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The new population management law: Are you ready?
It's all change at the States of Guernsey with the Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) Law, 1994 being replaced b...
Insight 15/03/2017- Guernsey
One for the ages? Jersey's new age discrimination law
"Age", the actress Helen Hayes once quipped, "is not important unless you're a cheese." Or – one might be tempted to add...
Insight 24/08/2016- Jersey
In the matter of Abacus Global Approved Managed Pension Trust
Facts The applicant, Mr Gresh, requested that the trustee of his pension fund pay to him a lump sum distribution (nearly...
Insight 05/05/2016- Guernsey
Duties for the exercise of a fiduciary power….the smell test!
In the Representation of the Jasmine Trustees Limited [2015] JRC196 the Royal Court had to consider whether or not new t...
Insight 05/05/2016- Jersey
Removed director: Quorum decorum means court won't restore him
In the recent case of Harlequin Chemicals Ltd et al v Wener Urban and Anthony Saville et al the Royal Court of Guernsey ...
Insight 14/04/2016- Guernsey
Mistake: Setting aside voluntary dispositions
Given the favourable tax regimes in play across the Channel Islands, it is not surprising that incorrect tax advice is a...
Insight 10/03/2016- Guernsey
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"In the ordinary course of business"?
A recent decision of the Jersey Royal Court in SWM Limited v JFSC has provided some useful guidance for companies or ind...
Insight 28/01/2016- Jersey
FATCA , CDOT, CRS: Nowhere to hide
With the globalisation of the financial sector, it is now much easier for individuals and corporate entities to hold ass...
Insight 20/01/2016- Guernsey
Alpha Development Ltd et al v Barclays Wealth Trustees (Guernsey) Ltd et al
Alpha brought proceedings alleging negligence and breach of duty against its former corporate administrator and director...
Insight 07/01/2016- Guernsey
Reflections on Crociani v Crociani - a year on
It is just over a year since the Privy Council handed down its judgment in Crociani v Crociani. Now that the dust has se...
Insight 04/01/2016- Jersey
Reserved powers trusts examined
Overview The vast majority of trust structures for High Net Worth Asian families contain reserved powers provisions. Yet...
Insight 16/12/2015- Guernsey
GFSC enforcement action and the right to appeal
In the current economic climate it would seem (anecdotally at least) that the Guernsey Financial Services Commission is ...
Insight 23/10/2015- Guernsey
