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Conyers In Hong Kong Transaction
Bermuda’s Conyers Dill & Pearman was involved in complex Hong Kong negotiations which led to China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining completing a reverse takeover and a new listing application through acquiring a 100 per cent equity interest in Prosper Well Group. China Daye is a Hong Kong-listed company and Prosper Well is its controlling... Read more of this article
Cayman Firm ‘Narrows Gap With Appleby’
While Bermuda’s Appleby remains the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, a Cayman-based rival began to nip at its heels in 2011, “The Lawyer” magazine reports today [Feb.20]. The British legal journal says Cayman’s Maples & Calder “closed significantly” thanks... Read more of this article
Pearman & Jones Join Conyers Bermuda
Conyers Dill & Pearman announced the hiring of litigation lawyer Scott Pearman and the addition of corporate lawyer Niel Jones [pictured] in the firm’s Bermuda office as it continues to strengthen its Bermuda offering. Mr Pearman joins Conyers from Ely Place Chambers in London, where he was a barrister for 13 years specialising in commercial litigation. He... Read more of this article
Conyers: BMA’s Regulatory Changes
Conyers Dill & Pearman — the international Bermuda law firm — has released an explanatory memorandum for clients on recent Bermuda Monetary Authority regulatory changes to the insurance industry’s Group Supervision Rules and Group Solvency Rules. Conyers lawyer Chris Garrod [pictured] wrote the paper which addresses amendments... Read more of this article
Conyers: The Benefits Of Bermuda
There are many reasons why Bermuda remains one of the domiciles of choice for doing business, says Hamilton-based international law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman, with many of the principal factors overlapping. In an overview of the island’s governmental, legal and corporate infrastructures released to potential international clients last month,... Read more of this article
Companies Act Amendments Now In Force
Major changes to the way Bermuda’s off-shore sector conducts business on the island came into effect this week. On December 18, 2011, the Companies Amendment [No. 2] Act 2011 received assent and became operative. The act provides for significant amendments to the Companies Act 1981, the principal statute governing the formation and operation of Bermuda... Read more of this article
Conyers Staff Spread Christmas Cheer
Conyers Dill & Pearman staff shared a bit of festive cheer this week, donating nearly $22,000 to charities and community initiatives across the island. International law firm Conyers donated to the Ocean Support Foundation in support of its work to combat the invasive lionfish species’ damage to Bermuda’s marine ecosystem and aquatic life. Graham... Read more of this article
Conyers On Bermuda’s ILS Surge
International Hamilton law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman says Bermuda is at the heart of the convergence of the capital markets and insurance/reinsurance industries and is now witnessing a surge in insurance-linked securities [ILS] products and the establishment of ILS funds specialising in investment in these products. Conyers lawyers Charles Collis... Read more of this article
Legal Journal Spotlights Bermuda Firms
No man is an island and neither is an offshore law firm — and Bermuda’s legal partnerships are among those which have led the way in terms of diversifying their global business at a time of worldwide economic uncertainty. In a major analysis of international legal firms in today’s UK “Law Society Gazette”, Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
Conyers: Bermuda Insurance Update
International Bermuda law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman this week issued an advisory to its global clients on changes to the island’s regulatory regime for the insurance industry. Compiled by Conyers lawyers David Doyle and Kent Smith, the 2011 update provides details on such recent developments as the new Bermuda Monetary Authority Insurance... Read more of this article
BFIS Hosts Intern Programme Reception
The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies [BFIS] in conjunction with Associate Director of the Katie School of Insurance and Financial Services at Illinois State University [ISU] Debbie Babcock last night [Nov. 29] held a cocktail reception to thank all the people and companies who hosted the BFIS/ISU Intro-To-Insurance Summer Interns Programme.... Read more of this article
Major Changes To Island’s Companies Act
Major changes to the way Bermuda’s off-shore sector conducts business on the island were introduced in Parliament on Friday [Nov. 25]. The Companies Amendment [No. 2] Bill 2011 was tabled in the House of Assembly by the Ministry of Business Development & Tourism. The proposed legislation proposes significant amendments to the Companies Act 1981,... Read more of this article
