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The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in Siong Beng Seng v Caldicott Worldwide Limited BVIHCMAP 2020/0020 affirmed the well-established but important principle that an appellate court should be slow to interfere with the case management decision of the lower court.

The international and local travel restrictions and "stay at home" measures imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

The risk-based approach is not a new concept, and it allows businesses to develop a proportionate risk framework based on the size,

Protected cell companies were implemented in Guernsey in 1997 – the first jurisdiction to do so...

Standing still is for statues……A brief overview from Andrew Boyce, Partner at Carey Olsen, of the key changes to Guernsey’s Companies Legislation

Notaries are primarily concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures, authority and capacity relating to documents for use overseas. For centuries, notarial acts have been recognised and accepted at home and abroad.

Trust structures are generally associated with estate and succession planning for private client engagements, because of the advantages and safeguards that a well-structured trust can provide.

There is a saying in the City of London; ‘eggs & bacon – with eggs the hen is involved, with bacon the pig is committed'.

Five years have now passed since Switzerland introduced mandatory licensing for trustees under the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA). The reform marked one of the most significant regulatory evolutions in the country’s trust and fiduciary landscape, moving the sector from a largely self-regulated environment to a fully supervised regime overseen by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

When considering the place to establish your company for raising capital on the international markets, offshore financial centres can provide a number of advantages.

This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of our clients in connection with the provisions relevant to annual validation, accounts and audit under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law").

Guernsey and Jersey companies are a popular choice for listing on UK and US stock exchanges...

Guernsey's rules on corporate tax residence changed at the beginning of 2019 following amendments to its existing tax law brought into effect by a combination of the Income Tax

Economic downturns typically give rise to increased insolvency proceedings and stakeholder-driven litigation (as described in our recent briefing).

There are a variety of structures and arrangements available to Individuals and their families both for estate and succession planning and to protect their assets from uncertainty and volatility.