09/15/2015
CIMA petitions to wind up Belvedere-owned Brighton SPC
According to CIMA, the sole investment asset of the Kijani Funds was actually a loan to Gibraltar-based firm Kijani Resources
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09/15/2015
Malaysia to Allow Swiss to Question Witnesses in 1MDB Probe
Investigation into state investment fund involves corruption allegations against prime minister
09/14/2015
Relocating to Jersey as a High-Value Resident by Tim Hart
The legal framework for applications for high value residency status is provided by the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012 (the 2012 Law)
09/11/2015
Collas Crill named Legal Team of the Year at STEP Private Client Awards
The awards, now in their tenth year, set the industry standard and highlight excellence among private client practitioners.
09/11/2015
Asian Family Offices as Cornerstone LPs by Matthew Egerton-Warburton, Withers
Over the past two decades a substantial amount of private wealth has been created in Asia. There are now a large number of newly wealthy individuals and families in Asia grappling with the problem of maintaining and growing excess capital.
09/11/2015
Trust Disputes: when the protector stops protecting - Withers
This case, known as the 'K Trust', demonstrates that the courts can intervene to remove a protector whose approach was no longer considered to be in the best interests of the beneficiaries.
09/11/2015
Fox Rothschild, Virgin Islands Reach Temporary Deal in Tax Beef
The firm has also alleged that the defendants unlawfully disclosed taxpayer information.
09/10/2015
Offshore law firm welcomes leading funds specialist
Has further consolidated its dominant position within Jersey's fund industry with the hire of new partner
09/10/2015
New Partner for International Private Client Team
She was recently acknowledged for ‘spearheading a group of Jersey trustees in agreeing the wording for the FATCA guidance notes for Jersey.'
09/10/2015
Bob ‘Bad Bank’ Got Security For Realtor’S $9.4m
A rough Tribune Business calculation showed that the collective value of the past due principal, based on the documents obtained, amounts to just over $31 million.
09/10/2015
Opt-in regimes introduced for EU AIFM Directive compliance
The amendments to the relevant Cayman legislation provide opt-ins for both funds and investment managers.
09/09/2015
Highlight on Latin America - closer to Switzerland than you think
The last several years have brought a new wave of greater financial transparency. International families, high net worth individuals and their advisors are now confronted with ongoing changes in new tax and asset reporting regimes and reporting rules.
09/08/2015
Appleby take top spot in Who's Who Legal Asset Recovery 2015
Included among eight Appleby practitioners from five jurisdictions is Mark Holligon, a partner in the Dispute Resolution department in the Isle of Man office.
09/07/2015
Keep it Seperate, Keep it Safe? by Victoria Myerson
Article first published in Gallery - Family Law Special Edition, September 2015
09/07/2015
Appleby Acted for Leap Holdings on its HKEX Listing
LEAP Holdings will use the majority of the net proceeds from the offering to acquire machinery and equipment
09/07/2015
Cyprus Chapter Of Leniency Regimes
What is the relevant legislation concerning leniency policy and who is the enforcing body?
09/07/2015
Mourant Ozannes sets up contentious restructuring, lit practice in HK
Our ability to provide litigation advice on the ground in Hong Kong means we can continue to deliver an exceptional client service.
09/06/2015
Maltese law firm launches Austrian Desk
He has been appointed CSB Advocates' new attorney-at-law
09/05/2015
Baha Mar Comments On Bahamian Supreme Court Ruling
The plan effectively addresses Baha Mar's creditor obligations, including paying in full all valid claims of Bahamian creditors and the Government of The Bahamas.
09/04/2015
Recent Record Feeping Requirements In bvi- Fit For Whose Purpose?
Senior Counsel Lisa Penn-Lettsome discusses the BVI and its relationship with the OECD and the BVI's own Companies law.