10/26/2015
Bermuda takes hedge fund re fight to Capitol Hill
Bermuda is battling hard to make its voice heard in Washington’s corridors of power as the controversy around hedge fund reinsurers rumbles on.
Legal
10/23/2015
Appleby Attorneys Recognized in “Asia Women in Business Law” Awards
The Asia Women in Business Law Awards celebrate the advancement of women in the legal profession throughout the region, recognising individuals for outstanding work in their practice categories, and law firms for initiatives in gender diversity, innovatio
10/23/2015
Common Reporting Standards Regulations are now in force in the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands financial institutions that are affected by the CRS should be actively preparing for CRS compliance noting that the new account opening procedures should be in place for 1 January 2016.
10/22/2015
Leading offshore law firm acted for KPA-BM and China Partytime on HKEX Listings
Judy Lee, a Corporate partner in Appleby’s Hong Kong office led both transactions
10/21/2015
Invalid appointments of Protectors and Trustees: the Jersey Royal Court provides fresh guidance
The Royal Court of Jersey has recently provided important guidance in relation to the circumstances in which the Court may hold the exercise of a fiduciary power to be invalid.
10/21/2015
A Jersey Trustee's Equitable Right To The Trust Property/Lien? by David Dorgan, Appleby
s there a form of equitable lien in Jersey which a former trustee can claim over trust property held by the current trustee?
10/21/2015
Jersey: Trustee's Indemnities On Distribution - More Than Reasonable Security by David Dorgan, Appleby
Because trusts do not have separate legal personality a trustee remains personally liable for third party contractual, tortious or taxation liabilities incurred or arising from its office as trustee.
10/21/2015
DeVere forms alliance with law firm
International IFA giant deVere has partnered with global law firm Stephenson Harwood to offer its clients access to legal advice on financial planning issues.
10/21/2015
Belhassen Trabelsi Has Diverted Millions of Dinars Through Offshore and Shell Companies
Countless cases related to this file remain blocked at the level of investigation
10/20/2015
Guide to Private Trust Companies in Bermuda by Vanessa Lovell Schrum, Appleby
Bermuda legislation is designed to make the formation of a Bermuda Private Trust Company quick, easy and relatively inexpensive as compared to many other jurisdictions.
10/19/2015
Adviser funnels millions of client funds offshore, report claims
The Weekend Australian report claimed HSBC had been secretly pursuing Kwok for clients' funds invested while he was an employee.
10/19/2015
Succession Planning in the Middle East by David Dorgan, Appleby
David Dorgan highlights the reasons for family businesses not being transitioned and the unique challenges, issues of culture, personality and hierarchical structures that can make succession planning for Middle Eastern families complicated.
10/16/2015
Appleby Report Details China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A
This year looks to continue a trend from 2014 in which there was rapid expansion in overseas Chinese M&A.
10/15/2015
Offshore law firm acts as sole Jersey legal adviser to Polyus Gold
The team advising on the deal is led by partner James Hill and senior associate Jon Woolrich.
10/15/2015
Data Transfers to the US require urgent consideration following ECJ ruling
The Data Protection (Guernsey) Law 2001 and the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 are based on the European Data Protection Directive, and have both been certified as affording "adequate protection" to data subjects under the EU rules.
10/15/2015
Florida liberal millionaire congressman under fire for using offshore hedge fund
He is the target of ethics complaints accusing him of violating a ban on House members receiving compensation for services where they have a fiduciary role – and for improperly allowing his name to be used as an investment fund
10/14/2015
Offshore Insight - Appleby
Our second edition of this unique report examines China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A deals outside of its own borders. It also covers Hong Kong, which provides an extra dimension to China's external activity.
10/13/2015
MOrsel: The Royal Court of Jersey considers restrictive covenants
CPA subsequently obtained injunctions against the defendants on the basis that the defendants were misusing confidential information at IP Preferential which they had acquired from CPA.
10/13/2015
Banking on weed a risky business
The anti-money laundering specialist said they should look to the U.S. as an example of how not to do it.
10/13/2015
Lawyers attack offshore tax evasion plans
Its move follows a political storm over a tax evasion scandal at HSBC’s Swiss banking operation in February and marks another step in its campaign to prise open secret offshore accounts.