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The EU has cleared Jersey from inclusion in its register of "blacklisted" jurisdictions.

In March 2014, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, described Jersey and the other Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories as being at "the forefront" globally on the agenda for tax transparency.

In recent times Jersey law has swung in a different direction from English law in relation to the rule in Hasting-Bass.

The Royal Court of Jersey has dismissed the first appeal against a decision of the Jersey Comptroller of Taxes.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal and confirmed the requirement upon the appellant, Volaw Trust, to disclose the requested information to a foreign tax authority pursuant to regulation 3 of the Taxation (Exchange of Information with Third Countries) (Jersey) Regulations 2008 ("ReguIations"),.

What is The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)?

Jersey's positive role in helping to drive forward and shape the international transparency landscape has been praised by a senior OECD tax expert at this year's Jersey Finance Annual London Private Client Conference.

As far as the parties were concerned, the main issue was to succeed in their application to rectify the trust, i.e. to correct and rewrite its drafting to bring it back into line with the original intention behind it.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal and confirmed the requirement upon the appellant, Volaw Trust, to disclose the requested information to a foreign tax authority pursuant to regulation 3 of the Taxation Regulations 2008.

The recent case in June this year of Re Q [2021] JRC 166 has provided useful guidance as to the Royal Court's approach in relation to applications to set aside a trust on the grounds of mistake, where it is acknowledged that ...

Our investment funds team outline the latest developments in the investment funds market in Jersey including the introduction of US style LLCs, updates to the Proceeds of Crime Law...

Many jurisdictions the world over promote the benefits of tax neutrality but the meaning of the term is woefully misunderstood outside the industry.

A new survey launched by Jersey Finance today finds that Asian investors are in search of transparency in tax and other regulatory compliance instead of secrecy.

Last year Jersey cemented its position as a leading centre for companies looking to list - as reflected in the rise in volume and value of Jersey companies listed on exchanges around the world.

A trustee of a Jersey law trust sought a blessing of its decisions to challenge a joint tax liability imposed on it and a French-resident beneficiary by the French Tax Authority (the FTA) and to provide security for the challenge.

Jersey property unit trusts (JPUTs) remain a popular choice of vehicle for investment and fund structures that hold UK real estate and we have continued to see a flow of instructions to establish new JPUTs

The Minister for External Relations of the Government of Jersey (GoJ) recently announced a public consultation seeking views on a number of proposed changes to the operation...