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Johnson Winter & Slattery (JWS) has elevated 12 senior lawyers as part of its latest promotions round. Five lawyers join the firms partnership, while the firm has also appointed a new special counsel and six new senior associates. JWS now lists 66 partners on its site. The new partners are Pravin Aathreya, Frances Dreyer, Andy…
Insolvency regulator IBBI has come out with a model timeline for the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP). The timeline has been spelt out assuming that the interim resolution professional (IRP) is appointed on the date of commencement of the process and the time available is 180 days, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)…
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Fewer companies wound up operations in Cayman last year as opposed to 2016. These are the findings of the Offshore Corporate Insolvency Restructuring Annual Review 2017 compiled by Applebys. For 2017 40 companies filed insolvency petitions in the Caymans jurisdiction, as opposed to 70 in 2016. Dispute resolution partner at…
Fewer companies wound up operations in Cayman last year as opposed to 2016. These are the findings of the Offshore Corporate Insolvency Restructuring Annual Review 2017 compiled by Applebys. For 2017 40 companies filed insolvency petitions in the Caymans jurisdiction, as opposed to 70 in 2016. Dispute resolution partner at…