On 15 May 2024, the Bermuda Court granted an order striking out a winding-up petition (the “Petition”), setting aside an earlier order appointing joint provisional liquidators (“JPLs”), and discharging the JPLs appointed over...more
On 5 February 2024, the Honourable Justice Paul Webster granted a restoration order (the “Order”) pursuant to section 218A of the BVI Business Companies Act (Revised Edition 2020) (as amended) (the “Act”), declaring the...more
On 8 February 2024, the Honourable Mr Justice Paul Webster KC dismissed an application to set aside a statutory demand served on Angola Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) by Bai Jun Tian Cheng Limited (“Bai Jun”). Conyers...more
For businesses that are family-owned and run in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan, it is common for beneficial ownership and control of the business enterprise to be vested in the shareholders of a...more
10/9/2023
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British Virgin Islands ,
Business Entities ,
BVI Business Companies ,
China ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Debt ,
Debtors ,
Estate Planning ,
Holding Companies ,
Hong Kong ,
Incorporation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Shareholders ,
Taiwan
The Cayman Islands Grand Court recently delivered its judgment in Re Shinsun Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. FSD 192 of 2022 (DDJ) (21 April 2023) (unreported) (the “Shinsun Judgment”) in which the court determined the ultimate...more
9/8/2023
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Bermuda ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Cayman Islands ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Hong Kong ,
Insolvency ,
International Finance ,
Investment Schemes ,
Investors ,
UK
In October 2022, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the Z Trust case of Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd (Respondent) v Halabi (in his capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Mdam Intisar Nouri) (Jersey) which was...more
1/3/2023
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British Virgin Islands ,
Cayman Islands ,
Creditors ,
Hong Kong ,
Indemnification ,
Indemnity ,
Insolvency ,
Trustees ,
Trusts ,
UK Privy Council