05/09/2019
Appleby attorney wins 'Lawyer of the Year - Cayman Islands'
Finance Monthly has announced their legal awards winners for 2019.
Legal
05/08/2019
Schrum to speak at STEP Caribbean conference
STEP works to improve public understanding of the issues families face in this area and promote education and high professional standards among members.
05/08/2019
Ferbrache & Farrell launch GDPR guide to help island firms
The Law applies to any organisation where the personal data being processed is that of a Bailiwick resident and it is processed in the context of offering goods or services to the resident.
05/08/2019
Conference told detailed record-keeping is a key ingredient of compliance with new economic substance requirements
The expectation is that the island's regulated corporate and trust service providers should be able comfortably to meet the requirements as they reflect the professional standards expected under applicable codes of conduct.
05/08/2019
Carey Olsen advises on £60m property sale
The purchase also underlines the continued attractiveness of Guernsey's property market as an investment opportunity.
05/07/2019
Report: Swiss bank whistleblower has more to say, wants a pardon
Authorities credit Birkenfeld with, essentially, bringing to an end the decades-long Swiss banking secrecy which made it impossible for law enforcement to discover the Americans with hidden accounts.
05/03/2019
Guernsey Royal Court's expertise in complex trusts cases
The case involved a famous professional footballer and his wife.
05/03/2019
Cayman Islands Stock Exchange – The future for US CLO Listings
The concerns for CLO market participants regarding the impact of MAR have been well documented.
05/02/2019
OT minister wants to avoid BO confrontation
“We do not believe we will get to the stage where we have to get into some sort of confrontation,”
05/02/2019
Company Law – Power Of Court To Rectify The Register Of Members Of A Cyprus Company
The summary procedure under section 111, has been applied on inter alia cases
05/02/2019
Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel to a newly launched specialty re/insurer
Partner Brad Adderley led the deal for Appleby and was assisted by Partner Gary Harris, Associate Josephine Noddings and Associate Shannon Cann.
05/01/2019
Mourant advises on private equity deal
The proceeds will be used to finance capital expenditures in Iguá’s 18 existing concessions and public-private partnerships in five Brazilian states.
05/01/2019
Conyers unveils new corporate branding
Conyers Dill & Pearman remains the legal name of the firm.
04/30/2019
First-time scrutiny by Jersey Royal Court of decision of CI Financial Ombudsman
In this case the Ombudsman found that Future Finance had arranged an unsuitable, expensive private short-term bridging mortgage for the complainants having given the false impression that it was the best deal available.
04/30/2019
Estera Comes Under One Roof in Guernsey
The move to the 17,600 sq ft offices at Trafalgar Court in St Peter Port, brings together the 100 members of the Guernsey team under one roof.
04/30/2019
The “Troika Laundromat Fraud”: Exposing the weaknesses in UK’s Anti-Money Laundering regime
This chink in the UK’s anti-money laundering armour has the potential to have a detrimental impact on the effectiveness of regulated persons’ customer due diligence capabilities, and therefore on the effectiveness of the UK’s AML regime
04/29/2019
First-time scrutiny by Jersey Royal Court of decision of CI Financial Ombudsman
The court upheld the Ombudsman's decision that local mortgage broker and lender Future Finance pay two individuals over £63,000 in compensation.
04/28/2019
Crown Dependencies release joint guidance on economic substance legislation
This guidance substantially builds on the initial key aspects guidance issued by the Crown Dependencies, which was updated on 21 December 2018.
04/26/2019
When it pays to go green: the evolution of ESG investment
The issue of what constitutes an ESG investment has been looked at by various bodies including the UN, which has set out its own Principles for Responsible Investing.
04/26/2019
Ogier acts for BTG Pactual Reinsurance in insurance license application
BTG Pactual Reinsurance reinsures surety bonds and related insurance products written by its affiliates in Brazil.