Managers of Wealth Offshore

Maltese wealth firm appeals €1.2m fine

Company says that it is ‘undoubtedly disproportionate to the alleged breaches’

New CIMA Rules for Registered Mutual Funds

New rules relate to contents of offering documents, segregation of assets and the calculation of asset values.

UPDATE Cayman Islands – CRS and FATCA update

The Cayman Islands has extended the CRS and FATCA reporting deadlines to 16 December 2020 and the deadline for filing the new CRS Compliance Form has been extended to 31 March 2021

Cayman Islands Announces Legal Framework in Bid to Attract Crypto Businesses

A new virtual assets bill to bring in provisions to facilitate the phased rollout of the new rules was published last Thursday and will be presented at the next sitting of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly.

Ogier's 'first class service' stands out in Chambers 2021

All our teams work exceptionally hard to put the client at the centre of everything that we do so it is heartening to see that reflected back to us.

Walkers Bermuda Acts as Counsel to Fleming Reinsurance

Fleming's acquisition provides Sinclair's shareholders with an absolute exit solution, allowing for operating expenses to be completely eliminated and capital to be released.

Irish Finance Bill 2020-Key Developments for Irish and International Business

The Irish Finance Bill 2020 has now been published and contains the legislation to implement the Irish Budget measures of 13 October 2020 and also certain new measures.

Deadlock revisited in Chu v Lau: Winding-up on the Just and Equitable Ground

Update prepared by Justine Lau (Partner, Hong Kong) and Jennifer White (Senior Associate, Hong Kong)

Updates to the Cayman Islands Companies Law and LLC Law

To the extent this information was not previously required to be submitted at registration or incorporation it will be gathered by the Registrar as part of the annual return filing

Calls to sack Malta financial regulator CEO

Over all-expenses paid holiday with a suspect investigated for murder of investigative journalist

COVID-19 and residential tenancies in Jersey: where are we now?

These regulations came to an end on 30 September 2020 and from this date landlords and tenants must manage leases in the normal way under the law.

Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership and Enforcement of Fines

Guidance, effective from October 2020, has now been released in the form of a Beneficial Ownership Enforcement Manual

Ogier advises on $1.1 million note issuance and Luxembourg Stock Exchange listing

The Ogier team led by partner Bertrand Géradin and senior associate Sarah Verlende acted as Luxembourg legal adviser alongside Latham & Watkins LLP.

Supreme Court of Bermuda Expands Use of Remote Hearings

applications. This was the case for the Court’s recent appointment of ‘light touch’ provisional liquidators over Samson Paper Holdings Limited (HKEx Stock Code 731, hearing on 24 July 2020) and Ping An Securities Group Holdings Limited (

BVI: Economic Substance Regime

A brief summary of the BVI's economic substance legislations, highlighting some of the most common classifications of business activities and outlining the next steps required for a BVI legal entity to comply with its reporting obligations under the

Mishcon de Reya files claim against public nature of EU beneficial ownership registers

The LBR rejected this request and so the claim was filed with the district court in Luxembourg with assistance from Luther S.A., a law firm based in the region.

European Commission opens public consultation to review the AIFMD

The consultation is wide-ranging and covers a broad range of subject areas.

Conyers shortlisted in the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2020

This annual law awards recognizes the excellence and outstanding achievements of Hong Kong’s leading law firms and in-house legal teams, and celebrates top deals and dealmakers over the last year.

Over 400 celebrate STEP's 25th anniversary

Hundreds turned out to this year's STEP annual ball - one of the only events the organisation has been able to hold globally in 2020.

The Privy Council affirms winding up of a quasi-partnership

A quasi-partnership, as in this case, may also be wound up on grounds of a breakdown of trust and confidence.