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The Importance of Considering the Commercial Benefit of a Transaction

Commercial Benefit – what is it all about? Article 74(1) of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the Law) imposes fiduciary duties on directors to: act honestly and in good faith...

May 21, 2019 Read more

Re-Domiciliation of Companies In and Out of Jersey

What is a re-domiciliation? Re-domiciliation and migration are used inter- changeably to describe how a company moves from its home jurisdiction to another. Upon a re-domiciliation becoming effective: All property...

May 21, 2019 Read more

Taking Security over Jersey Companies

The principal law which governs the taking of security over movable property in Jersey is the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (the Law). What assets does the Law apply to?...

May 21, 2019 Read more

Architects: The price of not providing a brief?

Freeborn & Another v Marcal [2019] EWHC 454 (TCC) highlights for all architects and construction professionals, the importance of accurate and clear record keeping when creating designs or working on...

April 11, 2019 Read more

The Damages (Jersey) Law

The Damages (Jersey) Law (the “Law”) will place on a statutory footing aspects of the calculation of damages in personal injury cases. The two key aspects are: A statutory ‘discount...

April 11, 2019 Read more

Jersey Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)

The “Capacity and Self-Determination (Jersey) Law 2016” came into force in October 2018. The new Law introduced the long-awaited lasting powers of attorney (LPA) to Jersey. LPAs are the Jersey...

February 19, 2019 Read more

Dividends & Distributions by Jersey Companies

This briefing note provides an overview of the process contained in Part 17 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the Law) by which a Jersey company (a company) can make...

February 04, 2019 Read more

BCR Law Donated and Planted Trees at Hamptonne

BCR Law and their friends and clients at Les Amis planted 25 trees throughout the grounds of Hamptonne, Jersey Heritage’s Country Life Museum to give something back not only to...

January 29, 2019 Read more
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