Walkers expands London based restructuring practice
Leading international law firm Walkers is pleased to announce Senior Counsel, John O’Driscoll, has moved to the Firm’s London office to drive the ongoing expansion of Walkers’ Global Insolvency and Corporate Recovery practice. In his new role John will use…
Maples and Calder announces partner relocations
International law firm, Maples and Calder continues to strengthen its global presence and capabilities with a number of recent internal transfers. Shaun Denton, previously the Managing Partner of the firm’s London office, has relocated to Asia to head up the…
Noah Education Holdings Ltd. enters into Definitive Merger Agreement for Going Private Transaction
SHENZHEN, China, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Noah Education Holdings Ltd. (“Noah” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NED), a leading provider of education services in China, today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger…
Maples putts for Feed Our Future
Maples and Calder recently donated its winnings from the Cayman Islands Golf Invitational, totalling CI$1,700, to local charity Feed Our Future. The team placed second in the tournament, which took place from 13-14 December 2013 at the North Sound Golf…
Maples and Calder Sends Young Caymanian lawyer to Hong Kong
In continuing its commitment to offering newly qualified and junior Caymanian lawyers the opportunity to expand their horizons, Maples and Calder has granted Associate Christina Gordon the opportunity to gain experience in a foreign office by way of a secondment….
Corporate tax avoidance ‘scheme’ hurting Canada, expert says
By Talin Vartanian, From CBC News Country’s corporate tax rate sits at about 25 per cent As Canadians dutifully file personal income tax returns during the coming weeks, consider this: many profitable companies pay little or no tax. In an…
Cayman government ministers return from Branson energy summit
Environment Minister Hon. Wayne Panton and Finance Minister Hon. Marco Archer recently returned from entrepreneur billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s energy summit in the British Virgin Islands. They will now share their experience with other Cabinet ministers to decide whether the…
Destination paradise [Cayman is one – of course!]
By Maura McBride From Irish Independent For Ireland’s young professionals, utopian destinations are no longer just to be explored while on holiday. Twenty and thirty-somethings are moving to far-flung destinations in search of higher pay and a better quality of…
Ogier appoints partners in Cayman Islands and British Virgin islands
The Managing Partners of Ogier’s Caribbean offices today announced that Shameer Jasani has been appointed as a partner in the Cayman Islands Corporate and Funds team, and Ray Ng has been appointed as a partner and Head of Litigation for…
Finnwatch: 100s of Finnish subsidiaries in tax havens
From yle uutiset According to a new report by the business watchdog organization Finnwatch, Finnish companies have 438 subsidiaries in countries classed as tax havens. The Finnwatch reports says that Finnish companies have set up subsidiaries in countries such as…
