04/22/2016
FATCA, UK CDOT and CRS Important Updates - Conyers Dill & Pearman
2016 Notification and Reporting Deadlines for FATCA and UK CDOT Extended
04/21/2016
Appleby Cayman has maintained its annual Charity Day Programme since 2014, providing an opportunity to various charitable organisations to bid for funds.
04/21/2016
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.
04/21/2016
The Ogier team also worked with Medicxi Ventures on the establishment of Medicxi Ventures I
04/21/2016
All of which provides certainty for those considering the jurisdiction as a platform for private wealth, charitable and commercial structures
04/20/2016
Mourant Ozannes advises on $490 million Travelex financing
The Mourant Ozannes team was led by Partner James Hill and Senior Associate Andrew Salisbury, who worked closely with Linklaters as English legal adviser.
04/20/2016
The courtroom admissions were released to the US media Monday following legal action by Bloomberg.
04/20/2016
Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state said last week it gave Spain and more than 20 other European nations the list of people and companies.
04/19/2016
“there is the perception” that trusts were used to hide money from tax authorities and to mask the identities of the beneficiaries.
04/19/2016
Investment fund specialists Carey Olsen advised on the Guernsey elements of the final close
04/19/2016
Ogier’s Luxembourg team ‘punches above its weight’ according to latest industry analysis
The Luxembourg team, which was established in 2012 and is the only office of a Channel Island law firm in the City, has a ‘very commercial and client-oriented approach’, Legal 500 notes in its 2016 rankings for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
04/19/2016
Eye-popping revelations in the Panama Papers have fanned concerns that the so-called 'tax havens' lie at the centre of a giant web of criminal conduct.
04/18/2016
In a recent case, the Bombay High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by an NRI
04/15/2016
With more than 500,000 active entities and unrivalled assets held (by value), the British Virgin Islands leads as the global domicile of companies.
04/15/2016
This post was originally published on The Offshore Funds Blog, which aims to demystify hedge funds. Click here to subscribe to the blog or read the original post.
04/15/2016
Strict duties imposed on directors must be discharged, even if they are nominee directors. The Central Bank of Ecuador v Conticorp [2016] 1 BCLC 26 decision illustrates the dire implications for a director who merely follows instructions and by so doing f
04/15/2016
This post was originally published on The Offshore Funds Blog, which aims to demystify hedge funds. Click here to subscribe to the blog or read the original post.
04/15/2016
Despite the popular myth of the secrecy of BVI companies, the reality on the ground paints a different picture.
04/15/2016
The BVI court has jurisdiction to grant “stand-alone” injunctions in support of foreign proceedings. These are “stand-alone” in the sense that an injunction order can be made where no other substantive relief is sought within the j
04/15/2016
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and as a result implementation of the Convention in the Cayman Islands required the Convention to be ratified by the United Kingdom.