05/18/2018
Babbé acts for Carillion captive
Nicholas Vermeulen and Christian van den Berg of PricewaterhouseCoopers CI were appointed joint liquidators of the company.
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05/18/2018
Award Winners — Lawyers & Law Firms
Firm of the Year 2018: Hogan Lovells
05/17/2018
At a glance: guide to Jersey's new charity law
Individuals or corporate bodies that administer and run charities will be known as 'governors' and will have a new statutory duty under the law which will apply in addition to any existing duties as trustees of a trust or council members of a fo
05/17/2018
Voisin acts in CLO refinancing
Voisin has acted as legal Counsel in connection with an issuance of collateralised loan obligation (CLO) refinancing notes. Saranac CLO III and Saranac CLO III issued just over $363 million of refinancing notes. The notes, which are rated by Moody&r
05/17/2018
UK law firm accused of failings over Azerbaijan leader's daughters' offshore assets
Child & Child set up secret company in British Virgin Islands and claimed Leyla and Arzu Aliyev had no political connections
05/17/2018
US to resume prosecutions of deliberate offshore tax avoiders
US expats who have willfully failed to declare unpaid tax to the IRS have until September to come clean or once again risk prosecution as a key amnesty programme ends.
05/17/2018
GDPR will see businesses fulfil ethical expectations, Carey Olsen conference told
The primary focus of GDPR is to protect the personal data of citizens of the European Union wherever it is held, processed or transferred.
05/17/2018
Privy Council Decision: Beneficial Ownership of Joint Accounts - Higgs and Johnson
The Supreme Court held that the funds were held on trust for Mr. Lennard’s estate as Mr. Moree had not proven that Mr. Lennard intended to make a gift of the funds to him.
05/16/2018
Appleby Hong Kong advised on the disposal of ele.me to Alibaba
This is the second transaction over a period of twelve months in which Appleby has assisted Rajax
05/16/2018
Mourant advises on Australia fund
The Mourant team was led by Guernsey Partner, Frances Watson and Hong Kong Managing Partner, Paul Christopher, assisted by Guernsey Senior Associate, Alex Porter.
05/15/2018
Privy Council ruling restores confidence in Guernsey trusts - lawyer
The Guernsey court had held that a creditor of a trustee may enforce a debt directly against the assets of a trust, even if the trustee had no right to indemnify itself from the trust in order to pay the debt.
05/14/2018
Isle of Man ready to fight UK Govt over public register
The Isle of Man was ready to “vigorously challenge” the UK Government if it imposed a public register of beneficial owners on the crown dependency, its chief minister Howard Quayle has revealed.
05/14/2018
Carey Olsen acts in CoinShares fund
The fund has been authorised under the Jersey Private Fund Regime, a regime which provides for a streamlined regulatory authorisation process as it is a selective offering – limited to 50 sophisticated investors.
05/14/2018
Mourant shortlisted for Private Equity Services Awards 2018
The Private Equity Services Awards have a rigorous judging process based on the views of a panel of leading private equity COOs, CFOs, CCOs, GCs and CTOs
05/14/2018
Turks and Caicos Chamber of Commerce condemns UK’s public registry decision
"This is clearly a constitutional exploitation of power and clearly shows a double standard being exercised,”
05/11/2018
Wealthy art consultant pleads guilty to lying on tax return
The government says Lacy Doyle, who lives in Manhattan and owns a house in Sag Harbor, hid a nearly $4 million inheritance from her father.
05/11/2018
Leading law firm wins debt market deal of the year
In addition to this accolade, Appleby was also shortlisted for Equity Market Deal of the Year
05/09/2018
A Toronto realtor has been named in whistleblower's list of secret Swiss bank clients
Stankovic's name was revealed as part of a large cache of private financial data copied by an employee of HSBC Private Bank in Switzerland and seized by French police
05/09/2018
The Caribbean Association of Banks Urges Readiness for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
Failure to comply has far reaching implications for entities and their business operations.
05/08/2018
Appleby, Guardian News and Media Limited and the BBC settle Paradise Papers dispute
This will allow Appleby to initiate meaningful discussions with its clients, colleagues and regulators.