Managers of Wealth Offshore

Fighting firewalls by Carey Olsen

An examination of two judgments on a conflict between the firewall provisions of Jersey and Cayman trust laws.

Make no mistake: Cayman Courts will uphold contractual arrangements: Mourant Ozannes

This approach reflects the importance of upholding commercial contracts and providing certainty.

Ogier announces senior management team changes

Named recently as one of the top ten contentious trusts lawyers across the UK and Crown Dependencies by Citywealth

Trump’s campaign chief is questioned about ties to Russian billionaire

The lawyer’s comments came in response to an earlier story by Yahoo News about the Cayman officials’ efforts to track down Manafort for his testimony.

Carey Olsen part of winning team at IFLR European Awards

Mr Marks said: "Being part of the winning deal team for this award reflects Carey Olsen's strong track record in advising on high yield deals."

Clues to Jailed Fund Manager's Millions Sought in Panama Leak

Getting access to the papers will be a challenge.

Draft regulations for the implementation of Country-by-Country reporting published in South Africa by Arnaaz Camay

The OECD’s recommendation under Action Plan 13 was that all countries should adopt a standardised approach to transfer pricing documentation which follows a three-tiered structure consisting of a master file, a local file, and country-by-country (&l

BVI Automatic Exchange of Information Registration and Reporting Deadlines

The government of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") has recently clarified the filing deadlines under the various automatic exchange of information regimes in a number of bulletins and press releases.

Appleby Cayman Partner Receives Lee Freeman Award

In order to assist further with their programmes, Appleby has donated a new laptop to the Centre and continues to offer its support in various ways.

Appleby acts for Get Nice & Luen Wong on HKEx Listings

The Appleby team on both IPOs was led by Judy Lee, a corporate partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office, assisted by Counsel Chris Cheng.

Panama Papers implicate Pacific Island states

The micro-states are targeted by financial sharks because of the impoverished Pacific islands’ desperate need for foreign “investment.”

New raid on Panama Papers law firm

On April 12, the same prosecutorial unit swooped on the firm’s main offices for a search that lasted 27 hours.

‘Massive fraud’ likely behind deal with Aabar BVI, says Arul

This revelation by Arul was made after Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum Investment Company and Aabar Investments PJS recently declared they had no link whatsoever to Aabar BVI

Hassans Achieves A Clean Sweep Of Tier 1 Rankings

Legal 500, one of the leading international legal directories which provides rankings of law firms based purely on client feedback, recently published their Europe, Middle East and Asia results.

Ogier wins IFLR ‘High Yield Deal of the Year’ Award

Ogier worked closely with Latham & Watkins who advised the lenders and initial purchasers on English law and New York law issues for the transaction, which completed in December 2015.

FATCA, UK CDOT and CRS Important Updates - Conyers Dill & Pearman

2016 Notification and Reporting Deadlines for FATCA and UK CDOT Extended

Appleby Cayman Continues to Give Back to Community

Appleby Cayman has maintained its annual Charity Day Programme since 2014, providing an opportunity to various charitable organisations to bid for funds.

Jersey Funds Legal and Regulatory Quarterly Update - 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2016

On 5 February 2016, the JFSC delivered its Business Plan to the financial services industry. The plan sets out the key priorities for the JFSC during 2016. A Press Release is available together with the presentation slides.

Ogier advises on the formation of Medicxi Ventures and launch of its first fund

The Ogier team also worked with Medicxi Ventures on the establishment of Medicxi Ventures I

Jersey: Advancing the private client landscape

All of which provides certainty for those considering the jurisdiction as a platform for private wealth, charitable and commercial structures