UK Ratification of the Cape Town Convention [applies to Cayman Islands]
By Adrian Beasley, Justin Benson, Louise Mor, Randeep Robinson, Allison Weal | White & Case LLP From JD Supra Business Advisor It cannot have escaped the attention of anyone involved in the aviation finance industry that the UK is currently…
Speaker transition doesn’t put K Street Off-Kilter
By Katelyn Polantz, From Legal Times It’s steady as she goes around K Street despite the surprise resignation of House Speaker John Boehner from Congress. Several lobbyists and law firm leaders Friday afternoon indicated they’re already thinking through a transition…
Berau debt workout clouded by Caribbean Court loan dispute
By David Yong & Christopher Langner From Bloomberg Raiffeisen Bank seeking to liquidate Berau’s new parent ACE ACE counters that collateral for loans it bought is missing A legal dispute between PT Berau Coal Energy’s parent and one of its…
Dentons’ $10M legal fee suit against Republic of Guinea to proceed
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times, D.C. federal judge rejects Guinea’s immunity argument. The Republic of Guinea must face allegations in a U.S. court that it failed to pay the law firm Dentons more than $10 million in legal fees,…
Stop bribing the electorate and give that money to the teachers.
By A TEACHER As teachers we must never forget how we stood on the side of Dr Ralph E. Gonsalves in 2000 and stood shoulder to shoulder even at what became known as “the road block revolution”. Some of you…
Need for both investment and reforms in Mauritius
By Andrew Jack From Financial Times A short drive from the tatty shop fronts and slow-moving traffic of Vacoas-Phoenix in central Mauritius, Jean-Louis Roule, head of CIDP, a pharmaceutical and cosmetic-testing company, sits surrounded by modern art in a slick…
Xi Jinping’s US visit: itinerary, issues and delegation
By Nectar Gan and Cedric Sam From South China Morning Post The itinerary Details of Xi Jinping’s trip are emerging slowly through the media See attached What will they talk about? The world’s two largest economies have a lot on…
Channel Islands: Grant Thornton and Ogier successfully apply to the Courts for innovative pooling application in Huelin-Renouf liquidation
By James Qualtrough From Isle News In a case which marked a significant step in developing cross-Bailiwick restructuring law, Ogier has acted for the joint liquidators of Huelin Renouf Shipping Limited and Huelin-Renouf (Guernsey) Limited. The resulting decision regarding the…
‘Traditional engineers are no longer relevant’ – Caribbean Maritime Institute Head
By Jodi-Ann Gilpin From Jamaica Gleaner Pointing to a demand for more than 40,000 seafarers yearly, Dr Fritz Pinnock, executive director at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), is urging that emphasis be placed on transferable skill sets in schools, instead…
Orrick defends decisions in clash over planned parenthood videos
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge is defending his handling of a clash between abortion-rights advocates and opponents over the hidden-camera videos that ignited a firestorm around Planned Parenthood. In an unusual filing with…
