02/01/2016
Welcome to the fourth annual issue of Appleby’s round-up of significant decisions of the courts over the course of the preceding calendar year. It is compiled by members of our Dispute Resolution Group in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cay
02/01/2016
It is hoped that Ms Huang's visit will be the first in an ongoing programme between Guernsey law firms and ECUPL students.
01/29/2016
The IRS is suing to recover unpaid taxes, interest and penalties on money held in offshore trusts from 1992 to 2013
01/28/2016
Appleby has become the latest sponsor and supporter of the Board Apprentice scheme. As Legal Partner, Appleby will be providing legal training to the Board Apprentices.
01/28/2016
Choice of former IMF official to head anti-money-laundering unit stirs criticism
01/27/2016
It is a key tenet of planning law, as reflected in the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 (the Planning Law), that a material change of use of land requires planning permission.
01/27/2016
Since Australia’s tax treaty with Switzerland was amended at the end of 2014, the ATO has intensified its investigation into holdings in Swiss banks and other financial institutions.
01/26/2016
He has a loyal and growing following of clients who value his technical skills, his pragmatic approach and his super quick turnaround times.
01/26/2016
Leading law company advises on the acquisition of trust business
News of the acquisition was broken in the Examiner Business News and on iomtoday last week.
01/26/2016
He denies any involvement in media coverage, and denies that any of the published statements or material originated with him.
01/25/2016
Ogier’s Trusts Advisory Group brings in experts from different disciplines, including dispute resolution and corporate specialists providing commercially focused advice.
01/25/2016
The corruption allegations prompted FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter to say he would resign previous year, only days after being re-elected to a fifth term.
01/25/2016
It is common ground among insolvency lawyers that the concept of insolvency should be a unitary and universal one, so long as it does not conflict with local law or policy: this is the doctrine of ‘modified universalism’.
01/24/2016
The case involved a minority shareholder, Gavin Mahew, who was forcibly redeemed pursuant to Section 176 of the Act.
01/23/2016
Exempt funds existing prior to the Investment Fund Amendment Act 2013 (old regime) will cease to exist as of 4 October 2016.
01/23/2016
SEs are primarily regulated by the EU, although national laws may apply if the SE is formed by way of a joint venture between two Member State companies.
01/22/2016
Investigators found no evidence of this and the employee later retracted his allegations.
01/22/2016
During the presentation at the Grange City Hotel in London on Wednesday evening, Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal services, was also awarded the ‘Isle of Man Law Firm of the Year’ title and named runner-up
01/22/2016
The 31-year-old Argentine is unlikely to serve any time at all
01/22/2016
There are many moving parts to this complex mega project.