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Jersey companies are widely used for setting up joint ventures, particularly in a private equity context – further information on why Jersey entities are popular for private equity structures...

Advocate David Dorgan, from Crill Canavan’s trusts and foundations team, considers why keeping accurate minutes is best practice for trustees.

The Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the "Law") allows a company registered in a foreign jurisdiction to migrate from its home jurisdiction to Jersey provided that the laws of the foreign jurisdiction allows it to do so.

The United Kingdom government has recently finished a first round of consultation on a proposed new regime allowing overseas companies to re-domicile to the UK.

At the same time as the latest enhancements to the Jersey Private Funds (JPF) guide becoming effective on the 6 August, the Jersey Financial Services Commission...

Changes to the international economic, regulatory and commercial landscape are prompting many financial institutions to review their operations and product lines and, where appropriate, consider strategic restructuring initiatives.

Hawksford has had great success over the years in helping managers launch their first private capital funds. Our position within the wider Jersey ecosystem of multi-disciplinary...

The Policy published by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the JFSC) on 1 March 2017 achieves much by doing away with the distinction between delegation and outsourcing...

Environmental, social and corporate governance has been high on agendas for the last few years, but 2020 saw focus sky rocket in boardrooms, in the media and amongst legislators and regulators.

Being based in Mauritius, I am particularly interested in the commitment to deforestation as this is something that is particularly pertinent in Africa.

An Alternative Investment Fund Manager ("AIFM") which markets its funds ("AIFs") in the UK or Europe is required to report information (referred to as ‘transparency information' or ‘Annex IV reporting')...

Two-fifths of the world's CEOs believe their business will no longer exist in 10 years' time based on their current trajectories. This stark figure reflects the unpredictable economic conditions...

The Attorney General has released helpful guidance relating to applications for director disqualifications pursuant to Article 78 of the Companies Law 1991.

The UK Supreme Court's decision in Saxon Woods v Costa establishes that directors cannot justify covert, disloyal conduct by claiming they sincerely believed they were acting in the company's best interests. This analysis examines how the ruling clarifies section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 and explores its implications for directors of Jersey companies, where article 74(1)(a) of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 takes a different structural approach to the same fundamental duty.

Families come in all shapes and sizes and it follows that there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to establishing an effective governance framework for a single family office....

The AIC Code is a framework of best practice in respect of the governance of investment companies published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

In a market shaped by higher financing costs and evolving capital partnerships, real estate sponsors are increasingly focused on structuring flexibility throughout the investment lifecycle. Against this backdrop, Jersey remains a well-established platform for international real estate investment. Its corporate and regulatory framework, including the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 and the Jersey Private Fund (JPF) regime, combines regulatory credibility with practical structuring flexibility.