05/04/2017
Macron lodges complaint with French prosecutor over offshore account allegations
Nobody was named in the complaint
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05/04/2017
UK Introduces Criminal Offence For Facilitating Tax Evasion
The legislation will make corporates liable not just for tax evasion facilitated by their employees but also external agents and service providers.
05/04/2017
Spain names 7 former HSBC bankers as suspects in money laundering case
At the heart of the Spanish case are accusations that HSBC helped Spanish clients to transfer abroad and later repatriate funds “with the intention of hiding them from the public treasury”, the High Court said.
05/03/2017
Spanish court to question Santander, BNP bankers in HSBC tax probe
The euro zone's largest bank by market value, said in a statement it had complied with the law at all time and had actively cooperated with the court by providing all the documentation and information requested.
05/03/2017
Appleby speakers at trusts forum
This session will take the form of a trustee posing a number of tricky questions to legal advisers who will be on the spot to provide advice concerning various information requests.
05/03/2017
Panama Papers fugitive arrested in Ukraine after 3 years on the run
He fled Europe shortly before an Italian judge issued a warrant for his arrest in June 2014.
05/03/2017
Demand for dispute resolution services is expanding in Asia, says Hong Kong partner Nicholas Plowman
He explains why he believes prospects look strong for offshore law firms in Asia in 2017.
05/02/2017
Malta PM Calls Early Elections Amid Wife's Offshore Account Scandal
Malta's Prime Minister has called early elections following allegations that his wife holds secret offshore accounts in Panama.
05/02/2017
The European Parliament Examines the Roles of Attorneys in Tax Evasion and Laundering Schemes
The studies are lengthy and full of interesting details and graphs.
05/01/2017
Swiss spy arrested in Germany watched tax investigators
He was active in the German financial and banking sector, according to the report.
04/30/2017
Mauritius next in line in DOJ 1MDB probe?
The money trail, said a source, may lead to an incognito banking institution in the most unsuspecting offshore financial services centre in Africa.
04/28/2017
Malta scandal exposes New Zealand trusts again
New Zealand changed its laws on offshore trusts last year
04/27/2017
Commercial Aviation Finance in the British Virgin Islands
The SPV will typically own the aircraft.
04/27/2017
Reputational alert: Cayman’s court secrecy on international stage
Let’s “unpack” three key phrases: “any legitimate purpose,” “investigative journalism,” and “the public’s interest.”
04/26/2017
Ogier advises European real estate combination transaction creating global real estate investment and asset management platform
The transaction, which is expected to close during the third quarter of 2017
04/25/2017
HK Judge Awards Costs Over Tossed Arbitral Award
Hong Kong High Court Judge Simon Leung awarded China Property Development Ltd. costs related to a suit that defeated an arbitration tribunal’s finding that it was liable for RMB 10 million
04/25/2017
Special Economic Zone in the Cayman Islands creates new Aviation Services Park
Originally created in 2011, the SEZ now includes the Internet Park, the Science and Technology Park
04/25/2017
Appleby advise Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC on Merger with Kennedy Wilson Holdings Inc.
It is intended that the merger will be effected by a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement of KWE under Article 125 of the Jersey Companies Law.
04/25/2017
Panama firms cannot be audited
Financial services expert drives the point home
04/25/2017
Trust Companies, Banks Should Be Main Haven Targets
The European Commission is due to propose a regulatory framework for tax advisers and other intermediaries in the coming months.