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Estate planning and putting your per­sonal affairs in order is incredibly im­portant. For someone who owns and runs their own business, or who is part of a company or partnership...

Jersey is an increasingly popular choice of jurisdiction for fund managers who wish to either relocate key principals or otherwise establish a physical presence to benefit from neutrality...

This briefing is intended to provide a summary of some of the key issues being encountered by fund managers in relation to the Taxation (Companies – Economic Substance) (Jersey) Law 2019 (the ‘ESJL').

The Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC") has published its new Outsourcing Policy and Guidance Notes (the "Policy") which will apply to existing and new outsourcing arrangements from 1 January 2024 following a six-month transitional period.

The Limited Partnerships (Amendment No.2) (Jersey) Law 2022 came into force on 12 August 2022.

A secured creditor with a hypothec (charge) over a specific immovable property can enforce against that property without having to put the debtor through a full-blown bankruptcy process.

The Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 2023 (the "Licensing Regulations"), passed by the States of Jersey in November 2023, come into effect on Wednesday 1 May 2024.

In a recent decision, the Royal Court has expressed reluctance to grant relief on the grounds of mistake in circumstances where, rather than a settlor being unaware of and therefore mistaken...

The holy month of Ramadan is upon us. For over two billion Muslims across the world, it is a sacred month of prayer.

One of the attractive features of trusts law in the Cayman Islands is the jurisdiction's well known, and well used, "firewall" provisions. Up until now, certain of these provisions have been widely...

In the recent case of S (a minor), B (a minor) & Equal Opportunities in Sport v Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association [2018] SC (Bda) 82 Civ the Supreme Court decided who qualifies as a "citizen" or "national" of...

The Jersey Financial Services Commission ("JFSC") has implemented the Jersey Private Fund Guide Regime ("JPF") on 18 April 2017.

Driven by rising insurance premiums and diminishing property and casualty coverage, beginning in the late 1960s, Bermuda emerged as the domicile of choice for the majority of the world's insurance captives.

In ATF Overseas Holdings Limited v The Jersey Competition and Regulatory Authority [2018] JRC 004, the Royal Court has for the first time considered an appeal against a finding ...

This case concerned an application by the Representors, in S and his mother WS to set aside the E Trust on the grounds of mistake.

Jersey will shortly introduce a welcome and straightforward statutory regime to allow non-Jersey limited partnerships to continue (ie migrate) into Jersey. This is likely to be attractive...

The American economist Nouriel Roubini iterates that geopolitical issues are becoming more important: "Because how can you understand the economy if you don't understand geopolitics"