Appleby Jersey lawyers Andrew Weaver, Paul Worsnop and Michael Davies are pleased to have authored an article about why Jersey continues to thrive as a cooperative...

Following the success of the Isle of Man Aircraft Register, the Channel Islands have decided to establish aircraft registers in Guernsey and Jersey.

Where an overseas client has lost capacity to deal with their affairs and they had the foresight to set up a lasting or enduring power of attorney in the jurisdiction where they are domiciled (Foreign LPA) prior to their loss of capacity.

Digital assets are an asset which has been created and stored digitally, be it data, images, documents, cryptocurrencies and much more. But are digital assets considered property?

Whether you're a budding entrepreneur, savvy investor or an established company, look no further than a Bermuda digital assets licence to get your tech business or platform off the ground.

In our 2026 calendar we list the key regulatory and corporate filing dates applicable to British Virgin Islands entities on filing and other obligations. The dates listed are those provided by British Virgin Islands regulatory authorities. For further information on any of the upcoming deadlines covered by the calendar, please contact the related contact(s) on this page.

The deadline for the first filing of annual returns by companies incorporated or registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is this Monday 30 September 2024.

The report highlights "Best Practices" for regulated entities' record keeping arrangements. The report also identifies expectations with respect to the retention, maintenance, security...

As from 7th November 2023, the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Convention) was brought into force in China...

Bronwyn King and Marc Parrott, Partners of Appleby's Investment Funds practice in Hong Kong, talk about the consequence of this legislative development on structuring the management of investment funds...

Appleby's Hong Kong office acted as BVI counsel to GIC in a joint USD1 billion investment in Envision Energy International (Envision Energy), one of the world's largest net-zero investments to date.

On 24 January 2025, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange") released consultation conclusions on its further proposals to expand the paperless listing regime and other rule amendments.

The past few years have seen a continuous growth in the Asian fund finance market in the use of environmental, social or governance (ESG) or sustainability-linked lending (SLL) facilities.

The Isle of Man Companies (Amendment) Act 2021 made a number of changes to Isle of Man company law in September 2021. However, one provision in that Act, which addresses public access to information regarding...

These new rules are designed for Specialist Companies, including SPV holding companies and closely held REITs, and aim to attract privately held structures...

There have been interesting developments in our legal landscape since our last issue with the Government's continued endeavours to further enhance our international financial centre as one of excellence.

At its plenary meeting held on 21st of October 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded that Mauritius is no longer subject to increased monitoring by the FATF. In its public statement, the FATF highlighted the following:

The Supreme Court of Mauritius, sitting in its appellate jurisdiction, brought clarifications on the circumstances in which a Mise-en-Demeure would not be required.

As we navigate through this dynamic year, Appleby's first Mauritius newsletter of 2024 sees our team share some significant developments...

The Seychelles National Anti-Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism Committee (NAC) has launched the consultation phase for the proposed framework for regulations of Virtual Assets (VA)...