07/26/2016

Limited Liability Company Act passed in Bermuda Senate

The Limited Liability Company Act 2016 (LLC Act) has today passed in the Senate and is set to come into force in the near future. The LLC Act introduces into Bermuda the first new corporate structure in 100 years.

07/26/2016

Court Orders Winding Up Of Fugitive’S Firm

According to an order issued on July 22 by Grand Court Justice Ingrid Mangatal, B&C Capital Ltd. was ordered to be wound up following a petition filed in June by a British Virgin Islands-based creditor of the company.

07/26/2016

May 'Orders Crackdown' On Offshore Tax Havens

Both The Times and the Daily Mail report that senior Whitehall officials in the government's "policy unit" have been told to draw up plans to tackle abuses of the tax system, perhaps in time to be unveiled at the Conservative Party conferen

07/26/2016

Bermuda Parliament approves bespoke privacy framework - Appleby

The Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (Bill) has been passed in both the House of Assembly and the Senate and now awaits a final review by the Premier and the Attorney General before being sent to the Governor to receive Royal Assent on behalf of H

07/25/2016

Cayman Islands: Accountant enters jail ‘early’

Records allege that Aspinall stole US$445,000 from Level Global Overseas Master Fund Ltd. between May 1 and Aug. 21, 2013. The other theft charge alleges he stole US$50,414.20 from Aslan Capital Master Fund LP and Aslan Capital Offshore Fund Ltd. on Nov.

07/25/2016

Citizen-By-Investment numbers up in Caribbean

It is estimated that Antigua and Barbuda as well as St. Kitts and Nevis passports provide visa-free travel to 132 countries and territories including all 26 European countries in the Schengen zone.

07/21/2016

GFSC Consults On Fees For 2017

This will be the fifth year in succession where the Commission has proposed fee increases of two per cent or less.

07/18/2016

Cayman bank named in lawsuit over Ponzi scheme

Five other international investment banks had funds deposited from the investment scheme, but they are not named as defendants in the lawsuit filed in the Cayman Islands Grand Court.

07/13/2016

Legal partner Wins European Legal Award

The awards, organised by Euromoney Legal Media Group, celebrate the achievement of women in the European legal sector and in firms that set the standard with female-friendly employment practices.