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The New Security Interests (Jersey) Law 201- (the "New SIL") (yet to come into force)

February 2012 - Corporate & Commercial. Legal Developments by Carey Olsen.

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An executive summary - January 2012

The new Security Interests (Jersey) Law 201- (yet to come into force) (the“ ”) was approved by the States Assembly on 19 July 2011 and has been sent to the Privy Council for approval.

Planning Law: The Court can remit matters back to the Minister on appeal

February 2012 - Litigation & Dispute Resolution. Legal Developments by Carey Olsen.

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Summary
The Royal Court has just handed down a judgment in a case involving an appeal against a decision of the Minister (then Senator Cohen) to refuse
planning permission which is significant in two respects.

MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL GUIDE 2012 INVESTMENT FUNDS

February 2012 - Finance. Legal Developments by Carey Olsen.

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Jersey
James Mulholland, Robert Milner and Daniel O’Connor - Carey Olsen

RETAIL FUNDS 1. What is the structure of the retail funds market? What have been the main trends over the last year? 

Jersey opens doors to Private Placement Funds

February 2012 - Finance. Legal Developments by Carey Olsen.

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The Jersey Financial Services Commission has adopted a new policy
setting out a fast track, self-certification procedure for authorising a "Private
Placement Fund", being a fund:
• which is either established in Jersey or managed in Jersey
• which is closed ended
• whose units are offered to not more than fifty investors
• which only admits "sophisticated investors" or professional investors"
(see appendix)

Jersey Private Placement Funds

January 2012 - Finance. Legal Developments by Mourant Ozannes.

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From January 2012 a new streamlined regulatory authorisation process for the establishment of privately placed funds is available in Jersey.

The new private placement fund ("PPF") regime will add welcome speed and certainty to the regulation of Closed-ended Funds established or managed in Jersey, providing a cost-effective and non-intrusive regulatory environment for funds making offers to 50 or fewer professional or sophisticated investors worldwide. 

Treasury services for local Jersey property developer clients

January 2012 - Real Estate & Property. Legal Developments by Ogier .

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Enhancing client cash deposits

Tell me about treasury services

Ogier can now offer a service to enhance its local Jersey property developer clients' cash deposits held during off-the-plan development schemes.

Directors' concerns: Distributions and dividends

January 2012 - Corporate & Commercial. Legal Developments by Mourant Ozannes.

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Distributions and dividends

Ever since the legal concept of the company was created, there has been discussion about what the purpose is of companies and why they should exist.

The Precarious Business of Providing a Reference

January 2012 - Employment. Legal Developments by Bedell Cristin.

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Providing a reference for a departing or former employee can be a tricky task. Any negligent or deliberate errors could lead to compensation pay-outs and it is therefore crucial to strike the right balance.

To Earmark Or Not To Earmark

January 2012 - Corporate & Commercial. Legal Developments by Ogier .

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This briefing sets out some of the concerns that clients are sharing in relation to earmarking trust assets for share plan management and a practical solution to this problem.

Establishing and Operating a Cayman Investment Fund

January 2012 - Finance. Legal Developments by Ogier .

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A. INVESTMENT FUNDS
1. Documents
1.1 Generally, the documents involved in the establishment of an investment fund in the Cayman Islands include the following:

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