In your court - July 2018

In your court: offshore dispute resolution review July 2018

Successful application to remove a trustee of two Guernsey law trusts

Gavin Ferguson, Alice Bricogne and Sandie Lyne successfully acted in a case involving the removal of a professional trustee following the resignation of all of its directors (leaving two Guernsey trusts effectively paralysed) and the appointment of a local trust company as trustee in its place. The provisions of the two trust instruments were such that it was not possible either to remove the trustee or to appoint a new one without the assistance of the Guernsey Court.

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Refusal of consent under Guernsey's AML reporting regime: balancing the rights of asset custodians and owners

The Financial Intelligence Service's refusal to consent to a proposed transaction under Guernsey's anti-money laundering reporting regime has resulted in the Royal Court deciding its first private law action between the person claiming the asset and the financial institution holding it. 

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Appointing receivers in aid of equitable execution in Cayman

A recent decision of the Cayman Islands Grand Court in Y v R (9 January 2018) has confirmed the applicable principles concerning the appointment of receivers to aid enforcement of a Cayman Islands’ judgment.

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Cayman dispute resolution team doubles in size in eight months

Ogier's Cayman Dispute Resolution team has doubled in size in the last eight months after a series of major instructions.

The new arrivals include Marc Kish, a lateral senior partner hire from another international offshore firm, Managing Associate Jennifer Fox; senior associates Ilona Groark and Gemma Lardner; associates Deborah Barker Roye and Rebecca Findlay.

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BVI litigator Grant Carroll joins Ogier's Dispute Resolution team

Experienced BVI litigator Grant Carroll has joined Ogier's Dispute Resolution team as a managing associate. Grant – who specialises in shareholder disputes, contentious insolvency matters and commercial litigation – joins the team led by partner Brian Lacy. He previously worked in the jurisdiction for another offshore law firm, having practised as a commercial barrister in England for six years.   

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