Sir Andrew concluded that the ground for refusing a stay in matters referred to arbitration is that the matter is of such public interest that it cannot be delegated to a private contractual process.

The Bankruptcy (Netting, Contractual Subordination and Non-petition Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2005 (the Netting Law) came into effect on 12 August 2005.

Structuring a rights issue for a UK PLC using a Jersey cash box vehicle can both make it easier to implement and add to the benefits from it.

There has been in recent years a marked convergence of the traditionally separate asset classes of "hedge" and "private equity", a trend that recently has dramatically accelerated as hedge fund managers scramble to manage liquidity by side pocketing illiquid or difficult-to-value assets, often in return for restructured upside fees that are paid only on realisation of the underlying assets.

The current conditions in the financial markets have made financing mergers and acquisitions with debt more difficult, but they have also had the effect that assets are available at good prices for those who can raise the necessary finance.

Just over a year ago a survey illustrated that there were some 60,000 trusts administered in Guernsey. It is reasonable to assume that the largest proportion of these have been set up by private clients.

Where there is a strong case of fraud, a claimant will often be concerned that the fraudsters will dissipate their assets quickly if they know that the claimant has identified the BVI company as involved.

This briefing concerns the latest judgment in the Ablyazov matter following a third application brought by English court appointed Receivers, in which the Jersey Royal Court held that it had jurisdiction to appoint the Receivers (whose appointment had been recognised by the Jersey Court in an earlier judgment) as managers of a Jersey company.

With the favourable tax regime for Luxembourg's Holding 1929 companies ("1929 companies") due to be abolished in 2010, we have seen a significant increase in clients looking to migrate such companies to the Channel Islands.

Guernsey-incorporated and registered company Rainbow Rare Earths Limited has been listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

A limited partnership is a partnership between one or more general partners, who are solely responsible for managing the partnership, and one or more limited partners, who are investors in the partnership with no involvement in its management.

In 2014, the Cayman Islands Government brought into force the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014

Yogi Berra, the iconic American baseball catcher, famously said: "Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it's not working."

Europe’s role in the global investment fund market has become increasingly prominent. The introduction of alternative investment strategies has created a more competitive arena and, as a result, jurisdictions closer to the European market are increasingly becoming a more attractive platform for offshore investments.

In a helpful judgment the Jersey Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Royal Court in Pirrwitz v AI Airports International Limited and PI Power International Limited [2013] JRC 017.

A new Australian private equity fund manager has chosen Guernsey for the launch of its first fund, one of the largest ever raised in Australia and New Zealand.

In the mid-1990s receivable trust structures became the preferred form for the issue of bonds backed by UK credit card receivables.

The Investment Business (Approved Managers) Regulations, 2012 provides an attractive "regulatory light" option for qualifying investment managers and advisors.

The Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) has listed its first ever Chinese issuer.

Investec Asset Management has migrated and re-domiciled a US$1.2 billion fund from Ireland and Guernsey due to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).