Carey Olsen opens Singapore office
Three years after the successful launch of its Cayman Islands’ office, leading offshore law firm, Carey Olsen, has opened its Singapore office following the granting of its licence by the Attorney-General’s Chambers. Carey Olsen Cayman managing partner, Jarrod Farley, said…
Jersey: Being rational in the exercise of powers of appointment and removal in Jersey Trusts – Royal Court Guidance in the matter of the P And R Trusts
Article by Nigel Sanders and Leon Hurd From Ogier In its decision in In the Matter of the P and R Trusts the Royal Court has provided useful guidance with regard to the exercise of fiduciaries’ powers of appointment of…
Channel Islands: Grant Thornton and Ogier successfully apply to the Courts for innovative pooling application in Huelin-Renouf liquidation
By James Qualtrough From Isle News In a case which marked a significant step in developing cross-Bailiwick restructuring law, Ogier has acted for the joint liquidators of Huelin Renouf Shipping Limited and Huelin-Renouf (Guernsey) Limited. The resulting decision regarding the…
Which offshore companies have bought land or buildings in your neighbourhood?
By David Lindsell From Richmond and Twickenham Times: IMAGE: An online map shows which properties have been bought by overseas companies. The map, created by Private Eye magazine using Land Registry Data between 2005 and 2014, includes hundreds of properties…
Enhance announce new office location in Singapore
Enhance Group, the FinTech and investment oversight company with headquarters in Jersey, have opened their new offices based at the Hong Leong Finance Building, a skyscraper in the central business district of Singapore. The move into the new offices follows…
Collas Crill expands into Cayman legal market
By Michael Washburn From IFLR1000 Collas Crill, a law firm that derived from the merger in April 2011 of Collas Day in Guernsey and Crill Canavan in Jersey, has announced plans for a merger with Cayman Islands law firm Charles…
International recognition for Carey Olsen’s funds team in the Cayman Islands
International offshore law firm Carey Olsen has been awarded Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year in the Cayman Islands in the 2015 Corporate International Legal Awards. Running since 2008, the awards are a result of in-depth independent research scrutinised…
Cayman conference calls for update to trust law
From IFC Review The Cayman Islands urgently needs to update and innovate its trust law to maintain its international competitiveness, according to speakers at the Mourant Ozannes International Trusts and Private Client Conference, reports Compass Cayman. Morven McMillan, partner at…
Legal 500 UK heralds Carey Olsen as the number one Channel Islands legal adviser
The new release of the Legal 500 UK, the leading industry report that grades law firms across the UK, has ranked Carey Olsen in tier one across all of its 16 practice categories in the Channel Islands, making it the…
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…
