Managers of Wealth Offshore

Ogier in Luxembourg advises on £260 million acquisition of Soho's Ampersand Building

Partners Fabien Debroise and Bertrand Geradin led the Ogier teams in Luxembourg

Ogier Jersey advises Workspace Group plc on the £158.7 million acquisition of City office building

Workspace, which provides flexible office space throughout London, purchased the building for £158.7 million.

Non-Profits Will Avoid Company Fees Under New Law

Central to the law is the establishment of an NPO register.

BVI's beneficial ownership legislation

The RA databases are private but may be searched upon request from certain authorities via the beneficial ownership secure search (BOSS) system

Jho Low, Caribbean Citizen?

Low reportedly has one more trick up his sleeve: a Caribbean passport

Mourant Ozannes advises Mariana Resources on takeover

The scheme will result in Mariana shareholders owning approximately 18.3 per cent of the enlarged Sandstorm group.

BVI and Cayman companies and UK property investments – a perfect match?

The drivers for doing so vary from client to client and our guide aims to pull together some of the common threads for both private and commercial investors in the UK real estate sector.

Cayman confidential

The Law, which operated to protect the confidentiality of information pertaining to certain commercial activities and business dealings taking place in the Cayman Islands

Combining this year's promotions and new lateral talent, the Firm added 139 partners

Nearly 40% or 31 of the new promotions are women; a market-leading number for any law firm.

Carey Olsen named Offshore Law Firm of the Year

The award follows another year of strong growth for Carey Olsen; now the largest law firm in the Channel Islands with a network of eight international offices.

Super-agent Mendes in court over Falcao ‘tax evasion’

Falcao is but one of Mendes’ clients to run into trouble with Spain’s judiciary.

Carey Olsen advises Pearl Diver Capital on US$500 million fund

BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A. in Guernsey is the administrator of the existing Pearl Diver Capital fund range and has been appointed as administrators of the Fund VII entities.

Jersey consults on strengthening judicial independence

“I encourage members of the public, the legal profession and the judiciary to engage and respond."

Woman loses £50m divorce fight after claiming husband 'set up sham offshore trust'

The pair, who have not been named, had already racked up lawyers' bills of more than £2.2 million.

BVI’s new beneficial ownership regime to take effect on 1 July 2017

Unregulated private equity funds, structured as companies, will fall within the requirements of the legislation.

Protection for Trusts Governed by Bahamian Law - Higgs & Johnson

The purpose of Section 8 of the TCGLA is to act as a ‘firewall’ to protect Bahamian law governed trusts from attacks mounted on familial disputes or forced heirship claims emanating from jurisdictions outside of The Bahamas.

The Channel Islands property fund partnered by Collas Crill further expand into Isle of Man

CIPF continues to build a strong portfolio of significant assets in the crown dependencies.

New Companies Law To Unveil True Owners Of Local Firms - Registrar Fears Blacklisting If Enactment Delayed

Ownership in some local companies are held through offshore and other corporate vehicles, masking the identity of the beneficial owners.

Collas Crill Assists with Purchase of Southampton Arts Complex

The team comprised of group partner Paul Wilkes, who heads up the firm's commercial offering in Guernsey, associate Alex Wickens and trainee solicitor Jack Crisp.

Benest Corbett Renouf becomes first Channel Islands Law Firm to Adopt Liberate’s DIFERA Scheme.

The legal profession has a reputation for not being diverse, but forward-thinking firms are recognising this as a weakness and doing their best to become more inclusive.

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