The Offshore Litigation Blog and our contributors
The Harneys Offshore Litigation Blog is a unique online hub for news and insights about offshore litigation in jurisdictions including the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda. We are the authoritative resource for recent cases, jurisdictional news, court lists, interviews with the judiciary and even some tips on island life.
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Post-scheme modification – an easy guide
In the recent decision of Moody Technology Holdings Ltd , the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (the “Hong Kong Court”) provides useful commentary on the jurisdiction to modify a scheme of arrangement after court …
29 Feb 2024
Restructuring Review 2024 – British Virgin Islands
There continues to be an upward trend in the use of schemes of arrangement, with or without the relevant company being in provisional liquidations, as a restructuring tool, particularly in relation to China-related…
07 Dec 2023
A guide to the Cayman Islands insolvency reform: Restructuring officer and refined scheme of arrangement
In a highly welcomed modernisation, the Cayman Islands Government has introduced the Companies Amendment …
18 Jan 2023
Cayman Islands restructuring of foreign-law governed debt: the Rule in Gibbs revisited
In a recent ex tempore judgment handed down by Justice Kawaley in In re China Lumena New Materials Corp. (unrep, 14 February 2020), the Grand Court considered the efficacy of a Cayman Islands scheme of arrangement on debts governed by a law other than the Cayman Islands.
03 Mar 2020
China Agrotech Blog #1: Successful restructuring of China Agrotech Holdings
In the epic journey of China Agrotech Holdings Ltd, that saw it re-listed on the SEHK on 26 July 2019, some five years after its shares were suspended from trading, we bring you a series of blogs on the unusual and novel points of law that arose during the course of its journey.
05 Aug 2019