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Cayman Funds investor counsel: Selling the Cayman buy-side

GLOBALLY, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ALLOCATE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FUNDS REGISTERED IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND YET MANY MA...

Insight 04/10/2017
  • Cayman
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Cayman Funds investor counsel: Selling the Cayman buy-side

Breaking up is hard to do… Especially for an offshore trustee

Highlighting the challenges faced by an offshore trustee when drawn into foreign divorce proceedings of a beneficiary. I...

Insight 01/10/2017
  • Jersey
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Breaking up is hard to do… Especially for an offshore trustee

The DIY approach to litigation: Trigwell v Clapp

The recent case of Trigwell v Clapp in the Royal Court of Jersey showcased a DIY approach to litigation. The case involv...

Insight 21/09/2017
  • Jersey
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The DIY approach to litigation: Trigwell v Clapp

Guernsey's booming Islamic finance sector: Bucking the Brexit trend!

As featured in Offshore Red publication. During a period of relative economic uncertainty, projects for Muslim clients i...

Insight 14/09/2017
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Guernsey's booming Islamic finance sector: Bucking the Brexit trend!

"Show me a gambler and I'll show you a loser"

As published in the September edition of Business Brief. Confronting your own mortality is an intimidating topic and cer...

Insight 01/09/2017
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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"Show me a gambler and I'll show you a loser"

Dormant bank accounts in Jersey

Other than a small number of provisions, the Dormant Bank Accounts (Jersey) Law 2017 (DBA Law) came into force on 17 Jul...

Insight 04/08/2017
  • Jersey
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Dormant bank accounts in Jersey

Lending, credit and finance consultation

A consultation paper has recently been published by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The proposals envisage t...

Insight 04/08/2017
  • Guernsey
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Lending, credit and finance consultation

Modified universalism meets désastre

Recently, the Royal Court has, for the first time, considered the interrelationship between foreign insolvency proceedin...

Insight 26/07/2017
  • Guernsey
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Modified universalism meets désastre

CRS reporting in Guernsey: Exemptions for pensions

In the third of Compliance Matters' series of regulatory columns by experts in Guernsey’s legal sector, we discuss ...

Insight 26/07/2017
  • Guernsey
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CRS reporting in Guernsey: Exemptions for pensions

Guernsey regulations for pension schemes and gratuity schemes now in place

Following a short but comprehensive consultation with industry, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has is...

Insight 17/07/2017
  • Guernsey
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Guernsey regulations for pension schemes and gratuity schemes now in place

HMRC's Register of Trusts Goes Live! Here is our practical guidance for trustees

On 26 June 2017, as part of the UK's implementation of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD), the Beneficial O...

Insight 17/07/2017
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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HMRC's Register of Trusts Goes Live! Here is our practical guidance for trustees

Guernsey CRS Reporting on Protectors

In the last few weeks, as the first reporting deadline gets closer, we have been seeing a number of Guernsey trustees se...

Insight 26/06/2017
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Guernsey CRS Reporting on Protectors