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In Outlook Asset Management LP & Ors v Capstone Corporate Limited the Court of Appeal clarified procedural considerations following the strike out of an action pursuant to CPR 26.3.

In Kelvin Leach & Ors v DPP, the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the decision of Justice Quin not to discharge an ex parte restraint order, freezing accounts connected to alleged US securities fraud. The restraint order was made following a request for mutual assistance by the USDOJ.

In the recent High Court English decision of Cowan v Foreman & Ors, Mr Justice Mostyn called time on standstill agreements.

In the recent decision of China CVS (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (unreported, 25 February 2019), Justice Kawaley carefully reconciled divergent views in the authorities to bring some clarity to the question of when the Court will stay a winding up proceeding in favour of a contractual obligation to arbitrate.

During the Month of International Women’s Day, Harneys takes a look at women’s achievements in the law and is proud to feature female litigators as part of its global commitment to #BalanceForBetter. 2019 also marks a significant milestone: it is the 100 year anniversary of women joining the legal profession as practising solicitors.

In the recent decision of the Court of Appeal (CA) in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA & Ors, Lord Justice David Richards shed clearer light on the common law test to determine the point in time when the directors’ duties shift to be owed to creditors rather than to the shareholders in insolvency.