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ParrisWhittaker
To what extent can an aggrieved shareholder seek remedies for a company in an unfair prejudice claim?
ParrisWhittaker
It is for the board of directors to decide whether to take into account climate change risks when exercising their decision-making duties, not for the court to require it, a ruling has confirmed.
ParrisWhittaker
Are individual shareholders ‘transferors' for the purposes of the UK's transfer of assets abroad regime?
British Virgin Islands
Harneys
How to enforce Security in the BVI out of court will depend on your Security type. For this guide, we focus on the out-of-court enforcement of Security granted over shares in a company.
Walkers
For over three decades, it has been common practice for high net worth individuals to hold their wealth via shares in British Virgin Islands ("BVI") business companies.
Harneys
One of the reasons why the Cayman Islands is a leading offshore jurisdiction is the flexibility of Cayman Islands companies. The main legislation regulating the formation and operation...
Harneys
All exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands are subject to the continuing obligations set out in the Companies Act.
Cayman Islands
Harneys
This guide outlines the procedure for a voluntary liquidation of a solvent Cayman Islands exempted company and the duties of its liquidator.
Maples Group
The primary sources of regulation of M&A in the Cayman Islands are the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act") and common law.
Harneys
Insolvency law in the Cayman Islands is principally regulated by the Companies Act and the Companies Winding Up Rules, and they are supplemented by a wide body of case law.
Conyers
For general information on the Securities Investment Business Act ("SIBA"), see our publication Securities Investment Business in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman Finance
While most academic papers and media reports focus almost exclusively on low tax rates as the main competitive attribute of offshore financial centres...
Cyprus
AGP Law | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC
What are the main reasons for the rise of shareholder disputes and what are the mechanisms available for shareholder dispute resolution?
McMillan Woods
The two most common ways to operate a business in Cyprus are as (a) self-employed or (b) through a limited liability company.
Hong Kong
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange) issued a public censure and Director Unsuitability Statement on 5 March against two former directors...
Isle of Man
Dixcart Group Limited
Isle of Man companies benefit from a zero rate of tax on trading and investment income.
Luxembourg
Luther S.A.
The life of a company is not always a smooth ride. The "affectio societatis" (i.e. the willingness of the partners to work together) of the first few months can sometimes...
CMS Luxembourg
On 7 December 2022, the European Commission (EC) submitted a package of measures known as the "Listing Act" (the Act), aiming at making public markets...
Worldwide
Harneys
The phrase "Mergers and Acquisitions" is used as a shorthand for the sale and purchase of businesses around the world. In the US, and some other legal systems, such transactions are typically effected...
Walkers
Guernsey and Jersey have long been popular places used by private equity investors in acquisitions of target businesses given the advantages they offer over other jurisdictions.
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