04/10/2017
US$2.7 Billion of Sao Paolo Property Linked to Offshore Secret Companies
This underscores how these types of companies are used for corrupt purposes specifically because they hide who actually owns the assets.
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04/10/2017
Jersey enacts new UN Financial Sanctions law
UN Security Council sanctions , once implemented by the EU, are given effect in orders made by the Minister for External Relations.
04/09/2017
Panamanian authorities pledge support for national probes
The press release announced that the meeting served to exchange information on various ongoing investigations in the participating states.
04/07/2017
Property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities - SMP Partners
Beneficial ownership register
04/06/2017
British Virgin Islands: CRS Notification and Reporting Deadlines Extended
It has been agreed that UK CDOT will remain in force until 31 December 2018
04/06/2017
Cars and boat seized, one arrest, in Dutch-British tax fraud crackdown
Prosecutors seized luxury cars including a Jaguar, a BMW and a Bentley in the operation, during which the suspects' house in Britain was searched as well as two villas in the Netherlands
04/06/2017
Ogier recognised for Latin American work in funds sector
The guide highlights the firm's record in fund formation and management, and in private wealth work, and recognises the work of Giorgio's fellow partners Simon Schilder and Bradley Kruger.
04/06/2017
UK Criminal Finances Bill has ‘significant implications’ for Cayman
Many of the taxpayers who disclosed previously undeclared income did not consider themselves evaders, he added.
04/06/2017
Funds quarterly legal and regulatory update - 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017
In much the same vein as the defence of 'adequate procedures' under the Bribery Act, there will be a defence to the Proposed Offence where a relevant body had in place reasonable prevention procedures or where it is unreasonable to expect such p
04/06/2017
In your court: Ogier's offshore dispute resolution review, March 2017
Advocate Nicola Roberts and Leon Hurd explain how the Royal Court came to request recognition of the Viscount in England for the first time in decades.
04/06/2017
Ogier advises on purchase of iconic Liver Building
The Liver Building is one of the most recognisable in Britain and is the former headquarters of the Royal Liver Assurance Limited.
04/06/2017
Conyers Receives Deal Award from IJGlobal
Conyers advised Iluka Resources on its takeover of Sierra Rutile, an AIM-listed BVI company with mineral sands mining operations in Sierra Leone
04/06/2017
Moscow region ex-Finance Minister's wife was think tank in his gang
The fact that the couple had long been going to leave Russia, it became clear during the investigation.
04/05/2017
Anniversary of scandal that brought down Icelandic government
The opposition demanded the government should step down.
04/05/2017
Unmask anonymous owners behind offshore structures
It is important that the Netherlands takes UBO-related risks seriously and analyses them thoroughly.
04/05/2017
Conyers wins Africa M&A award
Conyers advised Iluka Resources on its takeover of Sierra Rutile.
04/03/2017
Law firm at heart of Panama Papers now a shadow of its former self
Panamanian prosecutors are investigating the Panama Papers, although no one has been convicted yet.
04/03/2017
TIEAs and Your Company's Right to Information: New Court Guidance
In practical terms the judgment in the cases of Quiver Inc. & Friar Tuck Limited v International Tax Authority means that public bodies must disclose to the recipient sufficient information
04/02/2017
Panama Papers around the world: What we know a year later
In the immediate aftermath, Iceland's prime minister was forced to resign after the leak showed his family sheltered assets offshore.
04/02/2017
Bankrupt O’Reilly sells off Bahamas haven for €12m
The house sold in recent weeks for $12.5m on the instructions of his bankruptcy trustee.