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In the first judgment of its kind in Jersey, Advocate Marcus Pallot successfully obtained a winding up order in a contested creditors' winding up.

The doctrine of fictional fulfilment works so that where parties enter into a contract subject to a condition precedent and that condition precedent fails, because one of the parties has caused it to fail...

It goes without saying that an employer cannot vaccinate its unwilling employees, but can an employer dismiss or otherwise discipline an employee that refuses vaccination?

If you consider Bermuda's history and its strength and experience in surviving and thriving for over 400 years it is no surprise that Bermuda is again at the forefront of innovation...

With effect from 1 January 2023, all companies incorporated or registered in the British Virgin Islands (Companies)...

The English Court of Appeal in Satyam Enterprises Ltd v Burton [2021] EWCA Civ 287 has recently followed the Privy Council's decision in Ciban Management Corporation v Citco (BVI)...

In the recent case of Kathryn Ma Wai Fong v Incredible Power and Ors (BVIHC 52 of 2016), Carey Olsen

When a solvent BVI company's purpose comes to an end, the directors or members of the company will often seek to dissolve the company.

As trusts and beneficiaries age, and families become increasingly mobile and dispersed, wealth succession and asset protection structures may need to be reviewed and restructured to ensure that they remain fit for purpose.

In what is likely to be a very popular addition to Cayman's stable of corporate products, the Limited Liability Company (LLC) has been introduced...

Our investment funds team outline the latest developments in the investment funds market in Guernsey including the Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2022...

This briefing discusses the GFSC's reduction in application and annual fees for Private Investment Funds, which, when read alongside the reforms implemented under the 2025 PIF Rules...

Guernsey's Private Investment Fund regime was launched in November last year and has so far proved to be a popular route to launch a private fund.

Could a UK law firm be compelled to provide personal data which it held by reason of it having advised the trustee of a Bahamian Trust?

Taxation in Guernsey is the responsibility of the Director of the Revenue Service in Guernsey and the principal legislation is contained in the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975 as extensively

Guernsey has recently introduced changes to the Protected Cell Companies Ordinance, 1997 to allow for the incorporation of any company as a protected cell company , save for certain Guernsey regulated businesses, provided that the administration of the PCC is undertaken by a Guernsey licensed financial services business with a principal place of business in Guernsey.

Carey Olsen has acted for the winning parties in a decision issued by Guernsey's Royal Court in a landmark trust case involving Robert Tchenguiz and one of the offshore trust structures in which his assets are held.