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Mutual Funds Law 2020
Background The Cayman Islands has made changes to its Mutual Funds Law which came into law on 7 February 2020. These cha...
Insight 31/03/2020- Cayman
Where the land lies for LIBOR in the new world we are in
At a time when COVID-19 has overtaken Brexit in column inches, we are reminded that the show must go on. It's perfectly...
Insight 27/03/2020- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Cayman
- BVI
Impact on economic substance and tax residency
As Coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, many companies and other entities glob...
Insight 13/03/2020- Jersey
A Deposit Protection Scheme in the pipeline for Guernsey?
The Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure has published a policy letter which asks the States to approve a ...
Insight 13/03/2020
Privately equitable and ad-Venture-ous: News from the Cape
Group Partner and Head of the firm's Corporate, Finance and Funds team, Paul Wilkes recently travelled to Cape Town for ...
Insight 04/03/2020- Guernsey
Section 238 - eHi Car Services Limited: the Grand Court refuses (again) to reinvent the wheel
The Grand Court (Court) has handed down its ruling in eHi Car Services Limited[1](Ruling), roundly rejecting an attempt ...
Insight 28/02/2020- Cayman
Jersey Q4 house price index
The figures recently released by Statistics Jersey in respect of the House Price Index for Q4 accurately reflect the wor...
Insight 26/02/2020
The Cayman Islands has been added to the EU Blacklist. What now?
What has happened? The Cayman Islands was added to the EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (E...
Insight 25/02/2020
Rusnano: An update (or, what constitutes 'all the beneficiaries' of a trust)
In December 2019 the Guernsey Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Molard International (PTC) Limited and Pullbor...
Insight 24/02/2020- Guernsey
- Jersey
Privy Council confirms narrow scope of Liquidator's rectification power in the Cayman Islands
February 2020 The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its judgment in Pearson v Primeo,[1] the lates...
Insight 21/02/2020- Cayman
Shanda: Minority discounts in section 238 fair value proceedings
The Board of the Privy Council (Board) recently handed down its decision in Shanda Games[1], a case involving the determ...
Insight 14/02/2020- Cayman
Issue 2: Updates to the BVI fund and fund manager regime
Regulatory updates to the BVI Fund and Fund Manager regime In line with BVI's commitment to stay at the forefront of 'in...
Insight 10/02/2020- BVI
