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It has been a long-established principle of UK tax law that a Guernsey company, as any other non-UK company, will be treated as being UK tax resident for a particular financial year if the "central management and ...

It has been a long-established principle of UK tax law that a Guernsey company, as any other non-UK company, will be treated as being UK tax resident for a particular financial year if the "central management and control" ...

The Plaintiff sought to terminate the Trust to have the net assets held on trust returned to her.

Alongside established trust structures, the BVI Private Trust Company (PTC) has become an increasingly valuable governance solution, providing families with a dedicated corporate trustee for estate, tax and succession planning.

Organizations seeking competitive advantage must move beyond traditional hierarchies toward networked execution models that prioritize speed, agility, and cross-functional collaboration.

The Great Wealth Transfer is reshaping family trust administration as significant wealth passes from baby boomers to successors with different priorities around governance, transparency, and the purpose of family wealth. A recent Guernsey court case illustrates how changing beneficiary expectations create new challenges for trustees navigating intergenerational disputes, ethical considerations, and evolving family dynamics. Effective governance, proactive communication, and early engagement with successor b

Shareholders in Guernsey companies are often surprised to learn that they have far fewer rights to information about the company than they had expected.

Changes to Guernsey's company law came into force on Thursday 3 September 2015.

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

Some firms have grown quickly and/or been acquisitive in recent years.

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

Last June we were able to put a policy paper, the ‘States of Deliberation', before Guernsey's parliament, on how we would manage the implications of Brexit for Guernsey.

It has been a long-established principle of UK tax law that a Guernsey company, as any other non-UK company, will be treated as being UK tax resident for a particular financial year if the "central management and control".

This article explores the collapse of three funds across three different jurisdictions and then sets out some of the lessons to be learnt by directors and fund managers.

Corporate governance is not just about conformance – in fact it’s rather about performance and is an indicator of a strong and well-managed company.

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

A few years ago, I suspect that very few people would have understood what was meant by ESG and those who did probably saw it as an esoteric sub-group of marginal interest.