Managers of Wealth Offshore

BVI decrypts the legal status of cryptoassets

After a number of unauthorised trades causing significant losses including potential creditor claims from its 14,000 customers, trading was suspended.

Harneys Caribbean offices highlighted in Legal 500 rankings

Partners Tanya Cassie-Parker, Peter Ferrer, Claire Goldstein, Philip Graham, Henry Mander, and Andrew Thorp are recognised as leading individuals.

The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal continues protection for Nam Tai shareholders

The Court of Appeal has not yet handed down its reasons for dismissing the applications for a stay of the 30 November meeting or for the change of the record date for that meeting.

Ten Carey Olsen lawyers recognised as leading private client practitioners by Who's Who Legal

This recognition follows in the footsteps of Carey Olsen's trusts and private wealth practice

Revision of Laws – industry specific changes: Investment Funds

This reflects the reality of the appointment and avoids any confusion to third parties who may not understand that the designated manager does not necessarily have supervisory responsibility for the overall management of the fund or its assets.

Jersey Employment Law - Autumn 2021

The new rules take effect on 1 January 2022.

Appleby top ranked in Bermuda across six practice areas

Leading offshore law firm Appleby has received top rankings in the 2022 Legal 500 Caribbean Guide. Legal 500, one of the leading international legal directories has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world for over 40 years. The ranki

Conyers Earns Top-Tier Rankings

Conyers has an amazing footprint with notable talent in each office

Maples Group Assists on Record US$364 Million "Blue Bond" for Conservation

As part of the Blue Bond for Conservation, Belize commits to provide ongoing funding to an independent conservation fund over the next 20 years and to capitalise an endowment totaling approximately US$23.5 million on closing, which will provide funding af

Obtaining a blessing from the Court: the difficulty in judging reasonability...

This judgment raises interesting questions as to how to walk the reasonability line as a trustee and demonstrates the exacting, sometimes inquisitorial, process adopted by the supervisory court in Jersey to ensure that trustees do strike the appropriate b

Five-year anniversary for Ferbrache & Farrell

The firm has been shortlisted multiple times for various awards, offering corporate law and private client services.

Bedell Cristin Coffee Break - the latest employment law news from Guernsey

Covid-19 caused a pause in that plan for 2021 rates and again, the Plan has been paused for 2022 with the intention that it is reignited in 2023.

High praise for Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands practices in Legal 500 Caribbean

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited, which has improved its ranking in four practice areas, is now ranked Tier 1 for trusts/private client and in Tier 2 for all other practice areas

Walkers Wins Best Legal Adviser Award

The Walkers Insurance team – spanning the key insurance jurisdictions of Bermuda, Cayman, Guernsey and Ireland – was crowned at the awards event in Luxembourg on Monday evening.

Two new charities added to Carey Olsen and ArtHouse Jersey's Artist in Residence Programme

Carey Olsen is delighted to be sponsoring two additional charities that have joined the programme

Cayman's Global Citizen Programme Extended

Due to the popularity of the Global Citizen programme introduced in October 2020 the recently amended regulations extend the availability of the programme by a further year, so that it now expires on 30 November 2024 (unless Cabinet decides on a further e

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