You take a deep breath, remind yourself it will only be temporary, and accept the invite.

We are often asked to opine on the status of anti-discrimination law on the island, as many believe that it does not exist.

Carey Olsen's Guernsey corporate team and leading funds services provider Praxis Fund Services (PFS) have assisted on the initial public offering (IPO) of Taylor Maritime Investments Limited...

Carey Olsen has increased its lead atop the legal adviser rankings in the latest edition of the annual Guernsey Fund Report published by ...

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has this month released updated guidance on the requirement for those holding senior positions within institutions in the banking, fiduciary, insurance and investment sectors, to be "fit and proper" persons.

The following charts provide an overview of the composition of the Guernsey funds industry.

Statutory demands are often conflated with other debt recovery mechanisms available to creditors.

On 16 November 2016 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") approved the introduction of a new classification of fund known as the Private Investment Fund ("PIF").

Carey Olsen's Dispute Resolution Group has successfully secured orders on two separate applications under Guernsey's Protection of Investors and Company Law legislation...

Regulation has always been a contentious issue for businesses from all sectors.

Sales activity in the Guernsey Local Market during the second quarter of this year was at its lowest levels for four years according to the latest conveyancing statistics compiled

Sales activity in Guernsey's Local Market during the first quarter of this year was on course to top the levels seen in the same period last year until lockdown measures introduced to respond to the spread of the coronavirus ...

Sales activity in the Guernsey Open Market last year was at its highest ever level, according to the latest conveyancing statistics compiled by Unusualities of Guernsey...

It is well known that Guernsey is facing significant housing pressures, with the shortage of houses and housing affordability being long-term issues.

The Code applies to persons (the "Entities") licenced or registered to carry out any ‘relevant business' (as such term is defined in the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2008 and which includes, among other matters, banking business, insurance business and the business of company management), and also to non-financial businesses (designated as such in the Non-Financial Business (Designation) Notice, 2008).

Since the introduction of Guernsey's aircraft registry, the 2-Reg, in 2013, aircraft financing continues to grow in popularity in the island, according to offshore law firm Carey Olsen.

On 6 March 2018, the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal handed down judgment in an appeal brought by Shanda, holding that a "minority discount" should be applied in assessing the fair value....

Jersey companies law has been amended from to increase the flexibility of Jersey companies and make their use simpler and more efficient.

Jersey Listed Funds must comply with the Jersey Listed Fund Guide (the "LF Guide").

Creditors are entitled to have processes of law which give protection to their economic interests. Jersey has various procedural safeguards in place to protect debtors.