Appleby-Website-Privacy-and-Data-Protection
26 May 2026

Transparency is a legal requirement under Pipa

Major companies across the European Union have faced substantial fines between 2019 and 2024, estimated at a total of €930 million (about $1.08 billion), not only for cyberattacks or data breaches, but also for issues such as noncompliant privacy notices. A common theme in many cases has been a lack of transparency.

Appleby-Website-Arbitration-and-Dispute-Resolution
14 May 2026

Arbitrating shareholders’ disputes and beyond – the Mauritian Supreme Court re-affirms its non-interventionist and pro-arbitration stance

On 08 May 2026, the Mauritian Supreme Court, sitting as the panel of Designated Judges appointed under the International Arbitration Act 2008 (IAA), delivered an important judgment in Intermediate Investment Holdings Ltd v Imevbore & Ors 2026 SCJ 186 (IIHL Case). The Supreme Court declined to award costs sought by the Respondents following the Applicant’s withdrawal of an application for an interim injunction.

Appleby-Website-Insurance-and-Reinsurance
8 May 2026

Outsourcing considerations for Bermuda insurers

As Bermuda insurers engage with third-party service providers to support their business functions, the Bermuda Monetary Authority has clarified its regulatory expectations surrounding outsourcing arrangements and operational resilience.

Appleby-Website-Jersey2
6 May 2026

A Changing Landscape for Business Relocation

Find out more about the changing landscape for business relocation to Jersey

jersey
29 Apr 2026

Experience Meets The Future: Inside Appleby's Property Team

Why Appleby Jersey's Property team offers grounded advice that is never stuck in the past

The Exception To The Rule: Stricter Test Applies Where Granting An Interlocutory Injunction Would Shut Out Trial
28 Apr 2026

The Interplay Between Supervision Applications and Winding Up on the Just and Equitable Ground: Re Atlas Capital Markets LLC

In its recent judgment in Re Atlas Capital Markets LLC [2026] CIGC (FSD) 19, the Grand Court considered itself bound to make a supervision order pursuant to s.131(b) of the Companies Act, notwithstanding that the company was the subject of a pending just and equitable winding up (J&E) petition when its voluntary liquidation was commenced; and rejected an attack on the joint voluntary liquidators’ (JVLs) independence, which was principally based on a misreading of the JVLs’ evidence and lacked any objective foundation. The authors, who successfully represented the JVLs in obtaining the supervision order, discuss this important judgment further below – which is believed to be the first decision on the interplay between supervision applications and J&E proceedings under the Companies Act – and offer their views on the guidance that shareholders petitioning on the just and equitable ground may derive from it in future cases.  The challenge to the JVLs’ independence was rejected on the well-established principles which Doyle J discussed in Re Global Fidelity Bank [2021] 2 CILR 361, and is not discussed in further detail below.

Appleby-Website-BVI1
27 Apr 2026

Back to Basics - Dispute Series

Winding-Up Petitions in the BVI – A Practical Guide For Creditors Applying to appoint a BVI liquidator is one of the most cost effective and efficient tools available to creditors who want to recover debts or liabilities from BVI companies and is often a go-to strategy where simpler methods of debt collection have failed. Once appointed, a liquidator has a broad range of immediate powers including the ability to take possession and control of all of the company’s assets. In this guide, we highlight the process and the key principles for creditors to consider prior to and during the liquidator appointment process. 

Economic Substance
27 Apr 2026

Economic substance regime now falls under Cita

Recent amendments to Bermuda’s economic substance regime have transferred regulatory responsibility from the Registrar of Companies to the Corporate Income Tax Agency.

Appleby-Website-Insurance-and-Reinsurance
23 Apr 2026

ReConnect 2026: Practical takeaways for Reinsurers, Cedants and Investors doing business in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman International Reinsurance Commercial Association (CIRCA) held its annual conference, [Re]Connect, last week at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. This year’s [Re]Connect has once again demonstrated Cayman’s growing influence in global reinsurance and the strength of the jurisdiction’s regulatory, professional and commercial ecosystem. The event brought together 675 registered delegates, including reinsurers, cedants, major US law firms, audit firms, tax practices, asset managers, overseas regulators, industry leaders and rating agencies – as well as Appleby Cayman’s [Re]Insurance Team, with Miriam Smyth, Regulatory Counsel, speaking on a panel of experts on structuring, licensing and operating a Cayman insurer.