In Garofalo v Crisp and Ors [2024] EWHC 1737 (Ch), the English Court found that a higher evidential threshold should be applied when deciding whether or not to grant an exceptional interim relief for a change of management...more
In Ho Kwok Leung Glen, Hau Kai Ling and Ge Jun v Nan Hai Corporation Limited [2024] SC (Bda) 2 Civ, 31 January 2024, the Supreme Court of Bermuda (the “Court”) rejected the Plaintiffs’ application for a declaration that seven...more
Nov 2023 In August 2021, the BVI Commercial Court handed down judgment on liability in favour of the Claimants against seven directors of Vanway for carrying out a fraud on the minority shareholders, in selling the assets of...more
12/8/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
British Virgin Islands ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Final Judgment ,
Fraud ,
Hong Kong ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Settlement
In the case of Re China Properties Group Limited (in Liquidation) [2023] HKCFI 2346, the Hong Kong Court has shown its commitment to providing assistance to local liquidators appointed by it by asserting in personam...more
11/10/2023
/ Board of Directors ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Litigation ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Cayman Islands ,
China ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Hong Kong ,
In-Personam ,
Insolvency ,
Liquidation
On 7 July 2023, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal handed down judgment in BVIHCMAP 2021/0034 Lau Man Sang, James and Others v. King Bun Limited and Others. Conyers represented the successful Respondents before the Court...more
9/7/2023
/ Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Business Companies Act ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Commercial Court ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Duty of Care ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Shareholder Litigation
Conyers represented the successful claimants in Claim No. BVIHCM 2017/086 King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others, a derivative action commenced by minority shareholders concerning disputes about...more