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

The life sciences and healthcare sector faces unprecedented shareholder activism, with 31 campaigns launched in 2025 representing 12% of a record-breaking 255 total worldwide campaigns.

Guernsey has updated the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law") with effect from 1 May 2021. This update introduces a number of practical changes which make the Companies

For many years the movement of a company's jurisdiction of registration has been driven by the degree of success, that International Finance Centres (IFCs) have achieved in implementing international standards.

One of the impacts that we are seeing at this stage of our emergence from the Global Pandemic is a notable increase in enquiries regarding potential changes of trustee – this trend appears to be driven by three key factors:

Guernsey is one of the world's largest offshore finance centres with a thriving funds industry.

Whilst most list Guernsey and Jersey funds ("Funds") may delegate FATCA reporting to a third party service provider, FATCA reporting obligations remain the Fund’s responsibility.

Originally designed for use in the captive insurance sector, the protected cell company has established itself as a go-to-solution for myriad of different uses in the 25 years since its creation.

Historically, Guernsey's insolvency law had limited operational provisions (compared to English law) and was largely developed by a bespoke and flexible application of common and customary...

Recognition of UK insolvencies in Europe after Brexit[1] is navigating uncertain waters. Following the completion of Brexit, the UK has left parts of the EU's private

The Carlyle case arose from the collapse in March 2008 of a Guernsey fund called Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd (CCC), which led to the loss of all of its $1bn of capital.

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.

The event was held in London last week and attracted more than 500 attendees to listen to keynote speaker Guy Hands and two panel sessions.

In June of this year, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") issued Position Paper No. 4 in relation to amendments to regulatory legislation. The primary legislation to which this relates is the Banking Business Law (Jersey) 1991, Collective Investments Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 (the "CIF Law"), Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 ("FSL") and the Insurance Business Law (Jersey) 1996 (together, the "Regulatory Laws").

On 19th July 2016, the European Securities and Markets Authority ('ESMA') once again recommended Guernsey for a third country passport under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).