Guernsey benefits from a modern, state of the art legal regime and is often at the orefront of innovative developments. This article explains how Guernsey image rights are to make significant impact protecting image use and structuring tax planning.

Guernsey has been promising innovative intellectual property legislation for a while now. A lot has been done already to bring this vision into reality. With the role of the super injunction being hotly debated in the UK recently, the Policy letter in August Billet reflects the far sighted and visionary approach adopted by the Guernsey IP Office and the Commerce and Employment Department.

A statutory image right regime and associated register and legislative regime in Guernsey has been given the go-ahead after debate in the States of Guernsey today. Guernsey will be the first jurisdiction to have a registrable image ri...

The Channel Islands have always been adept at managing change and adapting to financial circumstances. Each of the major islands has recognised the importance of IP and is at a different stage of implementing legislation that protects this...

Jersey’s new IP laws should enable Jersey to become compliant with, and party to, a number of international treaties and conventions, recognition which would undoubtedly further secure Jersey’s reputation as a first class jurisdiction in which to do business. By Brandon Doffing.

The valuation of IP continues to be a very difficult and complex subject. Determining the correct value of IP is important for the running of a business, as Brandon Doffing explains.

Proposed tobacco-related legislation in Australia has given rise to a claim for compensation that may illustrates perfectly the value of intellectual property, as Wayne Atkinson explains.

Well-known figures, from Bollywood stars to national sporting heroes, have value attached to their image because they are so recognisable. But how can they best protect this value and gain from it? This case study shows how Guernsey’s Intellectual Property legislation and favourable corporate tax regime offer a solution and make Guernsey a very attractive place to base your IP and image rights.

Susan O'Leary tells us about the exciting times for the eGambling regime in Alderney and all the changes to the regulatory practices in various other jurisdictions that are coming into play.

The current legal landscape - where are we at the present moment, and how have we got here? Susan O'Leary discusses the iGaming situation in Alderney.

The concept of an ‘image right’ is relatively new when compared to ‘traditional’ intellectual property (“IP”). Generally speaking, an ‘image right’ may be defined as a right intended to protect the use of an individual’s name, image, likeness or other aspect of his or her distinctiveness or personality.