Following the OECD-led agreement by over 130 countries to impose a minimum tax rate of 15% on the corporate profits of large multinational enterprise groups (“In-scope MNE Groups”) to be applied in every jurisdiction in which they have a corporate footprint, commonly referred to as...
MJM has acted as lender counsel to Starwood Property Trust and GoldenTree Asset Management on the financing of the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. Completion of the transaction occurred on 19 September 2024. MJM was instructed on behalf of the lenders by Sidley Austin (New York) and Gibson Dunn (Los Angeles). MJM...
MJM has acted as Bermuda counsel to Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KSL Capital Partners as lenders on the refinancing of the Rosewood Bermuda at Tucker’s Point. Completion of the refinancing transaction occurred on 26 April 2024. MJM was instructed on behalf of the lenders by Gibson...
Over the years, Bermuda has grown to become a part of the world’s interdependent financial system and this has had its consequences as the island looks to continue to compete on the world stage. Regulatory requirements have increased, both in law and in practice, around...
MJM continues to be active in banking litigation matters for several well know banking institutions in Bermuda. As 2023 comes to an end, we look back at some of the most interesting and noteworthy cases decided by the Bermuda courts over the course of the...
Following rounds of consultation with the public and affected industry stakeholders, the Bermuda Government on 8 December 2023 tabled historic legislation with the laying of the Corporate Income Tax Act 2023 (the “Act”). The corporate income tax rate has been set at 15%. It will be effective...
A common tactical ploy by defendants in international disputes is to argue that whichever court they find themselves before should defer making a decision until a court in another jurisdiction has heard the matter. Sometimes it is just in the hope of putting things off...
Stoneham v Fraser [2020] SC (Bda) 92 Civ. (29 November 2023) In November 2023 the Supreme Court of Bermuda (Mussenden J) delivered judgment in a case involving testamentary capacity and undue influence in the context of an estates dispute - an area in which we anticipate...