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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
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The new population management law: Are you ready?

Protected cell companies: Going beyond funds and captive insurance

Protected Cell Companies (PCCs) have existed in Guernsey for more than ten years and have been widely replicated in othe...

Guides 21/02/2017
  • Guernsey
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Protected cell companies: Going beyond funds and captive insurance

Protected Cell Companies have existed in Guernsey for over ten years and most people are familiar with their traditional...

Insight 21/02/2017
  • Guernsey
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Protected cell companies: Going beyond funds and captive insurance

Galasys: The case so far

The Company: At the heart of this dispute is Galasys PLC, a Jersey incorporated company which was, prior to the dispute,...

Guides 20/02/2017
  • Jersey
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BVI estate planning

Joint Ownership of BVI Shares: A Trick and a Trap With the large number of BVI companies in existence and the general ag...

Guides 17/02/2017
  • BVI
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International pensions and savings in the Middle East

Give your employees the benefits that they need to feel secure and appreciated. Collas Crill is a leading participant in...

Guides 13/02/2017
  • Guernsey
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BVI fund overview

In the British Virgin Islands, investment funds are regulated by the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) under the B...

Guides 08/02/2017
  • BVI
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Cost caps for liquidators

The Royal Court in Guernsey has, for the second time, made clear to insolvency practitioners (and those they instruct) t...

Insight 02/02/2017
  • Guernsey
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Cost caps for liquidators

Beneficial ownership update

Following on from our update in November last year in relation to the beneficial ownership register, the Jersey Companie...

Insight 17/01/2017
  • Jersey
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Beneficial ownership update

BVI Incubator and Approved Fund

BVI Incubator and Approved Fund – just as we thought. Nearly 18 months ago, the Incubator Fund and the Approved Fund wer...

Guides 10/01/2017
  • BVI
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Jersey Bitcoin Fund listed on CISE

The Jersey-based Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund plc (GABI) was listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchang...

Insight 21/12/2016
  • Jersey
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Jersey Bitcoin Fund listed on CISE

Trustees escape liability for investment losses

In the England and Wales case of Daniel and another v Tee and others [2016] EWHC 1538 (Ch) the High Court ruled that thr...

Guides 20/12/2016
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