Managers of Wealth Offshore

Open And Shut Cases: Balancing Open Justice And Confidentiality

The Court also had to decide whether to grant a sealing order in respect of the summons including its evidence.

SC Courtenay Seeks Court Action to Move Forward on Arbitration Against Belize

The injunction halted the enforcement of the arbitration award by Belize Bank Limited and BCB Holdings.

Has the art market become an unwitting partner in crime?

Secrecy has long been central to the art world.

Court decision sees Harlequin edge closer to liquidation

A Harlequin spokesperson said the company will be appealing the decision, and claimed it has been “advised by Counsel in the Caribbean that it has a strong prospect of success

Conyers Recognised as Best Overall Offshore Firm for China Work

The firm continues to lead the way in Asia providing offshore legal advice to many of the region’s largest corporates and financial institutions.

Conyers Awarded Best Offshore Law Firm – Client Services

Winners of the awards are selected by a panel of judges from the MENA fund management industry.

Guide to STAR Trusts in the Cayman Islands

The Law was enacted, it was not possible to create trusts for a purpose other than a charitable purpose.

Mourant Ozannes successfully opposes unprecedented scheme of arrangement

Minority shareholders would have received a 43.6% discount to the net asset value of Puma.

Platinum Partners Saga Reignites Concerns About Cayman 'Beach Boards'

They are among the most prominent practitioners of what critics call the “jumbo” model – where professional directors sometimes sit on hundreds of boards at once.

Weavering And The Preferred Custodian

The reality was that Weavering was making huge losses through options trading, masked by the swaps and spending significant sums on management and performance fees.

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies Illicit Fishing Expeditions In International Tax Assistance Procedures

It was enacted only to secure the due execution of international tax assistance inquiries.

RBC battles former executive after dropping Volcker strategy

Phiri first filed a lawsuit in New York State court in December against RBC's U.S. investment banking division

Supreme Court reserves decision in Panama Leaks case

We will take some time and look at the case in depth.

MLAs urge prosecution of partners of Cayman’s major law firms

Motion an attack on our financial services

Hong Kong, a hub for corporate offshore schemes, must ensure disclosure rules are truly effective

Companies would have to reveal any offshore shareholders with 25 per cent of shares or more.

Legislation approved without objection

We are satisfied with this piece of legislation.

Correspondent Banking, the Caribbean’s financial crisis must be tackled

But it is precisely what the de-risking exercise amounts to and where the global financial community is increasingly headed.

Appleby advises AshbyCapital on £217 million acquisition in London's Fitzrovia and subsequent refinancing

The acquisition included the purchase of units from Kaupthing ehf in two separate Jersey Property Unit Trusts.

Does legal advice privilege always extend to the Client?

RBS authorised their employees to participate in interviews with the Bank's legal advisors.

What you need to know to deal with assets left in Jersey by a deceased UK resident

In most cases, this restriction can be circumvented by the taking out of an appropriate insurance policy.

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