05/14/2015
Corporate partner and BRICS expert joins leading international offshore law firm
He has been a mainstay of BVI corporate law for many years
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05/14/2015
Harneys Singapore a finalist in 2015 ALB SE Asia Law Awards
The firm has been nominated in the ‘Offshore Law Firm of the Year’ category. This recognition comes only a year after Harneys' Singapore office opened.
05/14/2015
JAMAICA: REB Wins Again On Behalf Of Real Estate Depositors
The ruling of the London-based Privy Council in April reaffirms a decision first reached four years ago
05/14/2015
Kenya: Banks Say Stolen Money in Offshore Accounts Out of Their Reach
BANKS are unable to directly recover the huge sums of money stolen from their customers via online transactions if the cash is stashed in offshore accounts, its association said yesterday.
05/14/2015
Montserrat Caballé, Spanish Soprano, Fails to Appear in Court to Settle Tax Case
The opera singer Montserrat Caballé failed to appear in a Spanish court this week to settle a tax fraud case, and her lawyer stepped down as her legal representative in the matter.
05/13/2015
Jamie Biddle joins Lacey Advocates as Managing Associate
Jamie has over 17 years’ experience in resolving serious regulatory issues, most recently as Deputy Director of the Enforcement Division at the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
05/12/2015
Leading offshore law firm advised CNTD on RMB1.3bn Notes Issuance
CNTD, the first BVI company dually listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is principally engaged in new town development in China and is a pioneer in primary land development.
05/12/2015
Lancelot: Investor Side Letters – Still a Gap in Cayman Between Legality and Reality
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (CICA) has now given its first judgment on the topic.
05/12/2015
Georgina Cook joins Mourant Ozannes
Law firm Mourant Ozannes has appointed Advocate Georgina Cook to its property team as Counsel
05/11/2015
FBI, Maltese police asked to investigate company involved in John Dalli’s Bahamas trip
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Maltese police have been asked to investigate two companies linked to former EU Commissioner John Dalli by a group of American investors
05/10/2015
Trinidad: $60m fraud case goes cold
Three years after money wired from NEC account at First Citizens to 3 foreign firms
05/08/2015
Hedge fund executives sentenced
“A prison term is an appropriate result for such criminal conduct,” he added.
05/08/2015
Conyers’ Fawaz Elmalki named as industry leader on MENA FM’s Power 30 List
The publication cited Fawaz for his “formidable expertise in conventional, alternative and Shari’a-compliant funds”
05/06/2015
Two Approaches to Ponzi Fraud Treatment — Which is Right?
In a recent article published by Law360, Peter McMaster QC of Appleby (Cayman) Limited discusses approaches to investor redress when an investment fund becomes a Ponzi scheme.
05/06/2015
Cayman Counsel Series - Audit Extensions by Ogier
In what circumstances will the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority grant a registered mutual fund an extension of time to file its annual audited financial statements?
05/06/2015
Ogier acts as BVI counsel on the US$76,875,000 IPO of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
Ogier has acted as BVI legal counsel on the US$76,875,000 IPO on NASDAQ of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.
05/06/2015
Ogier is Offshore Law firm of the Year finalist
Ogier has been announced as a finalist in The Lawyer’s annual awards
05/05/2015
French-Italian whistle-blower's Open Letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Increase transparency and focus on big corporations that exploit faulty banking mechanism to stash wealth abroad.
05/05/2015
Foreign businessmen and lawyers facing 48 years in prison for tax evasion
Group of wealthy expats facing prison for failing to declare property purchases in Marbella
05/05/2015
Appleby's aviation team to attend leading European Trade Convention
Appleby’s dedicated aviation team will attend Europe’s largest business aviation trade show, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, in Geneva from 19 to 21 May.