03/31/2016
The driver behind these changes is the BVI Government's commitment to ensuring that the BVI is in compliance with the transparency requirements of the Financial Action Task Force
03/30/2016
Other advisers in the deal were Ogier and Berwin Leighton Paisner, who advised Starwood.
03/29/2016
Strachan said that “An International Arbitration Centre will provide a forum for rapidly and affordably resolving disputes, and it will provide an alternative to litigation thus increasing investor confidence.
03/28/2016
While the company is registered in Malta, Woodtree Equipment Ltd’s owners are based in the British Virgin Islands, according to filings with the Malta Financial Services Authority’s registry of companies.
03/24/2016
With effect from 1 January 2016 all foreign (non-EU) finance documents entered into with regulated financial institutions within the EU will need to contain a mandatory “bail-in” clause with respect to any liabilities of the financial institut
03/24/2016
The Isle of Man has a well-founded reputation as a premier jurisdiction in terms of regulation and achieves a balance between, on the one hand, providing a business-friendly environment and, on the other hand, meeting international standards
03/23/2016
A lawyer for Takkas did not respond to a request for comment.
03/23/2016
BILLIONAIRE hedge fund manager Louis Bacon has called the release of private emails and sensitive banking information of Save The Bays an unlawful abuse of power that threatens the entire financial services industry.
03/23/2016
In June 2015 we provided an update regarding impending changes to the law in the Virgin Islands ('BVI') regarding the status of BVI legal practitioners and visiting counsel wishing to appear before the BVI Court (click here). Since our last upda
03/23/2016
The BVI's response to the UK government's call to the Overseas Territories for greater transparency in beneficial ownership has been incorporated in recent changes to BVI legislation.
03/23/2016
The case involved shareholders in a BVI company, whose shareholders' agreement provided that any party 'may' submit a dispute to binding ICC arbitration in London.
03/22/2016
Appleby has been ranked as Band 1 in 2016 Global legal directory
03/22/2016
This month many employers are currently going through the sometimes painful annual process of making bonus awards to tie in with year-end results.
03/22/2016
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2016 (Bill) was introduced into the Bermuda House of Assembly on 4 March 2016.
03/22/2016
A judge has cited 224 Argentines under investigation for tax evasion and money-laundering, ordering them to give testimony over a high-profile scandal involving HSBC bank accounts held in Switzerland
03/22/2016
allegations that he hid millions of euros in Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, sources close to the case reported on Monday.
03/21/2016
A third MP of the party Svandís Svavarsdóttir went further and called to the government to stand down and call new elections.
03/21/2016
Appleby provided cross-jurisdictional offshore legal advice in Dalian Wanda’s HK$28.9bn listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December 2014.
03/21/2016
Nygard is a major donor to Christie’s ruling Progressive Liberal Party
03/21/2016
According to the BCR (Banco de Costa Rica), 5Dimes received the money from Malta and Panama.