At the recent States of Deliberation meeting on 27 February 2019, the States approved a draft ordinance under The Electronic Transactions (Guernsey) Law,

The Guernsey Aircraft Registry (often referred to as 2-REG) ("Guernsey Registry") has become an established and user-friendly interim register for commercial aircraft transitioning between...

In May 2016 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) launched a new regulated investment structure, the Manager-Led Product (MLP).

Companies and cells can migrate from one jurisdiction to another. In Jersey we are seeing an increased number of entity migrations (or ‘continuances'), both inbound and outbound, with a definite up-tick...

The Civil Status (Abolition of Legitimacy Etc) (Jersey) Law 2025 (the Law), which came into force on 24 November 2025 has abolished the concept of illegitimacy in Jersey.

Despite being a relatively long-standing lending product, until very recently there had been no public payment defaults by funds in the fund finance space, and consequently, no test cases to discuss or examine.

The Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 202- (the 'Disclosure Law') was adopted by the Government of Jersey on 14 July and is currently awaiting approval...

Third party litigation funding offers an opportunity for an otherwise-disinterested investor to provide finance or effectively underwrite the costs of litigation, in return for a pre-agreed share of the proceeds.

There has been some confusion in the industry about the transitional provisions applied by Part 7 of the ACEIS Rules and Part 8 of the RCIS Rules.

The recent English judgment of System Building Services Group Limited¹ is an important decision for directors of offshore companies in 'soft touch' provisional liquidation, ...

The new Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) came into force in the UK on 1 August 2022 as part of a number of recent legal reforms designed to deal with financial crime and increase transparency in corporate governance.

Bermuda's government and business leaders have been actively considering the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Bermuda's working population.

A number of significant natural resources transactions in the latter part of last year are representative of an upshift in deal activity across the sector...

On 31 July 2024, the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, 2023 ("BO Act") and the accompanying Beneficial Ownership Transparency Regulations...

A pan-jurisdiction team of lawyers from Carey Olsen has once again worked with international law firm DLA Piper to produce the new edition of the DLA Piper Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook.

Carey Olsen's corporate team acted as lead counsel for a Channel Islands consortium of buyers in their acquisition of Sandpiper, the Channel Islands' leading retailer with franchises that include Marks & Spencer, Iceland, Costa and George.

Good Divorce Week, which began yesterday, is an annual campaign that aims to promote practical and constructive ways for separating parents to put the needs of their children first.

Carey Olsen's Guernsey office has advised Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited, a Guernsey registered fund, on the successful completion of its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the local property market over the past 12 – 15 months has been stark...

The proposed new Jersey register of beneficial owners and significant persons is due to come into effect on 6 January 2021. This will coincide with the date that myRegistry, the Jersey Financial...