Jersey real estate roundup 2024 year in review 2024 was a busy year for legislation affecting owners and occupiers of property in Jersey. Here is a short recap on the key legislation, with links to our more detailed briefing notes. The Planning and Building (General Development – Short-term Holiday Lets) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2024 came into effect on 1 April 2024, and allows residential properties to be used for the purpose of short-term holiday lets for up to 12 weeks in each calendar year, without the need to obtain planning permission for a change of use. A more detailed briefing note is available here. The Wills and Succession (Amendment No...
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British Virgin Islands Restructuring & Insolvency 2025 (Lexology)
British Virgin Islands Restructuring & Insolvency 2025 (Lexology) Contents General Types of liquidation and reorganisation processes Insolvency tests and filing requirements Directors and officers Matters arising in a liquidation or reorganisation Creditor remedies Creditor involvement and proving claims
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Guernsey funds: innovation with alternative strategies
Guernsey funds: innovation with alternative strategies This article first appeared in the Financial Times in May 2025, as part of Guernsey Finance's fund series. As fundraising conditions remain challenging, there has been a growing interest in bespoke strategies – particularly single-asset ("deal-by-deal") arrangements and co-investments. Offering strategic flexibility, speed-to-market and cost efficiencies, these structures have become increasingly common across both private equity and venture capital markets – especially for new/emerging managers. We expect this trend to continue as a return to "peak fundraising" might still be a couple of years away...
Dispute resolution: another positive for Guernsey PLC
Dispute resolution: another positive for Guernsey PLC This article first appeared in Aurigny's En Voyage magazine, June 2025. Stability and agility. Experience and innovation. Opportunity and growth. These aspects of Guernsey are well known, and I would make the case for one more. For an economy to be firing on all cylinders, it is not just the legal framework for deal-making that is important. Investors, businesses and individuals need to know that when there is a problem, it can be solved properly, fairly and swiftly. It is the Court system, the judges and Guernsey's array of legal practitioners that provide much of this dimension...