RECRUITMENT | Dan Wise rejoins MKS as Partner
Former Head of Litigation Dan Wise has rejoined BVI asset recovery specialists, Martin Kenney & Co (MKS), as Partner, marking a return to the firm four years after he left.
CHRISTMAS | Supporting children in the BVI
Staff at Martin Kenney (MKS) in the BVI donated a range of toys to Lions Club Tortola as part of an annual toy drive for Christmas this year.
NEWS: Carlos Ghosn civil fraud case to proceed to trial, following dismissal of strike-out application in the BVI
A high-value and high-profile civil fraud claim against ex-Nissan CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn will now proceed to a full trial in the BVI, after Nissan successfully resisted an application by Mr Ghosn to strike out the claims. Nissan is represented by Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors (MKS).
UKRAINE: Donate to support the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦
You can help support the people of Ukraine by donating at the following links.
FRAUDNET 2022 REPORT: Offshore – Decline or Thrive?
Shaun Reardon-John presents an exclusive Martin Kenney & Co article looking at the future of the BVI, published in the brand new 2022 FraudNet Annual Global Report.
BVI BUSINESS: Tribute to Robert Mathavious
Martin Kenney says the BVI owes former BVI Financial Services Commission boss Robert Mathavious “a great deal of debt” over his work for the islands during 40+ years of service.
LEXOLOGY: New MKS chapter on BVI Litigation Funding now out
Our brand new chapter on Litigation Funding in the BVI is now live on Lexology ‘Getting the Deal Through’.
CONFERENCE: Martin Kenney speaks at BVI Arbitration Week
Hear Martin Kenney speak about third-party litigation funding in the Caribbean at the 2021 BVI Arbitration Week.
TORONTO STAR: Proposed G7 tax rules are short-sighted and ill-conceived
The G7’s move to “standardise” corporate tax rates across the globe is short-sighted and may well have long term, detrimental (and unintended) side effects.
The Future Of Unexplained Wealth Orders
UWOs were intended to empower UK law enforcement agencies to attack the UK-based assets of high-net worth individuals with shady pasts who owned assets of questionable origin. They could also be used to target UK-held assets of politically exposed persons (PEPs) suspected of grand corruption in their home states.