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As the latest survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors reveals a surge in demand for UK property and the fastest rise in house prices since their peak 7 years ago, we take a look at what's happening in UK property.

When contemplating old age many of us are concerned about the cost of care home fees and of being forced to sell our homes to meet the costs. Giving your property to your children now may seem like an attractive option, but is it?

In what appears to be the first case of its kind in any common law jurisdiction, the Jersey Royal Court considered its powers under the Foundations Law 2009.

Matters of inheritance in Dubai continue to be governed by the 1985 Civil Code and the 2005 Personal Affairs Law.

The Real Estate team in Guernsey was delighted to welcome Simon Kildahl and Peter Watson from the Guernsey Development Agency as guest speakers at its latest Commercial Property Lunch on 24 April.

On 5 January 2012 the Royal Court of Jersey held In the matter of the Bird Trusts [2012] JRC006 that an outgoing trustee is normally under an obligation to hand over all documentation and information (including legal advice) concerning the administration of a trust to the new trustee

In a decision of Mr Justice Doyle in Re HQP Corporation Ltd (in official liquidation), handed down on 7 July 2023, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has confirmed that claims of investors whose subscriptions were induced by misrepresentation ...

It has certainly been an interesting and unpredictable 2022 so far. Nowhere has been immune from the impact of global geo-political issues such as the war...

Although much has been said about the 'great wealth transfer' in recent times, there has been less focus upon the genesis of that phenomenon.

The Royal Court of Guernsey has recently handed down judgment upon an application by the liquidators of CanArgo Limited (Company), Ben Rhodes and Alan Roberts of Grant Thornton (Liquidators)...

When an employee might be found to have contributed to their own dismissal is something many employers could find useful, to determine whether it is economical to hold out for such a reduction at a contested hearing.

When a person has passed away leaving assets situated in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), such assets will generally be inaccessible until a Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration...

In line with BVI's commitment to stay at the forefront of 'international legislation and EU compliance', the BVI enacted the Mutual Funds (Amendment) ...

Following the decision of the BVI Commercial Court on BEC Limited v (1) A2 and (2) A1 (BVIHC (COM) 2022/0059), here is useful clarification on the late amendments...

Gabrielle (Gabi) Ramoutar is our current Legal Scholarship Programme student in Cayman. Currently 20 years old, Gabi is in her third year of law school at the University of Liverpool.

In a recent judgment of the English High Court in Re ALL Scheme Limited [2022] EWHC 549 (Ch), Lord Justice Snowden approved a novel approach to schemes of arrangement...

Properties located within a Strata can be an attractive option for buyers looking to have sophisticated facilities, a "ready-made" community or perhaps address concerns for a unit...

There have been a number of recent amendments to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) reporting regimes in the Cayman Islands and...