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2023: Review of the Guernsey property market
It is no secret that the island has seen some exceptional activity in its property market over recent years (as has been...
Insight 10/01/2024- Guernsey
Demystifying Cayman real estate law: Closing costs
Buying or selling a property in the Cayman Islands is a significant financial undertaking. While the prospect of owning ...
Insight 11/12/2023- Cayman
Demystifying Cayman real estate law: Changes to stamp duty for Caymanian buyers
In this new series of articles, Alistair Wade aims to demystify Cayman real estate law. Here he explains important chang...
Insight 18/10/2023- Cayman
New shared equity scheme for first-time buyers in Jersey announced
The Government of Jersey has released details of the new States Assisted Purchase Scheme which is targeted at first-time...
Insight 26/09/2023- Jersey
Grand Court of the Cayman Islands determines that misrepresentation claims by subscribing investors are both permissible and rank as unsecured debts
In a decision of Mr Justice Doyle in Re HQP Corporation Ltd (in official liquidation)[1], handed down on 7 July 2023, th...
Insight 12/07/2023- Cayman
Using estate funds to resolve questions of priority: The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands provides clarity on procedural mechanisms and costs within liquidation proceedings
Introduction The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Court) has recently handed down the decision of Mr Justice Segal in...
Insight 03/02/2023- Cayman
Land Transaction Tax (LTT): New concessionary guidance issued for Share Transfer purchases in Jersey
The Comptroller of Revenue in Jersey issued an important Guidance Note on 11 January 2023 in relation to the payment of ...
Guides 17/01/2023- Jersey
Changes to Guernsey's document duty
Introduction New document duty rates applicable to certain transactions came into effect on 2 November 2022 in Guernsey....
Insight 10/11/2022- Guernsey
A guide to appointing liquidators over a BVI company
This article by provides a useful summary of the rules and procedures that are to be followed and is likely to be of int...
Guides 30/06/2022- BVI
Private investment funds in Guernsey
Guernsey's Private Investment Fund (PIF) regime recognises that for some promoters, the nature of the target investors w...
Guides 03/06/2022- Guernsey
Norwich Pharmacal Orders in the British Virgin Islands
What is a Norwich Pharmacal Order? Initially established in the English House of Lords decision in Norwich Pharmacal v C...
Insight 01/04/2022- BVI
Proceed with caution: BVI recoverable costs still not crystal clear
Given that the BVI is an international business and financial centre, disputes usually have a cross-jurisdictional eleme...
Insight 02/07/2021- BVI
