Marshall Islands Bearer Shares Deadline Approaching
This briefing highlights an urgent obligation applicable to the holders and beneficial owners of bearer certificates of Marshall Islands corporations.
Article Archive
Thailand eases foreign exchange controls
The Bank of Thailand launched its latest programme of foreign exchange regulation reform in June 2017. A year later, we provide an update on the progress so far and what Thailand and foreign investors can expect in the future.
Duties owed by mortgagees of ships when exercising their “power of sale”
Charles Buss, John Kissane and David Osborne discuss the recent English Admirality Court decision in Close Brothers v (1) AIS (Marine) 2 Limited (2) Paul Chandler.
The future is all Reit
Mohammed Kamal and Amy Jones take a look at the Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) landscape in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) and the wider GCC.
Blockchain, Banking and the “New Normal”
In the second part of this blockchain series, Neale Downes and Michael Savva examine the benefits and potential pitfalls of blockchain technology in the banking and finance industry.
Aircraft Redelivery Disputes ‘Taking-Off’
Marcus Gordon, Charles Viggers and Katherine Huang discuss why aircraft redelivery disputes arise and how the issues can be dealt with in commercial negotiations.
Court of Appeal gives boost to legal professional privilege
The English Court of Appeal in The Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (ENRC) held that documents created in internal investigations were protected by litigation privilege. Thomas Ross and Kimberley Smith discuss.
Ground rent transactions in commercial real estate 10 September 2018
In our new briefing, Tom Jarvisand Hetan Ganatra discuss the increasingly common ground rent transactions and the practical benefits this transaction may have on real estate owners and companies.
New procedures for lessors to deregister aircraft in Thailand
Alan Polivnick and Nicharee Musikapraphan outline the key focus of Regulation 11, which was issued by The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand earlier this year. The briefing discusses the Regulation’s changes in relation to the deregistration of Thai registered aircraft.
The new movables pledge law: and what it means for secured lending in the UAE
In this briefing, Michael Savva and Alice Atkinson discuss the new regime for the registration of mortgages over movable assets in the UAE.
