Managers of Wealth Offshore

Bedell Cristin strengthens presence in Singapore

The firm plans to use the new spacious office accommodation for increasing collaboration and the sharing of knowledge through events.

When Should Offshore Trustees Participate In Foreign Proceedings?

Choosing to do nothing in the face of foreign proceedings may result in a foreign judgment

Walkers Leads Legal 500 2022 Offshore Lawyer Rankings

The guide also ranked 18 practice areas from Walkers' offices in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, solidifying Walkers' reputation as the leading law firm in the Legal 500 Caribbean Guide.

Mourant Partner called to the Guernsey Bar

Alana joined Mourant in 2014 and specialises in Private M&A, banking, finance and commercial contracts. She acts for a diverse client base including private limited companies, funds, institutional lenders, and individuals.

Freezing Orders in the British Virgin Islands

In the British Virgin Islands (the BVI), the jurisdiction to grant a freezing order derives from two provisions of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands) Act (the Supreme Court Act).

Ogier "the Rolls Royce firm in the BVI" in Legal 500 Caribbean Guide 2022

The top-tier Regulatory team is "responsive, flexible and fully appreciated our needs" said one client, and is led by leading individual Michael Killourhy. David Mathews is a key lawyer in this area.

FCA fines London broker £600k over ‘suspicious’ offshore trades

The FCA found that Sunrise had deficient systems and controls to identify and mitigate the risk of facilitating fraudulent trading and money laundering in relation to business introduced by the Solo Group, between 17 February 2015 and 4 November 2015.

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

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