Bermuda has been engaging in tax information exchange with other jurisdictions since the 1980s. This article, which is based upon a paper presented at the...

Asian Legal Business recently spoke to Jeremy Lightfoot, partner and head of Carey Olsen's Hong Kong dispute resolution and litigation practice, ...

Charissa, who has spent the past eight years practising in Hong Kong, was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2013. She specialises in all aspects of corporate and commercial law...

As of today employers can see the policies which will apply under Guernsey's new population management regime. These come into effect on 3 April 2017

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has advised specialist financial services private equity fund AnaCap Financial Partners on the close of its third Guernsey flagship fund, AnaCap Financial Partners III, LP.

"Family friendly law, discrimination law and other 'fads'" with counsel Huw Thomas, associate Lois Madden and guest speaker Cara Dunford of HR Now can be accessed here.

Carey Olsen has appointed wills and inheritance specialist Elizabeth Le Guillou as a senior associate in its Jersey trusts and private wealth practice.

The Beneficial Ownership Amendment Act 2025 came into effect on 30 December 2025, introducing changes to the Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the "Act"); these changes are as follows.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has this morning handed down a landmark judgment in which it has ruled that the EU's Fourth AML Directive (EU2015/849) whereby Member States...

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") has issued a consultation paper outlining proposed amendments to the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 (the "Act") and the Digital Asset Business (Prudential Standards)...

The BVI continues to be the jurisdiction of choice for token issuers and for token generation activities. This is on the basis that the BVI Virtual Assets Service providers Act...

Recent amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules in the British Virgin Islands have introduced a clearer procedural framework for determining whether trust and estate proceedings should be heard publicly or privately. This development marks a significant shift in BVI trust and estate practice, particularly given the jurisdiction's historical approach to confidentiality in such sensitive matters.

In an article for STEP Journal, Alex Hall Taylor KC and Tyrone Bailey examine how recent amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules in the British Virgin Islands shape whether trust and estate proceedings...

On 19 May 2023, Treasury Ministers from Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man announced that they have agreed on a joint approach to the implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's...

The Charities etc (Guernsey and Alderney) Ordinance, 2021 has already been approved and it is anticipated that the required supporting regulations will soon be finalised.

In June 2024, the Employment Forum (which is the statutory employment law consultation body in Jersey) produced a report and recommendations on the compensation awards regime in Jersey.

The following table summarises the main points of fund regulation in Jersey. For a Jersey Private Fund with a Jersey manager which is "marketed" into EU/EEA (as defined in the AIFMD)...

We are delighted to introduce the first podcast in the Carey Olsen wealth protection podcast series.

We are delighted to share episode 3 in the Carey Olsen wealth protection podcast series.

The Carey Olsen team has authored litigation guides for the five offshore law jurisdictions we advise on for the Chambers Global Practice Guides 2025.