01/11/2015
McDowell backs Ansbacher judge over tax scandal
FORMER Tanaiste Michael McDowell has described as "nonsense" suggestions that Ansbacher inquiry judge Declan Costello was compromised by holding an account with the bank involved in the tax evasion scandal.
01/09/2015
Ogier advises Moorfield on exchange of contracts to sell diversified portfolio to Lone Star
Ogier in Jersey has acted for Moorfield Real Estate Fund and Moorfield Real Estate Fund II in connection with the exchange of contracts to sell a diversified real estate investment portfolio
01/07/2015
In the firm's top-tier Dispute Resolution team, Simon Hurry (Jersey) and Ben Havard (Guernsey) have both been promoted to Senior Associate. In Collas Crill's Singapore office
01/06/2015
India's topmost law officer, Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi, walks the corridors of India Inc and the Government of India with equal ease.
01/06/2015
Controversial proposals for a law to make failing to declare offshore income a criminal offence seem to have been put on the backburner by The Treasury.
01/05/2015
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman Islands legal advice to United Cacao Lt SEZC
12/29/2014
Chinese authorities are seeking to strengthen their collaboration with Western countries to recover ill-gotten assets which have been sent offshore.
12/29/2014
QROPS TV has published a new editorial on the new laws coming into effect around UK pensions and specifically how this affects Britons in the US looking to transfer their pension to a 401k.
12/24/2014
The consent order reveals that between June 1, 2007,and May 31, 2010, RBC entities executed 1,026 such transactions
12/22/2014
The courtroom victory of the only Swiss banker to beat the U.S. in a trial over offshore tax evasion may embolden other indicted financial workers to leave a legal limbo some have occupied more than five years.
12/19/2014
The board of 18 Guernsey-listed cell companies that made up the Arch cru fund have won a £22m High Court case against the fund manager behind the range.
12/19/2014
On 6 December 2013, after a period of consultation with industry practitioners, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority the Islands’ financial regulator released its Statement of Guidance for Regulated Mutual Funds
12/18/2014
Governor Peter Beckingham announced at the Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Service Commission AGM on Friday 12th December that he has finalised arrangements for a review of the body to be undertaken in January 2015.
12/16/2014
The total number of new company registrations increased across offshore jurisdictions in the first half of 2014
12/15/2014
This publication provides a brief overview of the expected impact on entities established in Bermuda of (a) the foreign account tax compliance provisions (“FATCA”) of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, 2010 of the United States o
12/12/2014
The Top 200 is compiled from a number of sources including research generated by last year’s list
12/12/2014
Ogier advised on the structuring, incorporation and financing aspect of the project.
12/12/2014
Do trustees need to register with the US Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") before 1 January 2015? Does registration need to be made in respect of a trust?
12/11/2014
The legal action comes after Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald named six former ministers in the Dail under privilege, saying they were mentioned in the Ansbacher dossier.
12/11/2014
The Act repeals and replaces the Charities Act 1978 with substantial amendment and complements Bermuda’s sensible, well-regarded legislative framework for the establishment of charities.