The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022: a Jersey perspective
The new Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act received Royal Assent on 15 March 2022 (th...
The New Era of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
It presents new opportunities for the offshore legal space, from the establishment of offshore inves...
Restructuring the offshore debt of Chinese Real Estate Developers
This article sets out how the current regimes in the Cayman Islands and the BVI can assist with rest...
Assignment, novation or sub-participation of loans
Transfers of loan portfolios between lending institutions have always been commonplace in the financ...
Appleby Mauritius Newsletter, April 2022
In the April 2022 issue of Appleby’s newsletter, we give you an overview of the latest legal and r...
Blockchain: The New Normal for Voting?
One of the learning points of the COVID-19 pandemic remains undoubtedly the dramatic shift which it ...
Yue Tue Fee L.A.R. and anor v JMS Aluminium Ltd 2022 SCJ 107
When is a Mise-en-Demeure not required?
Bank One Limited v Basgeet 2021 SCJ 93
The Supreme Court of Mauritius, sitting in its appellate jurisdiction, held that a fixed charge whic...
Statutory Demand: The time for a re-think?
A statutory demand is often perceived as a powerful weapon which the Insolvency Act 2009 (‘Insolve...
Employment rights during and following a pandemic under the Workers’ Rights Act
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which is currently affecting the community at a global leve...
Constitution or Shareholders’ Agreement – which one prevails?
In the daily practice of a corporate lawyer in Mauritius, a common item which crops up when seeking ...
Defining digital assets in insolvency proceedings
It has been more than a decade since the creation of the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, yet digital ...
