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Death of shareholder: BVI shares

Why do I need to probate the will? As a matter of BVI law, shares in a BVI company are BVI "situs" assets and are deemed...

Guides 12/10/2017
  • BVI
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Compliance, corporate governance and the illusion of perfection

In the fifth of a series of regulatory columns by experts in Guernsey’s legal sector, group partner Wayne Atkinson looks...

Insight 12/10/2017
  • Guernsey
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Compliance, corporate governance and the illusion of perfection

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"

Difficult conversations

Nobody likes to have the hard conversations. Explaining to someone that they are not meeting standards, or something as ...

Guides 16/08/2017
  • Guernsey
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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