The road to Cape Town was paved with good intentionsnews CJI Expert 12 Feb 19 0Eric Lewin wonders if the Cape Town Convention was worth the effort. Good intentions, including simplifying cross-border aircraft finance transactions, drove the development and implementation… Read more
Cape Town Convention to be implemented in the Isle of Mannews Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 17 0The Cape Town Convention will take effect in the Isle of Man in the New Year, marking the culmination of a three-year strategy to enhance… Read more
Cape Town Convention to take effect in Bermuda in 2018news CJI Expert 12 Jul 17 0UNIDROIT have confirmed that the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the associated Aircraft Equipment Protocol – known as the Cape Town Convention –… Read more
Cape Town Convention now law in Cayman Islandsnews CJI Expert 4 Nov 15 0We are pleased to announce that The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the associated Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in… Read more
Sky’s the limit: Cape Town Convention extension to Cayman imminentnews CJI Expert 23 Jul 15 0Louise Groom and Ellie Crespi-McCarthy, from Harneys, review the Cayman Island’s planned ratification of the Cape Town Convention Practitioners will be aware that the United… Read more
How the UK signing the Cape Town Convention will affect business aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Apr 15 0The UK has started the process of formally ratifying the Cape Town Convention with the regulations now laid down before Parliament. Because the European Union… Read more
San Marino Aircraft Registry ratifies Cape Town Conventionnews Terry Spruce 20 Jan 15 0San Marino Aircraft Registry has ratified the Cape Town Convention. David Colindres, president of the San Marino Aircraft Registry, says: “This ratification is very important as… Read more
Malawi ratifies Cape Town Conventionnews CJI Expert 23 Jan 14 0Malawi has brought the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment into law which should protect the rights of aircraft financers in the… Read more
Congo ratifies Cape Town Conventionnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Mar 13 0The Republic of Congo has ratified the Cape Town Convention which is designed to make it easier for financiers to repossess aircraft. Read more
Practical applicability of one relief established by the Cape Town Convention in respect to aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Jan 13 0Juan Antonio Tiscareño describes some of the recent experiences that Martin Dale legal firm has acquired in litigation cases before Mexican courts, related to the… Read more
Canada ratifies Cape Town Conventionnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 13 0Canada has deposited the necessary documents to ratify the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol making repossession of aircraft easier. The Cape Town Convention will… Read more
The Cape Town Convention: Key issues for corporate jet investorsnews Alasdair Whyte 24 May 12 0Ben Graham-Evans, partner at Blake Lapthorn, navigates corporate jet investors through the Cape Town Convention. Introduction 1.1 The Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol (Convention)… Read more
The key business jet issues of 2011 and how they will affect 2012news Alasdair Whyte 3 Feb 12 0The private aviation market continues to be a challenging and turbulent one for many of the players involved, be they operators, owners, lenders, investors or… Read more
Export credit finance for business jets and helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Jan 12 0Every country wants to increase its exports. One way that countries can help is by making it easier for foreign buyers to finance imports. This… Read more
Maples parks green aircraft on Cayman registernews Alasdair Whyte 21 Apr 10 0Maples and Calder has advised on a deal where a business jet has been registered on the Cayman Islands’ aircraft register whilst it is being… Read more
What to do when a good deal goes bad: Default, enforcement and repossessionnews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 10 0No lender ever enters into a corporate jet deal expecting it to go wrong. But in tough markets corporate jet financiers need to be prepared to… Read more
