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All Good Things Must Come to an End: The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal Provides Helpful Guidance on Dissolution Orders

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Frequently obtained, but rarely challenged, dissolution orders are an important final step in the process of liquidation. Dissolution represents the end of an official liquidation and the end of a company’s life. In a...more

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Frozen Crypto Assets and a Dissolved Company: The EC Court of Appeal’s Application of Convoy Collateral

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In its seminal decision in Broad Idea International v Convoy Collateral [2021] UKPC 24 (“Convoy”), a case which had its genesis in the BVI Commercial Court, the Privy Council delivered a ground-breaking exposition of the law...more

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Restoration of BVI Companies Struck Off Before 1 January 2023

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BVI companies that were struck off prior to 1 January 2023 were automatically dissolved and ceased to exist after 30 June 2023. Any assets held by such companies have now automatically been vested in the Crown. In order to...more

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Hong Kong Court Orders Winding-Up of Company Despite Parties’ Arbitration Agreement

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A recent ruling shows that an arbitration agreement alone is not necessarily a complete defence to a Hong Kong winding-up petition. The Hong Kong Companies Court recently issued a winding-up order against a debtor company,...more

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Breaking Up (a Business) Is Hard to Do: How to Plan Ahead to Ease the Pain

In business, as in marriage, financial problems put stress on a relationship and are a common cause of divorce. No business divorce is easy, but partners who have ahead of time vetted governance, dispute resolution,...more

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Family Business Owners Should Be Aware Of Statutory “Deadlock” Provisions

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Many family businesses run smoothly for years, until the business is sold or passed on to the next generation(s). There are, however, those circumstances where the family or closely-held business runs into a deadlock among...more

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Overhaul of Illinois LLC Act Provides Modernization, Increased Flexibility

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Significant changes have been made to the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (the Act) that will impact both existing and new LLCs. These changes, which took effect on July 1, 2017, were designed in part to bring the Act...more

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