Publications

The Financial Crimes Commission Act in Mauritius: Strengthening Efforts to Combat Financial Crimes

The passing of the Mauritius Financial Crimes Commission Act on 21 December 2023 (the Act) marks a c...

Malcolm Moller

Bermuda: Cat Bond Market Momentum to Persist After Year of Surprises

It’s been a record breaking year for the catastrophe bond market, and the momentum is having a pos...

Brad Adderley

BVI Court hands down its written judgment outlining its reasons as to why s. 284 and 285 of the BVI Insolvency Act, 2003 – the summonsing of an officer or former officer of a BVI company (amongst other people) for examination under oath -– has extraterritorial effect

BVI Court hands down its written judgment outlining its reasons as to why s. 284 and 285 of the BVI ...

Daniel Mitchell

Service via NFT Air-Drop as Good as Gold in the BVI

In the case of AQF v (1) XIO (2) VQF, (3) CGN the BVI Court approved an ex parte order for service ...

Andrew Willins

Guide to Gambling Law in the Isle of Man 2024

Appleby's guide to gambling law in the Isle of Man provides an overview of gambling laws and regulat...

Claire Milne WS, Sophie Corkish

Focus on COMI

Schemes of Arrangement are often used as a successful restructuring tool, whether by way of a scheme...

David Bulley, Lorinda Peasland, Sebastian Said

Crypto Debt finds firm ground in the Singapore High Court for supporting a winding up petition. Would the same apply in other common law jurisdictions, including the BVI?

Crypto Debt finds firm ground in the Singapore High Court for supporting a winding up petition. Woul...

Daniel Mitchell

Bermuda: How to improve IT project outcomes

Transformative IT projects are not for the faint of heart, as they carry with them high probabilitie...

Duncan Card

Arbitration Clauses & Insolvent Winding Up Proceedings: The Cayman Anomaly

Much has been written in the wake of the Privy Council’s decision in FamilyMart China Holding Co L...

Andrew Jackson, Will Porter

Bermuda: Insolvency in a Consistently Reliable Restructuring Jurisdiction

This article discusses the defining features of Bermuda’s insolvency landscape and the primary ins...

John Wasty, John Riihiluoma, Lalita Vaswani, James Batten

Cayman Islands Real Estate Finance and Investment Outlook 2023

The Cayman Islands continue to offer attractive opportunities for real estate finance and investment...

Norman Klein, Adam Johnson

Isle of Man Trusts and Trustees Act 2023 Update

The much anticipated Trusts and Trustees Act 2023 received Royal Assent on the 18 July 2023, bringin...

Melissa Wong, Erin Trimble-Cregeen