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Text provided by the firm: Conyers is a leading international law firm with a broad client base including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, international finance houses and asset managers. Read more

Text provided by the firm: Conyers is a leading international law firm with a broad client base including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, international finance houses and asset managers.

The firm advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands laws, from offices in those jurisdictions and in the key financial centres of Hong Kong, London and Singapore. We also provide a wide range of corporate, trust, compliance, governance and accounting and management services.

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Bermuda Clarendon House 2 Church Street PO Box HM 666 Hamilton HM CX Bermuda Tel: +1 (441) 295 1422 Fax: +1 (441) 292 4720 Email: bermuda@conyers.com	British Virgin Islands Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1 PO Box 3140 Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands VG1110 Tel: +1 (284) 852 1000 Fax: +1 (284) 852 1001 Email: bvi@conyers.com
Cayman Islands SIX, 2nd Floor Cricket Square PO Box 2681 Grand Cayman KY1-1111 Cayman Islands Tel: +1 (345) 945 3901 Fax: +1 (345) 945 3902 Email: cayman@conyers.com
Hong Kong 2901 One Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place Central Hong Kong Tel: +852 2524 7106 Fax: +852 2845 9268 Email: hongkong@conyers.com	London 10 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7374 2444 Email: london@conyers.com
Singapore 9 Battery Road #20-01 Straits Trading Building Singapore 049910 Tel: +65 6223 6006 Fax: +65 6223 7887 Email: singapore@conyers.com

Bermuda mask requirements lifted for most businesses

Effective 6:00 am on 31 March 2022, Bermuda has revoked its mask requirements save for when inside a “mask-mandated facility”.

Securities investment business in the Cayman Islands

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who require information about the Securities Investment Business Act (Revised). It deals in broad terms with the requirements of Cayman law and it is not intended to be exhaustive but merely to provide information of use to clients.

Cayman Islands: Restoration to the register of companies and winding up order

In the recent judgment of In the Matter of Margara Shipping Limited the Cayman Islands Grand Court provided some useful guidance on the basis on which a company can be restored to the Register of Companies and subsequently wound up pursuant to section 159 of the Companies Act (2021 Revision) and the Grand Court Rules (2022 Consolidation), Order 102, Rule 18.

Bermuda: No-fault legislation will reduce stress, cost of divorce

On 2 March 2022, the Senate passed legislation aimed at reducing the stress and cost of obtaining a divorce by introducing “no-fault divorce” to Bermuda. This legislation will be the first of a “raft” of reforms that aim to modernise Bermuda’s current legislation, which is now almost 50 years old.

Cayman Islands restructuring: comity and reciprocity

In the recent judgment In the Matter of GTI Holdings Limited delivered on 15 March 2022,1 the Cayman Islands Grand Court reiterated the importance of principles of comity in cross-border insolvency matters and the central function of the place of incorporation.

Mergers, consolidations and schemes of arrangement in the Cayman Islands

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who considering mergers, consolidations or schemes of arrangement for or between Cayman Islands companies or between Cayman Islands companies and foreign companies as well as takeovers of Cayman Islands companies. It outlines in broad terms the differences of each process and the general requirements for each under Cayman Islands law.

BVI cross-border litigation: The current state of cost recovery

The Legal Profession Act 2015 (as amended) (LPA) introduced significant changes to regulation of the legal profession in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), including restrictions aimed at preventing persons not admitted in the BVI from recovering fees. This article reviews the leading cases on recoverability of fees of non-admitted persons since enactment of the LPA, highlighting uncertainties addressed by the courts and issues that require regulatory intervention.

The licensing and regulation of banks and trust companies in the Cayman Islands

This publication has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the formation of banks and trust companies in the Cayman Islands.

Green deals via offshore financing

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) offer African fund managers exciting opportunities to raise funds for green projects. Nicholas Kuria, counsel at Conyers, explains how.

Key issues when structuring a BVI joint venture

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a particularly popular jurisdiction for incorporating joint venture vehicles. The principal statute governing the formation and operation of a BVI business company is the Business Companies Act 2004, which is a modern and flexible companies statute.

Sanctions impacting Russian operated aircraft on the Bermuda Aircraft Register

On 25 February 2022, the EU adopted EU Regulation 2022/328 which has wide-ranging repercussions for EU aircraft lessors, lenders and investors with exposure to Russian airlines. The Regulation took effect as of 26 February 2022 and introduces a number of prohibitions relevant to the aviation industry.

Bermuda regulatory outlook

In this Regulatory Outlook, Director Julie McLean, and Associate Jacari Brimmer-Landy cover: the Investment Business Act, the Economic Substance Act – Fund Managers, the Investment Funds Act, the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).