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Guarantees: How indulgent is an indulgence clause?
A guarantor's liability under a guarantee is dependent on the underlying obligation, usually the loan agreement. Any ame...
Insight 14/03/2019- Guernsey
- London
GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing
On 12 March 2019, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) issued in final form, the revised Handbook on Counte...
Insight 12/03/2019- Guernsey
Hazel Liang v RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited
Last year we wrote about the main judgment in this case in which, for the first time, the Royal Court of Guernsey had to...
Insight 11/03/2019- Guernsey
GFSC discusses proposal for new Fiduciary Handbook and revised Pension Rules
This week the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) released a discussion paper on its proposals to create a sin...
Insight 08/03/2019- Guernsey
The International Stock Exchange – SEC Recognition
At the end of January 2019, The International Stock Exchange was able to announce that it had been recognised by the US ...
Insight 14/02/2019- Guernsey
- Jersey
Gany Holdings (PTC) SA v Khan and others
The Privy Council has handed down its decision in Gany Holdings (PTC) SA v Khan and others, which was appealed from the ...
Insight 11/02/2019- Guernsey
Substance requirements
On 1 January 2019, the Income Tax (Substance Requirements) (Implementation) Regulations, 2018 and the Income Tax (Substa...
Insight 08/02/2019- Guernsey
Dutch Court grants "right to be forgotten" to doctor formally reprimanded for medical negligence
In what has been hailed as a landmark decision, and a first of its kind involving Google and the medical profession, the...
Insight 01/02/2019- Guernsey
A guide to freezing injunctions in Guernsey and Jersey
Guernsey Freezing injunctions are often used in Guernsey to preserve the assets of a defendant whilst proceedings are, o...
Insight 25/01/2019- Guernsey
- Jersey
Sanctions, insurance and the case of Mamancochet Mining Limited v Aegis Managing Agency Limited and others
Mamancochet Mining Limited (the Claimant) v Aegis Managing Agency Limited & Others (the Defendants) is a case concer...
Insight 14/01/2019
Security for costs: No "sliding-scale"
A recent English Court of Appeal decision has clarified the principles applicable to security for costs applications, wh...
Insight 17/12/2018- Guernsey
Jersey's Economic Substance Law
On the 6th of December, The States of Jersey passed the Draft Taxation (Companies – Economic Substance) (Jersey) Law 201...
Insight 13/12/2018- Jersey
