Managers of Wealth Offshore

BVI Trust And Private Client Legislative Updates

The duty applies to all 'Applicable Trusts' which is defined as all trusts governed by the law of any jurisdiction

Jersey Court varies title to jointly owned shares

Although these powers are routinely used by the Courts in England and Jersey to vary the terms of wills and intestate estates

A guide to retail investment funds in Guernsey: regulatory overview (PLC Chapter)

Lawyers from our investment funds practice have drafted the Guernsey chapter of PLC's retail investment funds guide, giving a high level overview of the jurisdiction.

Carey Olsen successful in first ever derivative claim brought on behalf of a Liberian company in the British Virgin Islands

Carey Olsen acted for the successful Claimant.

Christopher Bickley Named Asia’s Top Offshore Lawyer Once Again

Asian Legal Business’s Offshore Client Choice List recognises 10 outstanding lawyers from offshore law firms who have exceeded client expectations.

Bermuda Registrar of Companies New Registry System: Impact on Economic Substance Declaration Portal

Economic Substance Declarations that have been started must be finished and submitted by 3 June.

Walkers Ireland LLP Wins Four Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2021

The 2021 Awards have recognised the most innovative and complex deals across the capital markets.

Walkers Acts as Bermuda Counsel to Vantage in US$225 million Inaugural Cat Bond

Launched on 4 May 2021, the US$225 million cat bond benefits Vantage and provides reinsurance protection for natural catastrophe perils in North America on an industry loss trigger basis over a three-year term.

Linklaters and former lawyer to face sexual harassment claims at tribunal next month

The firm failed in its attempt to strike out the claim

The just and equitable winding up jurisdiction in Jersey: loss of substratum

The article explains how the Jersey courts have taken a commercially flexible, yet rigorous approach when considering applications to wind up a company on the ground of loss of substratum.

Ogier advises WH Smith in £327 million bond offering

The offering was carried out through an accelerated bookbuild process using a cash box structure

Prepaid Financial parent sheds 46% of value over investigation

Central Bank considering taking regulatory action against Irish-founded firm

Swiss Trader Accused of Laundering Mafia Money With Diamonds

The case dubbed “Cambio Veloce” -- Italian for Quick Exchange -- by prosecutors has been run out of Lugano, an Italian-speaking financial hub in Switzerland.

Carey Olsen retains best offshore law firm title at WealthBriefing European Awards

Winning this award for the second successive year is testament to the hard work of our teams

Walkers London Celebrates 20th Anniversary

In recognition of London's key role in the global financial services economy, Walkers has placed its London offering at the heart of its strategic offering.

Carey Olsen advises Genius Sports on New York Stock Exchange listing

The deal also represents the first NYSE-listed SPAC transaction to involve a Guernsey company.

Bedell Cristin advises FTSE 250 company on high profile, multi billion pound transaction

The company will use the proceeds of the notes to repay its existing Reserves Based Lending Facility, to redeem its senior notes due 2022, and to repay its convertible bonds due 2021.

Progress Press files legal bid to recoup $5 million from Keith Schembri

Allied Newspapers company starts legal proceedings to recover $5 million from Keith Schembri and former directors

AML/CFT Independent Audits for Entities Regulated in the Cayman Islands

The regulations were explicitly extended in 2020, giving CIMA the power to impose administrative fines for non-compliance for a wider range of acts, regulations and rules.

Banker: Bar’S ‘Bad Apples’ Leading To Attorney Controls

The Fidelity chief warned that “a few bad apples could spoil the entire bunch” when it came to the Bahamian legal profession, which on Friday railed against a practice that it says undermines consumer choice and effectively acts as a restraint