Parliament and contained significant concessions for Third Countries such as Guernsey, whose funds industry previously feared being shut out of Europe. Law firms have already seen an increase in instructions from clients looking to establish management operations in Guernsey or to migrate their funds to the island.
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Private Equity 2012 Fund Formation Guernsey Chapter
What legal form of vehicle is typically used for private equity funds formed in your jurisdiction? -
Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) Rule Change Update
Ogier Corporate Finance Limited (OCFL) is the market leader in providing listing agent services for the listing of securities on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX or the Exchange) having sponsored over 445 listings.- Ogier -
Channel Island Stock Exchange, LBG - Listing of Securities of Investment Funds
The Channel Islands Stock Exchange, LBG (the Exchange or CISX) commenced operations on 27 October 1998 and is intended to provide recognised facilities for the listing and trading of securities issued by companies and investment funds.- Ogier -
Focus on: Guernsey
With the arrival of the new year, Mena FM talks to several industry experts about Guernsey as a fund domicile and its growing relationship with the Mena region and the products based there. -
Social Media: Legal Sector Review
It has become extremely easy to take a public tumble over Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media, Alasdair Davidson discusses - published in Contact Magazine February/March 2012. -
Investment funds in Guernsey
The investment funds industry in Guernsey has achieved significant growth in recent years. Statistics show that as at 30 June 2011 there was £274.5 billion of assets under management in Guernsey.- Ogier -
Dilapidations - An overview from the landlord’s perspective (Guernsey)
Dilapidations, in a legal context, is the technical term which refers to the condition of a building held under a lease and comes from the Latin, ‘lapides’ which means scattering of stones. -
Insurance & Reinsurance 2012
Guernsey - Bedell Cristin 1. Regulatory 1.1 Which government bodies/agencies regulate insurance (reinsurance) companies? -
Guernsey investment funds: authorised or registered - which to choose?
On 15th December 2008, changes were made to the regulation of investment funds in Guernsey. Those changes created two regulatory regimes for collective investment schemes in Guernsey: -
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL GUIDE 2012 FINANCE
Guernsey Ben Morgan and Geoff Ward-Marshall - Carey Olsen
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Börje Leidhammar appointed expert to the committee on due process in tax proceedings
Börje Leidhammar, partner at Wistrand, and chairman of the Institute of Taxes and The Rule of Law (Institutet Skatter & Rättssäkerhet, ISR), was appointed on 27 April 2012 as expert to the committee tasked with examining ways to strengthen due process in tax proceedings.- Wistrand -
Robert Moldén contributes to new book on international antitrust litigation
Robert Moldén at Gärde Wesslaus Gothenburg office has authored a chapter in the book "International Antitrust Litigation – Conflict of Laws and Coordination", which recently has been published by Hart Publishing. -
John S. Gulbrandsen ranked Media “Lawyer of the Year” in Norway
We are proud to inform that John S. Gulbrandsen in May 2012 was selected by his peers for inclusion in the new edition of Best Lawyers in Norway in the practice areas Intellectual Property and Media. He was named the Best Lawyers' 2012 Media "Lawyer of the Year". -
Asters Advises EBRD on a Pioneering Loan to Finance Construction of a Wind Power Plant
Asters acted as a legal counsel to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in connection with financing arranged by EBRD for Eco-Optima to finance construction of a 12.5 megawatt wind power plant in Starosambirskyi district of Lviv region.- Asters -
INTEGRITES’ SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN BANKING AND FINANCE PRACTICE ARE...
RECOGNIZED BY CHAMBERS EUROPE 2012 -
Hogan Lovells supports International Legal Forum hosted by the Office of the President of Mongolia
ULAANBAATAR, 18 May 2012 – Hogan Lovells is delighted to be the lead international legal partner at the forthcoming International Legal Forum hosted by The Office of the President of Mongolia and held at the Ikh Tenger State residence on May 29 and 30, 2012. -
EAC tendering process
Our Client APR Energy has successfully completed the tendering process of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and executed a contract with the EAC for the generation and provision of 120Mw commencing in June 2012. -
Road Show on Promoting Investment Climate in Kazakhstan in 4 USA cities: Chicago, New York City,...
San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Canada (Vancouver), 10-12 April 2012 -
HOT-TUBBING IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
In this issue Hot-tubbing in International Arbitration…1 By Chia Voon Jiet Upcoming Amendments to the International Arbitration Act …………….. 3 By Chew Kiat Jinn & Mahesh Rai -
Record result for Fiebinger Polak Leon Attorneys-at-Law in FORMAT Lawyer Ranking 2012
It’s not the size that counts! In this year’s ranking of the top Austrian lawyers, conducted by the magazine FORMAT, Fiebinger Polak Leon were able to better last year’s result with no fewer than five nominations. As a result more than one third of the registered lawyers at the law firm rank among the most recognised specialists in Austria.