10/21/2015
The Royal Court of Jersey has recently provided important guidance in relation to the circumstances in which the Court may hold the exercise of a fiduciary power to be invalid.
10/21/2015
s there a form of equitable lien in Jersey which a former trustee can claim over trust property held by the current trustee?
10/21/2015
Because trusts do not have separate legal personality a trustee remains personally liable for third party contractual, tortious or taxation liabilities incurred or arising from its office as trustee.
10/21/2015
International IFA giant deVere has partnered with global law firm Stephenson Harwood to offer its clients access to legal advice on financial planning issues.
10/21/2015
Countless cases related to this file remain blocked at the level of investigation
10/20/2015
Bermuda legislation is designed to make the formation of a Bermuda Private Trust Company quick, easy and relatively inexpensive as compared to many other jurisdictions.
10/19/2015
Adviser funnels millions of client funds offshore, report claims
The Weekend Australian report claimed HSBC had been secretly pursuing Kwok for clients' funds invested while he was an employee.
10/19/2015
David Dorgan highlights the reasons for family businesses not being transitioned and the unique challenges, issues of culture, personality and hierarchical structures that can make succession planning for Middle Eastern families complicated.
10/16/2015
This year looks to continue a trend from 2014 in which there was rapid expansion in overseas Chinese M&A.
10/15/2015
The team advising on the deal is led by partner James Hill and senior associate Jon Woolrich.
10/15/2015
The Data Protection (Guernsey) Law 2001 and the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 are based on the European Data Protection Directive, and have both been certified as affording "adequate protection" to data subjects under the EU rules.
10/15/2015
Florida liberal millionaire congressman under fire for using offshore hedge fund
He is the target of ethics complaints accusing him of violating a ban on House members receiving compensation for services where they have a fiduciary role – and for improperly allowing his name to be used as an investment fund
10/14/2015
Our second edition of this unique report examines China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A deals outside of its own borders. It also covers Hong Kong, which provides an extra dimension to China's external activity.
10/13/2015
CPA subsequently obtained injunctions against the defendants on the basis that the defendants were misusing confidential information at IP Preferential which they had acquired from CPA.
10/13/2015
The anti-money laundering specialist said they should look to the U.S. as an example of how not to do it.
10/13/2015
Its move follows a political storm over a tax evasion scandal at HSBC’s Swiss banking operation in February and marks another step in its campaign to prise open secret offshore accounts.
10/12/2015
Finance Uncovered reveals how Africa’s biggest cell phone firm shifts billions offshore
10/12/2015
Falciani, who’s currently in France, has no plans to attend the new date after skipping the hearing in the Swiss town of Bellinzona
10/12/2015
The extension of the Convention will entitle the Cayman Islands to recognition
10/11/2015
They were both in Zürich in May when they were caught up in the dawn raid that lifted the lid on the massive corruption investigation being carried out by the US law enforcement authorities into FIFA.