Nick Dunne

Jul 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nick Dunne |Gareth Murphy |Chaowei Fan |David Lee

We successfully represented the plaintiffs in Cowan v Equis, where the court let our clients add three new claims citing the defendants' prior consent The court denied the defendants' request for security for costs, requiring proof of enforcement risk, not just lack of funds The court also said the plaintiffs didn't need to disclose their funder's identity, supporting anonymous funding when it helps secure legal representation The hearing, which took place over the course of three days in...

Jun 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nick Dunne |Gareth Murphy |Chaowei Fan |David Lee

Walkers have successfully represented the Plaintiffs in a recent hearing before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in Cowan v Equis (FSD 22 of 2018 (RPJ)).

Apr 9, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nick Dunne |Rebecca Moseley |John Crook |Victoria M. Raymond

On 28 March 2024 the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Minsheng Vocational Education Company Limited against an injunction enjoining Minsheng from purporting to enforce certain share charges. This is the first appellate decision dealing with the Grand Court's jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in support of a foreign-seated arbitration under section 54 of Arbitration Act 2012 (the "Act").

Apr 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | John Crook |Nick Dunne |Christina Lo

On 28 March 2024 the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Minsheng Vocational Education Company Limited against an injunction enjoining Minsheng from purporting to enforce certain share charges. This is the first appellate decision dealing with the Grand Court's jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in support of a foreign-seated arbitration under section 54 of Arbitration Act 2012 (the "Act").

Mar 27, 2024 | thehub.ca | Nick Dunne

From 2005 to 2021, around 2,200 American newspapers closed their newsrooms. As the journalism industry failed, entrepreneurial billionaires like Amazon owner Jeff Bezos bought newspapers like The Washington Post. The Post pivoted towards a national audience, gained readers and journalists, invested in digital content, and optimized its website and mobile app. But today's modern media moguls are struggling, unable to crack the journalism industry code, with many abandoning the business entirely.