THE OFFSHORE CASE DIGEST OFFERS READERS A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR COMMERCIAL CASES DECIDED IN BERMUDA, THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
Our goal is to provide a useful reference tool for clients and practitioners who are interested in the development of case law in each jurisdiction.
RECENT cases
January 2021Shareholder Rights and Remedies: a summary
January 2021BVI Passes Legislation Codifying the “Black Swan” Jurisdiction
January 2021Provisional Liquidators, the Automatic Stay, and the Hong Kong Court
December 2020Ciban Management Corporation (Appellant) v Citco (BVI) Ltd and another (Respondents) Privy Council
November 2020 October 2020Covering Ears to Steal Bells: Ignoring Insolvency at Risk of Liquidation
September 2020 September 2020 September 2020 August 2020Undue Influence: Clarification of the Requirements on Lenders
July 2020A Seismic Shift to Certainty: “Substratum” and the Proper Construction of Trust Deeds
July 2020Rangecroft v. Lenox: Statutory Demands, Arbitration Clauses and s.18 of the Arbitration Act 2013
July 2020BVI Norwich Pharmacal orders unaffected by Broad Idea (No 2)
April 2020BVI Court Issues Key Decision on Recoverability of Costs
March 2020Cayman Court of Appeal Clarifies the Purpose of Section 99 of the Companies Law
Disclaimers: These publications are not intended to be a substitute for legal advice or a legal opinion. They deal in broad terms and are intended to merely provide as a brief overview and give general information.
Effective 3 December 2020, all legislation in the Cayman Islands is described by the term “Act” rather than “Law”. Any references to “Law” (and accompanying acronyms) in Conyers written materials pre-dating October 2020 should be read as “Act”.