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Introduction

What section 380A means for administrators

We recently achieved a significant milestone by obtaining permission from the Royal Court of Guernsey for Joint Administrators to make a distribution to unsecured creditors during an administration. This marks the first order granted under section 380A of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008.

This article first appeared in Volume 22, Issue 6 of International Corporate Rescue.

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• The application process and evidence required by the JFSC for a migration

• Consideration of a migration application by the JFSC

• Effects of granting a certificate of continuance and a migration overseas

The object of this guide is to provide clients of Walkers with information on the process involving the migration of companies to and from Jersey.

Migration to Jersey

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