03/03/2015
Judge Calls for Billionaire tycoon to Pay $299M in Fraud Suit
Billionaire tycoon nd his brother's estate owe more than $299 million in a Securities and Exchange Commission fraud action
03/03/2015
Members of the Caymanian Bar Association have selected their council for the new year and returned Abraham Thoppil as president
03/03/2015
The new Memorandum of Understanding between Guernsey and Luxembourg reinforces the positioning of both locations as major fund locations
03/03/2015
Deadline Dates for Automatic Exchange of Tax Information under FATCA and CRS - Maples and Calder
The Cayman Islands government, along with around 50 other countries, has also committed to the implementation of the OECD Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information – Common Reporting Standard by the end of 2015.
03/02/2015
The matter dates back to March 5, 2008, when Shuttleworth applied to the SARB to transfer R1.5 billion out of South Africa when he moved to the Isle of Man.
02/27/2015
To discuss how the automatic exchange of information and increased sensitivities to reputational issues, might prompt a reconfiguration of the IFC landscape with regards to quality, tax neutrality and client consolidation.
02/27/2015
A foundation is essentially a civil law creation, but how does it work in a common law country like Malaysia? Carolyn Oh, Principal of Carolyn and Co discusses the appeal of foundations as a wealth management tool and its application in Malaysia both onsh
02/27/2015
Offshore Case Digest: Issue No. 8 - Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands - Conyers Dill & Pearman
Our goal is to provide a useful reference tool for clients and practitioners who are interested in the development of case law in each jurisdiction.
02/27/2015
Sean Cheong, partner in Collas Crill Guernsey commented, "We are delighted to be working with the principals of Challenger and their advisers in this new venture. We look forward to supporting Challenger in the acquisition phase of its growth."
02/26/2015
He sued her in Bermuda in December, saying she refused an October request to return its investment, now worth $46 million.
02/26/2015
Section 5(1) of the IAA casts an obligation on a ‘Court’ (as defined thereunder) to automatically transfer an action of which it has been seized to the Supreme Court provided the party who requests the transfer does so “not later than wh
02/25/2015
Carey Olsen launches its British Virgin Islands litigation practice
Our litigation practice in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey covers the full spectrum of advisory, semi-contentious and contentious work.
02/25/2015
Third party costs order: Does the Court have power to permit service of application out of the jurisdiction?
02/25/2015
MCC interviews three attorneys from Mourant Ozannes. Hayden Isbister is a partner and head of the Corporate practice in the Cayman firm.
02/24/2015
Knighted hedge fund manager embroiled in embezzlement probe
Gregory King is among four Scots accused of syphoning £400 million through the crashed Gibraltar-based hedge fund Heather Capital
02/23/2015
The Quiet Man Who Made Big Trouble for Little Luxembourg
A Luxembourg judge, acting after a 2012 complaint by PwC, on Dec. 12 charged Deltour with theft
02/22/2015
Bermuda has historically been and remains an attractive jurisdiction for lenders involved in the financing of the acquisition of both private and commercial aircraft.
02/20/2015
Join them and over 500 Alternative Investment Executives at ROC – Bermuda 2015 to understand the business, compliance, operations and risk challenges for 2015.
02/19/2015
Heather Capital's liquidator, Paul Duffy of Ernst and Young on the Isle of Man, has launched a series of lawsuits against firms of lawyers and accountants which carried out work for the hedge fund and its affiliates before their collapse.
02/19/2015
2014 was an eventful year for Conyers Dill & Pearman.