Until recently, both the raising of capital and borrowing by a Guernsey company were regulated by The Control of Borrowing (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordininace, 1959, commonly known as "COBO".

Family businesses hold a prominent and important role in the UAE economy and, prior to this year, have done so without a flexible and robust legal framework within which to govern them.

Gomez and Morticia Addams whilst watching an episode of A Place in the Sun and have decided to move abroad to live closer to their old friend Vlad.

The Cayman Islands was added to the EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (EU Blacklist) on 18 February 2020.

The States of Deliberation has recently approved the creation of a Development Agency to identify opportunities for, and to deliver redevelopment of, Guernsey's east coast between Town and the Bridge.

Following approval by the Privy Council, the Foundations (Jersey) Law 2009 was registered by the Royal Court of Jersey today, Friday 19 June and will come into force on Friday 17 July.

In the recent high-profile case of Tchenguiz v Imerman (an English divorce case in which the wife was seeking financial relief by way of a variation of trusts), the English High Court ordered disclosure of sensitive trust information against the express request of the Jersey Royal Court that it not do so.

The recent judgment of the Representation re Dunlop Settlement delivered by the Royal Court of Jersey on 14 July 2011 demonstrates and re-emphasises the importance of providing all trust documentation and information to a new trustee.

FATCA will be one of the most significant, and onerous, developments in compliance over the next couple of years.

Every day, almost everything we come into contact with owes its existence to something that has been mined or extracted out of the earth. Most of the dramatic advances of humankind...

This decision of the UK Supreme Court on fiduciary duties and equitable compensation is of relevance across a range of common law jurisdictions.

The Board's decision brought to a close the long-running Trina Solar fair value appraisal.

The Grand Court dismissed an application to seal a number of documents on the court file and anonymise proceedings in a commercial dispute involving estate and tax planning transactions.

Off-plan purchases can be a rewarding way to invest in real estate as the value of the property could increase between the date you agree to purchase and the date of closing.

Collas Crill has contributed to The Global Legal Post's second edition of the Law Over Borders Comparative Guide to Family Asset Protection.

The Forfeiture of Assets in Civil Proceedings (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2023 (the New Law) comes into force today (26 April 2024).

The Plaintiff, a Cayman Islands company, alleged that the three Defendants had conspired to prevent an IPO it was pursuing in order to force the Plaintiff to comply with a put option.

Under Jersey law, if a person has no Will of Jersey immovable estate (the Will), as soon as they die, their freehold property automatically passes to their heirs at law, being their natural beneficiaries.

The report on the House Price Index (HPI) for the third quarter of 2025 has been released and gives us a clear position as to how the market has performed as the year progresses.

Group Managing Partner Jason Romer has contributed to the offshore chapter of MD Communications' latest report; 'Navigating global growth - a playbook for indepedent law firms'.