Managers of Wealth Offshore

Law Society slams ‘damaging speculation’

Legislators claim private investigators hired to follow them

Cayman and BVI poised to benefit from forecast Islamic finance growth

The industry is developing new products we are seeing more Shariah compliant retail and corporate banking and trade finance products coming online.

Ogier advise on deal to buy iconic Cheesegrater building in second-biggest London property transaction on record

The building is fully let and is said to charge the highest rents in the City.

Cayman lawsuits challenge valuations of delisted Chinese companies

Hedge funds claim that Bona Film and other groups were worth more when taken private

Offshore finance – a view from Jersey

Financial activity from Jersey supports directly and indirectly an estimated 250,000 jobs in the UK.

Motion not harming offshore, MLAs insist

The independent members, however, claim the current law already prohibits the practice.

Law firms accused of owing Cayman Islands millions in fees

International law firms practicing Cayman law without a licence are under fire from opposition members of the Legislative Assembly on the offshore center who say they owe the nation $50 million in fees over the past decade.

Open And Shut Cases: Balancing Open Justice And Confidentiality

The Court also had to decide whether to grant a sealing order in respect of the summons including its evidence.

SC Courtenay Seeks Court Action to Move Forward on Arbitration Against Belize

The injunction halted the enforcement of the arbitration award by Belize Bank Limited and BCB Holdings.

Has the art market become an unwitting partner in crime?

Secrecy has long been central to the art world.

Court decision sees Harlequin edge closer to liquidation

A Harlequin spokesperson said the company will be appealing the decision, and claimed it has been “advised by Counsel in the Caribbean that it has a strong prospect of success

Conyers Recognised as Best Overall Offshore Firm for China Work

The firm continues to lead the way in Asia providing offshore legal advice to many of the region’s largest corporates and financial institutions.

Conyers Awarded Best Offshore Law Firm – Client Services

Winners of the awards are selected by a panel of judges from the MENA fund management industry.

Guide to STAR Trusts in the Cayman Islands

The Law was enacted, it was not possible to create trusts for a purpose other than a charitable purpose.

Mourant Ozannes successfully opposes unprecedented scheme of arrangement

Minority shareholders would have received a 43.6% discount to the net asset value of Puma.

Platinum Partners Saga Reignites Concerns About Cayman 'Beach Boards'

They are among the most prominent practitioners of what critics call the “jumbo” model – where professional directors sometimes sit on hundreds of boards at once.

Weavering And The Preferred Custodian

The reality was that Weavering was making huge losses through options trading, masked by the swaps and spending significant sums on management and performance fees.

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies Illicit Fishing Expeditions In International Tax Assistance Procedures

It was enacted only to secure the due execution of international tax assistance inquiries.

RBC battles former executive after dropping Volcker strategy

Phiri first filed a lawsuit in New York State court in December against RBC's U.S. investment banking division

Supreme Court reserves decision in Panama Leaks case

We will take some time and look at the case in depth.

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