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Investec v Glenalla - Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust

On Monday (23 April 2018), the Privy Council (on appeal from the Guernsey Court of Appeal) handed down its much anticipa...

Insight 27/04/2018
  • Guernsey
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Investec v Glenalla - Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust

The Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust: Judgment 3/2018

In February, the Royal Court of Guernsey provided its latest written judgment in the ongoing litigation surrounding the ...

Insight 26/04/2018
  • Guernsey
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The Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust: Judgment 3/2018

Taxation can prove taxing

"I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets an...

Insight 26/04/2018
  • Guernsey
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Taxation can prove taxing

Cayman Islands anti-money laundering update

Changes to the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations: Application to unregulated (including closed ended/private equity) e...

Insight 25/04/2018
  • Cayman
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Cayman Islands anti-money laundering update

Lending to BVI companies: Taking security

BVI companies are used the world over in financing transactions. Sometimes they are the primary borrower and grant secur...

Guides 20/04/2018
  • BVI
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Initial coin offering

We set out below an overview of the steps involved in establishing an initial coin/token offering ("ICO") vehicle (an "I...

Guides 20/04/2018
  • Cayman
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Royal Court decides that where there's a photocopy of a will, there's a way

The Guernsey Royal Court has handed down what is considered to be the first recorded judgment in Guernsey relating to th...

Insight 06/04/2018
  • Guernsey
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Royal Court decides that where there's a photocopy of a will, there's a way

Promises, promises: pursuit of claims on the grounds of proprietary estoppel

The case of Habberfield v Habberfield [2018] EWHC 317 Ch is another example of a growing trend of cases in which claiman...

Insight 05/04/2018
  • Guernsey
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Promises, promises: pursuit of claims on the grounds of proprietary estoppel

The termination of residential tenancy agreements as of March 2018

This note is intended to provide high level guidance on points to consider when taking steps to bring a residential tena...

Guides 03/04/2018
  • Jersey
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AIFMD in Jersey: Marketing into Europe

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD) is designed to bring greater transparency and over...

Guides 23/03/2018
  • Jersey
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Cayman Islands exempted company: Ongoing obligations

Exempted companies incorporated or registered under the Cayman Islands Companies Law (2016 Revision) (Companies Law), ar...

Guides 22/03/2018
  • Cayman
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Takeover panel 1 - Rangers FC chairman 0: Avoiding own goals when buying shares offshore

Rangers Football Club has been a continual source of material for both the press and the legal profession due to its hig...

Insight 22/03/2018
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
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Takeover panel 1 - Rangers FC chairman 0: Avoiding own goals when buying shares offshore