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ARTICLE · 24 AUGUST 2011

Company Law In The Channel Islands: A Comparative Note

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Both the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are British Crown Dependencies and do not form part of England, the UK or the EU.

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GUERNSEY

JERSEY

GENERAL

Basis of legal system

Common Law

Jurisdiction

Both the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are British Crown Dependencies and do not form part of England, the UK or the EU. Each Bailiwick is self-governing and responsible for its own laws (subject to approval, in certain circumstances, by the Privy Council in London)

Principal law

The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008

Companies (jersey) Law 1991

Company types

Limited by shares

Limited by guarantee

Mixed liability

Unlimited liability

Protected cell company (PCC)

Incorporated cell company (ICC)

Limited by shares (public / private, par value / no

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