Pinel Advocates can assist with all legal aspects of a migration of a company or to or from Jersey, including foreign law requirements (through our partner law firms).

Migration into Jersey

Our services will include:

• preparing the relevant documentation so that the company adopts new articles of association which conform to Jersey law;

• preparing statements of solvency to be signed by each director and proposed director of the company;

• arranging for a legal opinion to be provided by a law firm in the other jurisdiction which would confirm that the company may migrate, that all necessary authorisations have been given and that the company will cease to be incorporated in the other jurisdiction upon its continuance to Jersey; and

• arranging for evidence that creditors will not be unfairly prejudiced (this may be confirmed by a director of the company).

Migration out from Jersey

Our services will include:

• preparing the board and shareholder resolutions top approve the migration

• making application to the Jersey Financial Services Commission to migrate the company;

• arranging creditor and other notices, in accordance with the necessary timescales; and

• providing a legal opinion to the other jurisdiction which would confirm that the company may migrate, that all necessary authorisations have been given and that the company will cease to be incorporated in Jersey upon its continuance into the other jurisdiction.

Fees

We deliberately keep our fees for migrating companies in and out of Jersey lower than the market rate.

Why?

On any given matter, we will be dealing with lawyers in at least one other jurisdiction, as well as a company administrator and an underlying client. There are many parties for us to work with and, hopefully, build a long-standing working relationship, that will lead to more opportunities.

Other jurisdictions

We work with lawyers all around the world and can lead any relationship, co-ordinating with partner law firms in the other jurisdiction. Equally, we have no fixed relationships, so we can work with your trusted advisers.

Jurisdictions we commonly see for migration of companies include:

• BVI

• Cayman Islands

• Cyprus

• Guernsey

• Ireland

• Isle of Man

• Luxembourg

• UAE (all Emirates)