Managers of Wealth Offshore

Carey Olsen's Guernsey trusts conference urges caution over reliance on 'Anti-Bartlett' clauses

The nature of the high level supervisory role will always be fact-specific and dependent.

Collas Crill Advises £20M Finance Facility For Raw Mortgage Fund

The transaction was led by Group Partner Paul Wilkes and Senior Associate Gareth Morgan.

OFAC's Case Against British Arab Commercial Bank and Offshore Use of the US Dollar

This is a complex and novel case, but one worthy of careful analysis by non-US banks engaged in potentially higher risk transactions in USD that rely on a determination that the arrangements are outside of OFAC’s jurisdiction.

Don't Turn a Tax Debt Into a Prison Sentence

In addition to evading the payment of these taxes, Dr. Russell failed to timely pay the taxes due for the years 2013 through 2015."

Judicial pen pals? Not this time

The case raises the issue as to what extent subpoenas may be issued locally against Cayman Islands affiliates of foreign companies, in order to avoid having to act against the foreign company directly in a foreign court.

Carey Olsen acts for Stride Gaming plc in £115 million takeover by scheme of arrangement

Carey Olsen worked alongside Pinsent Masons LLP, who acted as onshore counsel for Stride.

Appleby Mauritius Advises Azure Power Solar Energy

The USD Notes qualify as green bonds and were certified by Climate Bonds Initiative, a non-profit organisation working solely to mobilise debt capital markets for climate change solutions.

Appleby Bermuda Advised on Southern Cross

The Bermuda aspects of both the equity and network investments were led by partner Steven Rees Davies and assisted by Andrew Kuzma and Sarita Ebbin.

Family partnership ends in tears

The judge adopted the approach that it is important to avoid the fallacy of supposing that, because a witness is confident in his or her recollection and is honest, that their evidence is any reliable guide to the truth.

Mourant Funds Update - Summary

Consultant Geoff Cook gave his assessment of asset management prospects in a period of heightened global geopolitical and economic uncertainty

Acquisition of Guernsey Press

The deal which completed on 30 September, includes both the production and distribution of the local paper, as well as its digital platforms and GY4 You app.

Panama Papers: The Malta Independent article ‘not libellous’, Court of Appeal rules

In the impugned decision, Magistrate Francesco Depasquale had ruled that the paper’s reproduction “almost in toto” of a blog post by Daphne Caruana Galizia meant that it had made her allegations its own and that the article was intended

Carey Olsen wins High Net Worth Award

Carey Olsen has been named Offshore Firm of the Year at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards.

Beware the email auto-signature

The Claimants contended that the electronic signature was capable of rendering the document “signed” as long as the name had been included on it in order to authenticate the agreement contained in the document.

Guidance For Guernsey On Economic Substance And Mandatory Disclosure

Both documents are likely to be of interest to Guernsey service providers and those utilising Guernsey structures.

Collas Crill Explains...Share Buybacks And Redemptions

Jersey is a popular place to establish an asset holding company because the Law is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation.

Ils Bermuda Convergence 2019

Appleby’s specialist Insurance & Reinsurance team provides advice on the establishment, regulatory compliance and business operations of (re)insurance companies,

Continuing Requirements of the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands

Before proceeding with the incorporation of a company in Cayman, persons are advised to consult their tax, legal and other professional advisers in their respective jurisdictions.

Ogier acts for major property developer RED Fund on purchase of Guernsey's L'Erée Bay Hotel

The fund brings together a small group of like-minded investors who either live in the Channel Islands or have very close local links and want to use their collective investment to identify, realise and maximise development opportunities.

English Court grants an asset preservation order over Bitcoin - further guidance for the Cayman Islands

Mr Robertson thought he was transferring 100 Bitcoin to a company in which he wished to invest.

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