Objectively speaking – Jersey confirms its stance on contractual formation
A recent decision of the Royal Court has held that, when determining whether or not parties have consented to entering into a contract and if so on what terms, an objective test should be applied rather than the Court seeking to determine, subjectively, what the parties intended.
Drafting Restrictive Covenants
Restrictive covenants, which seek to prevent an employee doing certain things for a period of time after their employment ends, are an important form of protection for an employer’s business.
NAV Facilities: A Promising Vaccine for Funds in the Era of Covid-19?
The spotlight has been on NAV facilities and other bespoke financings as an area poised for growth, given their potential to unlock liquidity for fully-invested funds.
Latin America continues to be one of the world’s largest emerging markets, and although challenges remain, education has been key to the region’s captive insurance market growth.
Jersey adopted the Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020 (Disclosure Law) on 14 July 2020 and registered it in the Royal Court of Jersey on 23 October 2020.
Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020
Jersey adopted the Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020 (Disclosure Law) on 14 July 2020 and registered it in the Royal Court of Jersey on 23 October 2020.
Issues to consider on terminating employment
In this article we discuss some of the key issues that employers and employees should consider when giving notice to terminate an employment contract.
To Intervene or not Intervene?
Consideration is often given as to the circumstances when the courts may intervene in the administration of Jersey trusts. That in turn gives rise to issues as to the interrelationship between the inherent and statutory supervisory jurisdiction of the court over Jersey trusts on the one hand, and the setting aside of decisions by trustees on the grounds of impropriety on the other hand. These issues came into stark relief in the interesting recent Royal Court decision in B v Erinvale PTC [2020] JRC 213.
Lockdown 2.0: Update on Jersey Cash Box Structures
Since our last update on cash box structures at the start of April 2020 the UK economy has endured a turbulent Q2 and Q3.
This Q&A discusses the obligations for private-sector data controllers in Bermuda to notify, register with, or obtain authorization from the data protection authority under Bermuda's comprehensive data protection law before processing personal data.
Giving notice: key considerations
In this month’s article we discuss some of the key issues to consider when giving notice to terminate an employment contract.
Asian Legal Business Conversations: Hong Kong Managing Partner Cameron Adderley
Hong Kong office Managing Partner Cameron Adderley interviewed by Asian Legal Business