10/21/2015
Belhassen Trabelsi Has Diverted Millions of Dinars Through Offshore and Shell Companies
Countless cases related to this file remain blocked at the level of investigation
Legal
10/20/2015
Guide to Private Trust Companies in Bermuda by Vanessa Lovell Schrum, Appleby
Bermuda legislation is designed to make the formation of a Bermuda Private Trust Company quick, easy and relatively inexpensive as compared to many other jurisdictions.
10/19/2015
Adviser funnels millions of client funds offshore, report claims
The Weekend Australian report claimed HSBC had been secretly pursuing Kwok for clients' funds invested while he was an employee.
10/19/2015
Succession Planning in the Middle East by David Dorgan, Appleby
David Dorgan highlights the reasons for family businesses not being transitioned and the unique challenges, issues of culture, personality and hierarchical structures that can make succession planning for Middle Eastern families complicated.
10/16/2015
Appleby Report Details China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A
This year looks to continue a trend from 2014 in which there was rapid expansion in overseas Chinese M&A.
10/15/2015
Offshore law firm acts as sole Jersey legal adviser to Polyus Gold
The team advising on the deal is led by partner James Hill and senior associate Jon Woolrich.
10/15/2015
Data Transfers to the US require urgent consideration following ECJ ruling
The Data Protection (Guernsey) Law 2001 and the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 are based on the European Data Protection Directive, and have both been certified as affording "adequate protection" to data subjects under the EU rules.
10/15/2015
Florida liberal millionaire congressman under fire for using offshore hedge fund
He is the target of ethics complaints accusing him of violating a ban on House members receiving compensation for services where they have a fiduciary role – and for improperly allowing his name to be used as an investment fund
10/14/2015
Offshore Insight - Appleby
Our second edition of this unique report examines China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A deals outside of its own borders. It also covers Hong Kong, which provides an extra dimension to China's external activity.
10/13/2015
MOrsel: The Royal Court of Jersey considers restrictive covenants
CPA subsequently obtained injunctions against the defendants on the basis that the defendants were misusing confidential information at IP Preferential which they had acquired from CPA.
10/13/2015
Banking on weed a risky business
The anti-money laundering specialist said they should look to the U.S. as an example of how not to do it.
10/13/2015
Lawyers attack offshore tax evasion plans
Its move follows a political storm over a tax evasion scandal at HSBC’s Swiss banking operation in February and marks another step in its campaign to prise open secret offshore accounts.
10/12/2015
MTN Finance Uncovered: Mobile Giant Shifts Billions Offshore
Finance Uncovered reveals how Africa’s biggest cell phone firm shifts billions offshore
10/12/2015
HSBC Whistle-Blower Falciani to Skip Trial After Court No-Show
Falciani, who’s currently in France, has no plans to attend the new date after skipping the hearing in the Swiss town of Bellinzona
10/12/2015
Cayman Islands Adopts Cape Town Convention
The extension of the Convention will entitle the Cayman Islands to recognition
10/11/2015
Swiss approve extradition of former Cayman Islands football chief's assistant
They were both in Zürich in May when they were caught up in the dawn raid that lifted the lid on the massive corruption investigation being carried out by the US law enforcement authorities into FIFA.
10/11/2015
Invalid appointments of Protectors and Trustees: the Jersey Royal Court provides fresh guidance
The Royal Court also stated that when exercising such a fiduciary power of appointment
10/09/2015
Money laundering conference Cayman’s involvement
So unfortunately when it happens here it makes news here because Cayman Islands is sexy, Cayman Islands is in the news all the time and that’s why it gets so much attention.
10/09/2015
HMRC offshore tax evasion proposals 'seriously flawed', claim lawyers
The problem with what is proposed is that someone could be found guilty of committing tax fraud following a genuine mistake
10/08/2015
Ogier and Appleby act on Tritax refinancing
Appleby acted as Jersey counsel to Tritax Big Box REIT plc in connection with a group restructuring and subsequent refinancing of existing debt.