Lawrence Cohen QC

Company CV

The economic climate has brought company capital structures into focus both domestically and offshore.  In addition to the plentiful issues encountered with offshore funds, this year has seen Lawrence at work on the re-organisation of the ownership structure and re-domiciling of a well-reputed bank from one Caribbean jurisdiction to another.  Accounting issues dealing with impairment provisioning and recognition of revenue are recurring questions.

L v L QBD 2009 - taking evidence in aid of proceedings in Texas concerning the valuation of very high-value redeemable preference shares in a multi national oil trading company.  This unique type of share in Dutch and Luxembourg companies had characteristics aligning them to bonds for valuation purposes.

Re a Company - Grand Court of Cayman Islands - members' winding up petition on the just and equitable ground in a hedge fund which had suspended redemptions and altered its articles with retrospective effect.