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The rapid deployment of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) are having an impact on how companies continue to meet their regulatory obligations

When considering the sanctions imposed on directors of Guernsey companies for misconduct or breaches of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law")...

The appointment of a provisional liquidator is not often pursued as the practical implications are draconian: directors lose the ability to control and manage the company's affairs.

One of the small, but important, details to arise from the recent case of Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited (in Liquidation) and others v. Conway and others [2017] was that the directors under fire in that case ...

In a much anticipated and significant judgment, the United Kingdom Supreme Court this week confirmed in Rukhadze and Others v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another [2025]...

The tax authorities of Guernsey and Jersey have confirmed that where operating practices have to be adjusted to compensate for the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

To ensure that the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Law") keeps pace with the needs of local business and to respond to developments in other jurisdictions,

Dixcart Trust Corporation Limited ('Dixcart') provides a suite of outsourced professional company secretarial services for listed companies that trade on worldwide stock exchanges.

Readers may be aware of a principle of company law in the Crown Dependencies known as ‘reflective loss'. This says that where a company suffers a loss due to the actions of another party...

The spotlight is now back on the role of directors in pre-pack deals following the English High Court's recent decision on the fiduciary duties directors owe following a company's insolvency.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the GFSC) has published an amended version of the Guernsey Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance (the Code) which asks boards of companies

Substance laws came into effect across the offshore world from the start of 2019 – they require companies claiming tax residency in zero or low-tax jurisdictions to prove that they have real substance there.

This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of our clients in connection with the provisions relevant to company secretaries under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law").

On 5 October 2022, the Supreme Court handed down their landmark judgment in the long-running case of BTI v Sequana. It is "a momentous decision for company law" (in the words of Lady Arden who gave one of the leading judgments) ...

The coronavirus pandemic has already had a significant, direct impact on mortality rates worldwide. That is not surprising. However, market commentators*

As companies continue to adjust to operating under the various regimes put in place by both the States of Guernsey and governments globally in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and even now look forward to how and when ...

A High Court decision has, among other findings, provided clarity to the effect of the statutory provisions relating to dissolved companies once they are restored to the Register. The High Court held that directors' duties...

Charitable giving is deeply rooted in Middle Eastern culture, and Middle Eastern clients are turning to Guernsey for its range of structures available for philanthropic causes.