Fund Finance
4 Feb 2025

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations – Jersey

The Appleby Jersey team provides comprehensive insight into legal trends and developments in the fund finance market.

Insight
31 Jan 2025

Capital Markets in Jersey: Regulatory Overview

Our Appleby Jersey use this Q&A to give an overviewof the main equity and debt market/exchanges and the main regulators and legislation that govern them

Technology and Innovation
31 Jan 2025

Bermuda Monetary Authority’s 2025 Tech Commitment

A focus on the crucial and enabling role that technology plays across all financial service sectors is among the most notable objectives discussed in the business plan for 2025 published by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

Fund Finance
29 Jan 2025

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025 – Bermuda

The Bermuda fund industry sees investment predominantly from North America and Europe, and therefore trends in the Bermuda fund finance market track the major onshore markets. Although there is no overall data reporting service for the local fund finance market, anecdotal reports from many of the major facility lenders, as well as Appleby practitioners, anticipate that there will continue to be a high demand for capital call or subscription line facilities. That is not to say, of course, that other structures such as NAV facilities will not be utilised.

The Exception To The Rule: Stricter Test Applies Where Granting An Interlocutory Injunction Would Shut Out Trial
28 Jan 2025

Case Commentary: Mulliez H.S.B v Telecel Group SA & Anor 2025 SCJ 31

On 22 January 2025, the full bench of the Court of Civil Appeal in the matter of Mulliez H.S.B v Telecel Group SA & Anor 2025 SCJ 31 decided on the scope of Section 6 of the Court of Civil Appeal Act 1963, also common referred as the “similar purpose application” section. Unsurprisingly, the Court has pathed the way for judicial activism holding that the: “Court would therefore readily intervene, in the absence of any appropriate or adequate legal remedy, where the immediate and urgent intervention of the Court is warranted for the due administration of justice through the exercise of its equitable jurisdiction.”

Employment-and-Immigration
23 Jan 2025

Fostering Respect: the Importance of Bullying and Sexual Harassment Policies in Bermuda (Part 1)

Under the Employment Act 2000 (EA), it is a requirement for an employer to not only have a compliant policy statement against bullying and sexual harassment (the Bullying and Sexual Harassment Policy), but to bring it to the attention of its employees.

Appleby-Website-Corporate-Practice
23 Jan 2025

Personal liability for 'playing fast and loose' with the rules for wrongful trading in Jersey

Following the Royal Court of Jersey's first wrongful trading order, our experts give their insight.

Appleby-Website-Insurance-and-Reinsurance
21 Jan 2025

Bermuda: Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Guide 2025

This guide provides the latest information on sources of insurance and reinsurance law, overseas-based insurers or reinsurers, making an insurance contract, intermediary involvement, alternative risk transfer (ART) transactions, warranties, conditions precedent, insurance disputes and insurtech.

Appleby-Website-Corporate-Practice
20 Jan 2025

A Golden New Year for natural resources in the Channel Islands

Our expert considers why Jersey and Guernsey are attractive jurisdictions for natural resource companies

Technology and Innovation
20 Jan 2025

Bermuda: Insurance industry is going through a ‘profound’ tech transformation

One of the most pressing demands on insurers, and their leadership, is coping with the accelerating pace of technology innovation and risk.