07/05/2020

CySEC fines Commerzbank for market manipulation

According to the terms and conditions governed the specific products the underlying basket was (theoretically) virtual and therefore no actual investment into the underlying was supposed to take place.

07/02/2020

New U.S. visa restrictions curb foreign hiring

It’s possible that the tightening of visa restrictions could lead to more offshore outsourcing in India and other countries, particularly since U.S. companies have grown more comfortable with remote work during the pandemic.

07/02/2020

Real Estate Finance Update

With this moratorium now extending past the September quarter date, landlords may struggle to implement changes to increase rent collections for the remainder of the summer.

07/02/2020

Working Time Compliance and Remote Working

Employers should also be particularly mindful of actively ensuring employees do not work in excess of the maximum limit as recent case law has demonstrated that employers will be liable for breach of the OWT Act, even in circumstances where the work assig

06/28/2020

Offshore Business Update: British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government has taken proactive measures which are designed to control, suppress and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the BVI by restricting access to the BVI, curfews and encouraging social distancing.

06/28/2020

Offshore Business Update: Cayman Islands

The practical importance of this is that it allows originating process, such as writs and petitions to be validly issued in electronic form at a time when paper filing is not possible.