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There is no generally implied term of good faith in all Jersey law contracts, the Royal Court has held. In doing so, it has answered a question left open in earlier Jersey judgments...

Corporate skeletons can make for costly surprises. This article outlines a framework and recommendations for each stage of an acquisition to safeguard the integrity of the transaction and the future stability...

Private Client analysis: This long-running fraud case illustrates the difficult task that the Channel Island courts sometimes have in comparing and distinguishing between ...

The private equity (PE) industry is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by key trends such as integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG considerations) into investment strategies.

We are often asked whether shareholders agreements and similar documents such as investment, joint venture agreements etc. should be filed with the Companies Registry.

A Jersey fund can be established as: a limited partnership, separate limited partnership, incorporated limited partnership or limited liability partnership; a company, protected cell company or incorporated cell company...

The Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC") has recently introduced new disclosure rules (the "ESG Disclosure Rules") which apply to Jersey funds which are promoted on the basis...

For the most part, mid-market fund managers across the board didn't miss a beat in the years over the Covid-19 pandemic.

A number of structures are used to issue and list securities on The International Stock Exchange, including private companies, public companies, S a R. L. (societé a responsabilité limitée)...

It is important that trustees understand their obligations if their trust structure comes under financial stress. Helpfully, the Jersey courts have provided guidance on the principles applicable to...

The Royal Court of Jersey has recently provided helpful guidance in relation to seeking approval for its decision to become involved in overseas litigation, and on related issues common in those...

19-year-old Zara Holt is spending her summer working alongside lawyers in our Jersey office as part of our legal bursary scheme which supports the next generation of legal professionals through work placements...

Put very simply, FinTech, or financial technology, involves the use of software in the provision of financial services. That does not sound particularly new, or particularly exciting.

The last few years have seen the world of offshore finance become increasingly competitive.

LLPs are partnerships governed by the terms of their partnership agreements with some benefits also attributable to companies such as a separate legal personality and limited liability for members.

Family offices are set to outsource more key services as pressure builds from clients for a wider range of support and more sophistication, new global research* from Ocorian, the specialist global provider of services...

On 5 January 2012 the Royal Court of Jersey held In the matter of the Bird Trusts [2012] JRC006 that an outgoing trustee is normally under an obligation to hand over all documentation and information (including legal advice) concerning the administration of a trust to the new trustee