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Brian Lacy
Partner | Legal
British Virgin Islands, Jersey
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Brian Lacy
Partner
British Virgin Islands, Jersey
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Newsletter
22 March 2019
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey
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The Ogier team continues to be at the forefront of industry developments.
Our lead story is from Brian Lacy and Grant Carroll who successfully represented the applicants in the first ever "soft touch" provisional liquidation in the BVI.
Read our lead article: The first ever "soft touch" provisional liquidation in the BVI: Constellation Overseas Ltd And Others - insights from the Ogier lawyers involved
Our award-winning global dispute resolution team continues to grow and we were delighted to recently welcome Damian Evans as counsel in Jersey and Bryan De Verneuil-Smith as managing associate in Guernsey.
We were also pleased to announce the promotions of William Jones (Cayman Islands) to counsel, Sandie Lyne (Guernsey) to managing associate and Ewelina Clyde-Smith (BVI) to senior associate, and to welcome Matthew Davies and Charlotte Ward to our Jersey and Guernsey dispute resolution teams respectively, following their graduation from Ogier's English solicitor training programme.
Our BVI team continues to go from strength to strength, with Ogier now having more ranked BVI litigators than any other firm in Chambers Global.
If you are attending INSOL Singapore next month, our team looks forward to seeing you there.
Enjoy In Your Court - and if you would like to discuss any of the topics covered please don't hesitate to get in touch with any of the contacts on the right.
In the long-awaited decision of Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi and Brothers Company ('AHAB') v SAAD Investments Company Limited (In Official Liquidation) (SICL) and Others, the Cayman Court dismissed AHAB's claims of fraud alleged against Mr Al Sanea's Cayman companies. In doing so, numerous complex areas of the law concerning commercial fraud and the ability to trace assets through corporate groups and into sophisticated financial products were considered.
Read the briefing from Jennifer Fox: The latest interpretation of the illegality defence in the Cayman Islands
Following the landmark English judgment in SFO v. ENRC [2018] EWCA Civ 2006 (as reported in our previous briefing), there have been two further significant judgments on litigation privilege. These will potentially be persuasive authorities in Jersey in this area, and should be noted by all litigants, including directors of trustees and companies in trust structures.
Read the briefing from Nick Williams and Rebecca McNulty: Further developments in legal privilege: lessons for Jersey
Each year, legal disputes over assets worth many billions of dollars worldwide are resolved in courtrooms and boardrooms in the Cayman Islands. The jurisdiction has a reputation for dealing with complex financial services and commercial litigation based on the relevance of its legislation, the reliability of its court system, and the experience of the professionals who work here.
Read the briefing from Marc Kish and William Jones: Not in dispute: Cayman's leading role in cross-border dispute resolution
In the case of Y v Chairman of the GFSC, the Guernsey Royal Court heard how an individual (Mr Y) used his employer's license with the GFSC to carry out company registrations for the clients of his own private accountancy practice. Mr Y's accountancy practice did not have the relevant permission from the GFSC to incorporate companies for clients.
Read the briefing from Alex Horsbrugh-Porter and Michael Rogers: Guernsey Royal Court issues regulatory decision on prohibition orders, fines and public statements
Increasing numbers of complex and high-value cross-border M&A deals are being effected by way of scheme of arrangement in Jersey.
Brian Lacy
Partner | Legal
British Virgin Islands, Jersey
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British Virgin Islands, Jersey
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Damian Evans
Partner | Legal
Jersey
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Jersey
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Bryan De Verneuil-Smith
Partner | Legal
Guernsey
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Guernsey
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Guernsey
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Guernsey
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Ewelina Clyde-Smith
Counsel | Legal
British Virgin Islands, London
Ewelina Clyde-Smith
Counsel
British Virgin Islands, London
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Senior Associate | Legal
Jersey
Matthew Davies
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Jersey
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Cayman Islands
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Cayman Islands
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Jersey
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Jersey
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Jersey
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Cayman Islands
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British Virgin Islands
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British Virgin Islands
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Guernsey
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Guernsey
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