ArticleLitigation Update: Forum Non Conveniens And PanamaBy a Judgment of 31 March 2015, the Supreme Court of Panama annulled Article 1421-J of the Judicial Code and declared it unconstitutional. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHatstone Lawyers
ArticleJersey "COURTERLY" Review | October 2016Although the legal year has only just started, over the summer months, a number of important judgments were handed down, brief summaries of which appear below...GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWalkers
ArticleDispute Resolution Lawyers Stress Importance Of Board Minutes In Regulatory InvestigationsToday Guernsey dispute resolution specialists Michael Rogers and Sandie Lyne presented to the NED forum on the topic of regulatory investigations.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOgier
PodcastOn The Sofa With.... Fay O'halloran (Podcast)In this podcast Partner, and Head of Dispute Resolution in BVI, David Harby speaks to Associate Fay O'Halloran. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleTrustees' Disclosure Obligations In Guernsey – Requests From BeneficiariesAll trustees will have had some experience of dealing with requests for trust information from beneficiaries. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleCourt Questions Its Willingness To Assist Aggressive Tax Avoidance Schemes Through The Use Of RectificationIn the matter of the Representation of IFM Corporate Trustees Limited v Helliwell and Mountain[2015] JRC160 the Royal Court of Jersey was asked to exercise its discretion to make an order for rectification.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleEnforcing Arbitral Awards In JerseySam Williams has produced a practice note in partnership with Lexis PSL on the enforcement of arbitral awards in Jersey. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleMomentous Decisions In Jersey - Wishes, Taxes, Conflicts And ProtectorsThis article considers a recent example of Public Trustee v Cooper applications in Jersey reported as In the Matter of the Piedmont Trust & Riviera Trust [2021] JRC 24. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWalkers
ArticleCourt Takes Another Step To Facilitating Speedy Recovery Of Legal CostsAccess to justice and the costs of litigation are items high on the agenda for the States, the judiciary and the legal profession and are currently the subject of review and consultation. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleCurtains Closed On Tate Modern ViewLast year, we prepared an article looking into the legal conflict between the Tate Modern and the residents of NEO Bankside, an exclusive development of luxury apartments on the banks of the RiverGuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleJersey Court Rescues A Charitable Trust Mixed With Private Purpose (In Re Estate Of Constantin Mattas)LexisNexis has published an article by Fritha Ford and Bradley Gibb on the judgment by the Royal Court in Jersey in Representation of Equiom Trust (CI) Ltd re Estate of Constantin Mattas.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleOgier Advises Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. On Its Recommended Offer For Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PlcOgier has advised NYSE-listed Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. on its recommended offer for Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOgier
ArticleOverruled: Court Of Appeal Sets New Test For Permission To Appeal Applications In JerseyThe Court of Appeal in Jersey has set a new test for permission to appeal from all future decisions of the Royal Court in civil proceedings.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBedell Cristin
ArticleAdducing Fresh Evidence In Judicial ReviewBedell Cristin recently advised and acted for a Jersey company in respect of a challenge to a notice issued by the Comptroller of Income Tax in Jersey.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBedell Cristin
ArticleNew Partner Justin Davis Joins Ogier's Growing Dispute Resolution And Restructuring And Corporate Recovery Teams In Hong KongExperienced BVI litigator Justin Davis has joined Ogier's Dispute Resolution and Restructuring and Corporate Recovery teams in Hong Kong as partner.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOgier
ArticlePodcast: My 51-Year Career With Appleby - John Bisson, Part 3Today our Jersey podcast series Let's Talk Law: Jersey, focusses on the impressive career of Partner John Bisson, who has been at Appleby for 51 years.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationAppleby
ArticleRoyal Court’s Approval Of Third Party Funding Improves Access To JusticeThe Royal Court of Jersey’s approval of third party funding has given businesses and individuals in the Island improved access to justice. GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCollas Crill
ArticleSenior Advocate Damian Evans Joins Ogier's Dispute Resolution TeamLegal 500 ranks Damian as a Leading Individual, describing him as ‘extremely intelligent, brilliant in court, unfailingly practical and results-driven'.GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJersey Finance Limited
ArticleSnapshot: Obtaining Indemnity Costs Against A Litigant In JerseyIn a recent further judgment in Cohen & Crooks as Joint Administrators for the Estate of James Donald Hanson & Anor v Arbitrage Research and Trading S.A. & Ors, the Royal Court of Jersey...GuernseyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOgier