Former Law Society president Charles Elly (right) has been appointed a member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct (Aclec). Elly's appointment runs for three years from April. Last week Aclec published largely positive advice on an application by the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents for extended litigation rights in the High Court.
The ABC of SPVs
There are many circumstances in which an SPV may provide a convenient legal structure for a financing arrangement. Favourable tax treatment may be achieved by SPVs being incorporated in and managed from some offshore jurisdictions. Limited liabilities companies are frequently incorporated in Jersey as SPVs for purposes such as raising money by issuing debt securities, […]