Offshore Fund Disputes Lawyers

Briefing Note: CDD – Acceptance of Scanned PDFs of Wet Ink Certified Documents

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (Handbook), introducing changes that affect how regulated businesses verify their clients’ identities and documents.

Lisa Upham

JPLs, Directors and Arbitration: Grand Court Clarifies the Scope of Provisional Liquidators' Powers

In Peakwave Investment Management Ltd v Energy Evolution GP Ltd [2026] CIGC (FSD) 22, the Grand Court clarified the scope of joint provisional liquidators' powers following their appointment. In particular, the Court confirmed that the appointment of provisional liquidators does not automatically displace existing directors.

David Lee, Joe Dale

Property, Fairness and the Constitution: The Grand Court Marks the Boundaries of Freedom of Information

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has overturned a decision of the Ombudsman in a successful judicial review brought by Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC), represented by Appleby.

Andrew Jackson, Zuhair Farouki

The Cost of Getting Employee Departures Wrong: Five Common Pitfalls for Bermuda Employers

Employee departures are an inevitable part of running a business, but the way they are managed can have significant legal, financial and operational consequences. In Bermuda, employers who approach terminations without adequate preparation may expose themselves to unnecessary disputes, regulatory issues, and reputational harm. Whether an employee is being dismissed for performance reasons, made redundant or departing as part of a negotiated exit, by recognizing the following common mistakes and taking a proactive approach, organizations can manage departures more effectively and reduce risk.

Anna Markiewicz

Appleby Trainee Associate Admitted as British Virgin Islands Barrister

Andrew Willins, KC, Shana Simmonds-Lewis, Akeya Herbert

Back to Basics- Disputes Series

COMPELLING THE INNOCENT: NORWICH PHARMACAL RELIEF IN THE BVI Norwich Pharmacal relief can be a key, strategic tool to assist litigants with early-stage investigation where a BVI company is involved in “wrongdoing” that is the subject of ongoing or prospective litigation either in the BVI or abroad.  A Norwich Pharmacal disclosure order in the BVI is typically made against the registered agent of a “wrongdoer” BVI company, unbeknownst to the company itself, compelling the registered agent to provide information and documentation on the company’s directors, shareholders, ultimate beneficial owners and/or assets.  It is a flexible remedy but it typically enables an applicant party to obtain disclosure to identify the protagonists controlling the “wrongdoer” BVI company and details of its assets necessary in order to pursue their claim or to enforce and execute a judgment. Most frequently, relief is given in aid of foreign proceedings where it is needed to properly plead out a potential claim, to support eventual enforcement of a foreign judgment and/or to obtain or police an injunction.

Olwyn Barry, Fay O’Halloran

ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS: Law Over Borders Comparative Guide 2026 – Jersey

A Jersey guide to how judgments are enforced.

Sam Williams, Olivia Lewis

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.

Sharmilla Bhima, Nivedita Patten

Appleby hosts Cayman Islands delegation in Shanghai

David Bulley, Hannah Yao, Freya Xu