Insolvency

ASW Law’s distinguished insolvency department regularly provides Bermuda law advice and court representation to liquidators, creditors, regulators and interested parties, in both local and cross-border, contentious and non-contentious, insolvency and restructuring matters.

Our Head of Insolvency, Kehinde George, is ranked by the independent legal directories as a ‘global leader’ for insolvency, restructuring and (re)insurance, and has over 25 years’ experience practising insolvency law and restructuring in Bermuda.

ASW Law’s insolvency lawyers are repeatedly instructed in the most prominent and complex insolvency and restructuring matters in Bermuda, including the following, to name a few:

• The Bermuda Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd
• Global Crossing Group
• Northern Offshore Ltd
• PEG Reinsurance Company Ltd
• Hatteras Reinsurance Ltd
• Saad Investments Company Ltd
• Singluaris Holdings Ltd
• PDV Insurance Company Ltd
• Noble Group Ltd
• VLA (Assurance) Bermuda Ltd
• Seadrill Ltd
• Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd

Our Insolvency Lawyers

Kehinde George | Director, Head of Insolvency

Matthew Mason | Senior Counsel

Sean Dunleavy | Associate

Precious Smith | Associate

Reported Cases

• Titan Petrochemical Group Ltd [2021] SC 61
• Full Apex (Holdings) Ltd [2020] SC Bda 15 Com
• Hsin Chong Group Holdings Ltd[2020] SC Bda 10 Com
• Seadrill Ltd [2018] SC Bda 30 Com
• Re Celestial Nutrifoods Ltd [2017] SC Bda 10 Civ
• CBM Agente de Valores SA v. PPF Life Assets Fund Ltd[2016] Bda LR 85; SC Bda 76 Com
• Royal Chemie International Ltd v. Barclays Bank Plc and Another[2016] SC Bda 69 Com; [2015] SC Bda 91 Com
• PricewaterhouseCoopers v. Saad Investments Company Ltd and Singularis Holdings Ltd [2014] UKPC 35 and 26; [2013] Bda LR 82; Bda LR 28; SC 27
• Saturn Petrochemicals Holdings Ltd v. Titan Petrochemicals Ltd[2013] Bda LR 42
• Bny Ais Nominees Ltd v. New Stream Capital Fund Ltd [2012] SC 70
• Re Highland Crusader Fund II, Ltd[2011] Bda LR 50; Bda LR 49
• Bermuda Monetary Authority v. South of England Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Ltd[2011] Bda LR 69
• Re Founding Partners Global Fund Ltd [2011] Bda LR 22
• Discover Reinsurance Co. v. PEG Reinsurance Company Ltd[2007] Bda LR 20; [2006] Bda LR 88 and
• Re LaSalle Re Holdings Ltd [2006] Bda LR 55
• Walsh and Taal v. Horizon Bank International Limited [2006] Bda LR 42
• Belvedere Insurance Company Limited v. Caliban Holdings Ltd [2000] Bda LR 42 and [2001] Bda LR 2
• Hopewell International Insurance Ltd v. Gold Medal Insurance Company [2001] Bda LR 32
• Re ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd [1999] Bda LR 69