Domestic Procedures

Are you witnessing an increasing trend towards any particular types of dispute?

Introduction
Background
Primacy of courts in place of incorporation
Decision
Comment

Introduction

Background
Facts
Decision
Comment

Background

Introduction

Facts
Strike out
Stay in favour of arbitration
Comment

Q4 2020 and Q1 2021 saw some significant developments in offshore restructuring, insolvency and corporate recovery, with the passage of new legislation and the handing down of judgments providing welcome clarification on laws relevant to practitioners in this area.

Introduction

The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (“Companies Law”) provides for companies, protected cell companies (“PCCs”), incorporated cell companies (“ICCs”) and cells of PCCs and ICCs to be placed into administration and for an administrator to be appointed to manage that entity's affairs whilst the administration order remains in force.

Legal issue of principle
Facts
First-instance decision
Court of Appeal decision
Decision's relevance