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An effective corporate governance framework plays a vital role in ensuring the longevity and resilience of private client structures.

Imagine you are an importer who has paid for goods in full, whose vessel has duly arrived, and whose documentation is entirely in order, only to find your cargo detained at the port because of a debt owed by the charterer, a party with whom you have no contractual relationship whatsoever.

Guernsey, as an independent, self-governing jurisdiction, is a premier international financial centre, with an enviable reputation and excellent standards.

Guernsey funds are invariably structured as companies, unit trusts or limited partnerships.

We have seen growing interest over the last year in tokenisation of securities. In this briefing, we set out what tokenisation is (and isn't), how it works, how we think it is likely...

Guernsey has long been a reputable jurisdiction for wealth management, and in recent years, its offering has expanded beyond trusts to include Foundations.

In modern Guernsey trust practice, trustees are commonly vested with both a power of advancement and a power of appointment.

It is rare that directors foreshadow claims against them, and often claims arise with little if any warning, from what directors may consider to have been historic transactional decision-making.

AIFMD II has quickly moved from background noise to a live structuring consideration for private equity managers.

This briefing note provides an outline of the different processes of voluntary winding up and striking off under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) (the "Law").

The European Union has taken a decisive step toward harmonizing anti-corruption measures across its member states with a new directive that establishes unified criminal offences, penalties, and prevention measures.

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real...

Further to the previous article regarding the basics of Guernsey Trust Structuring we look to explore the practical uses of Trusts and detail case studies where Trusts are used as an effective tool for Estate and Succession Planning, and Asset Protection.

Guernsey's Aircraft Registry (the "Registry" or "2-REG") fulfils a key role in the global aviation sector by providing an interim register for commercial aircraft transitioning between leases.

Guernsey foundations blend hallmarks of both companies and trusts to create a highly adaptable vehicle for wealth structuring, philanthropy and long-term governance.

In finance transactions, legal opinions are often sought from local counsel as to the capacity of entities formed under the laws of Guernsey to enter into transactions and documents...

Legislation has been approved by the States of Guernsey for the introduction of limited liability partnerships.