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Since their introduction, Cayman STAR (Special Trust-Alternative Regime) trusts have been known for their innovative approach to longstanding trust law principles...

The recent decision of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal (CICA) in Minsheng Vocational Education Company Limited (Minsheng) v Leed Education Holding Limited...

We have created this guide to cover frequently asked questions on how to deal with insolvent British Virgin Islands companies.

The recent Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal decision in Trade and Commerce Bank v. Island Point Properties S.A. has important implications for insolvency law within the British Virgin Islands, as well as for other jurisdictions which share a similar statutory framework to the BVI’s Insolvency Act 2003 (the "Act").

Companies incorporated in the BVI are, by most measures, the most popular offshore holding structure in the world

The Cayman Islands Director Registration and Licensing Act (the Act) requires directors of Cayman "covered entities" to register or become licenced by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

This guide sets out the requirements for a Cayman Islands company to apply to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) for a Mutual Fund Administrator license under the Mutual Funds Law (the MF Law).

In the PRC, a potentially toxic mix of a slowing economy and an ever-increasing corporate debt burden (as a proportion to GDP) is already leading to impaired loans in a number of key sectors...

Hong Kong International Airport is a fine airport to be sure, but after five and a half hours sitting in the airport lounge, waiting for my delayed flight to Shanghai to depart, it was beginning to lose its appeal.

The Minister of Labour has, on 20 December 2024, issued a decree (RAA 455/2024) (Decree) pursuant to section 11 (6) of the Transparent and Predictable Employment Terms Law, L. 25 (I)/2023...

This is the second in a series of articles on the implementation of Directive 2014/65/EU, (MiFID II), in Cyprus. Below we explore changes to the local industry that mandates greater investor protection.

With the implementation from 3 January 2018 of EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) and accompanying Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (MiFIR), additional requirements ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus held a seminar in Nicosia on 20 June 2014 on the impact of the upcoming Alternative Investment Funds Law.

Harneys has for many years worked together with many of the leading law firms in Africa as well as law firms outside of Africa advising on Africa focused transactions.

In schedule 2 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice 2008, the BVI have recognised a list of jurisdictions that have laws and regulations similar to that of the BVI.

The EU is implementing a number of new restrictive measures on Russia in response to its perceived on-going actions in destabilising eastern Ukraine.

Death and taxes, despite our best laid plans, are still with us.