Conyers’ litigation and corporate teams were recently pleased to assist China Medonline Inc. (the “Company“) in relation to the withdrawal of a winding-up petition against the Company in the Cayman Islands Grand Court, and in...more
6/6/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Business Litigation ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Insolvency ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Shareholders ,
Winding Up Petitions
On August 31, 2022, Part V of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the “Companies Act”) was amended to introduce the new role of a court-appointed “Restructuring Officer” and a dedicated “Restructuring Petition” (the “RO...more
On 23 October 2024, Deputy High Court Judge Le Pichon of the Court of First Instance in the High Court of the Hong Kong SAR granted recognition and assistance to Chan Ho Yin (also known as Michael Chan) (“Mr Chan“) of Kroll...more
In Garofalo v Crisp and Ors [2024] EWHC 1737 (Ch), the English Court found that a higher evidential threshold should be applied when deciding whether or not to grant an exceptional interim relief for a change of management...more
In a recent decision of the BVI Commercial Court, the Honourable Mr Justice Wallbank dismissed an application by the Defendants in King Bun Limited & Ors v Lau Man Sang James & Ors to set aside a previous order granting...more
Nov 2023 In August 2021, the BVI Commercial Court handed down judgment on liability in favour of the Claimants against seven directors of Vanway for carrying out a fraud on the minority shareholders, in selling the assets of...more
12/8/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
British Virgin Islands ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Judgment ,
Fraud ,
Hong Kong ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Settlement
In the case of Re China Properties Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2023] HKCFI 2346, the Hong Kong Court has shown its commitment to providing assistance to local liquidators appointed by it by asserting in personam...more
11/10/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Litigation ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Cayman Islands ,
China ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Hong Kong ,
In-Personam ,
Insolvency ,
Liquidation
On 7 July 2023, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down judgment in BVIHCMAP 2021/0034 Lau Man Sang, James and Others v. King Bun Limited and Others. Conyers represented the successful Respondents before the Court...more
9/7/2023
/ Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Business Companies Act ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Commercial Court ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Duty of Care ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Shareholder Litigation