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Recent amendments to the Private Funds Law 2020: Are you now in scope?

In January, we published an article detailing draft legislation named the Private Funds Bill on 8 January 2020 (the 'Bil...

Insight 15/07/2020
  • Cayman
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Recent amendments to the Private Funds Law 2020: Are you now in scope?

Trustees' disclosure obligations in Guernsey: Requests from beneficiaries

All trustees will have had some experience of dealing with requests for trust information from beneficiaries. While more...

Insight 19/06/2020
  • Guernsey
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Trustees' disclosure obligations in Guernsey: Requests from beneficiaries

New Guernsey fast-track licensing process for managers of overseas collective investment schemes

On 12 June the Guernsey Financial Services Commission announced the launch of a new fast-track application regime for ma...

Insight 17/06/2020
  • Guernsey
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New Guernsey fast-track licensing process for managers of overseas collective investment schemes

Collas Crill shares expertise on FinTech in The Financial Technology Law Review

Collas Crill's team of FinTech specialists have once again collaborated with several major international law firms to pr...

Insight 15/06/2020
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Collas Crill shares expertise on FinTech in The Financial Technology Law Review

The Ecclesiastical Court: Transfer and review

In the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Ecclesiastical Court has overseen the proving of Wills and issuing of letters of admin...

Insight 12/06/2020
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • London
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The Ecclesiastical Court: Transfer and review

Dissolved companies restored to the Register: Implications for directors' duties

Kenneth Davies v (1) Stephen Ford (2) Richard Monks (3) Greenbox Recycling Kent Ltd [2020] EWHC 686 (Ch) A High Court de...

Insight 05/06/2020
  • Guernsey
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Dissolved companies restored to the Register: Implications for directors' duties

O dear, O dear: Royal Court of Jersey issued a significant judgment in Re The O Trust and The J Trust

The Royal Court of Jersey has issued a significant judgment in Re The O Trust and The J Trust [2019] JRC 220A where it c...

Insight 18/05/2020
  • Jersey
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O dear, O dear: Royal Court of Jersey issued a significant judgment in Re The O Trust and The J Trust

Minor but important changes to the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law 2017

A Policy Letter entitled Minor Changes to the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 2017 has been submitted to H M Greffier for ...

Insight 14/05/2020
  • Guernsey
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Minor but important changes to the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law 2017

Liquidity options for fund managers

COVID-19 has caused significant social and economic disruption across the globe. This has created some significant chall...

Insight 14/05/2020
  • Jersey
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Liquidity options for fund managers

Jersey Limited Liability Companies: Further groundwork laid ahead of launch

In September 2018, Jersey adopted the Limited Liability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018 (the LLC Law) which will allow, once...

Insight 13/05/2020
  • Jersey
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Jersey Limited Liability Companies: Further groundwork laid ahead of launch

Update: LIBOR transition

Following our LIBOR update published at the end of March, the FCA has released a statement on the impact of COVID-19 on ...

Insight 01/05/2020
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Cayman
  • BVI
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Update: LIBOR transition

COVID-19 and financial crime

Collas Crill Compliance's Executive Director, Sandra Lawrence, discusses the rise in financial crime during the COVID-19...

Insight 30/04/2020
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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COVID-19 and financial crime