The National Crime Agency (the "NCA") has issued its ‘National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2014' (the "Assessment").

There is currently, and rightly, much focus on mental health problems and illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders.

On 22 April 2016, the Isle of Man Government agreed to engage in an initiative on automatic exchange of beneficial ownership information spearheaded by the five largest economies in the European Union...

The Isle of Man Government has announced the signing of a comprehensive double taxation agreement with the Republic of Singapore and a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the Republic of Turkey.

The Isle of Man continues to promote its economic and taxation cooperation scheme with other countries by signing a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with Argentina.

The Isle of Man’s Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Bahrain entered into force on 8 March 2012 and the Island’s Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Mexico entered into force on 4 March 2012.

The Isle of Man’s agreement with France for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to enterprises operating ships or aircraft in international traffic entered into force on 14 January 2012.

The FSA has issued (January 2020) updated guidance for the life assurance sector on the Island.

On 9 January 2014, His Honour Deemster Doyle (the Isle of Man's Chief Justice) issued his judgment in the case Capita v Gulldale.

DQ recently acted in the first application to the Isle of Man Courts for the winding up of an Isle of Man foundation. The DQ legal team consisted of managing partner Tom Maher and associate Adam Killip.

The three day event in Miami is one of the leading offshore financial crime and investigation conferences in the world.

Last year, leading offshore law firm DQ Advocates reported on the Isle of Man High Court's judgment in the case of The Slegaby Estate Limited and Samuel George Alder v Lloyds Bank International Limited.

Following a recent visit to China by an Isle of Man delegation consisting of representatives of Government and the private sector, the Isle of Man Government is confident that the Isle of Man can continue to attract Chinese business and expand the working relationship between the two countries.

DQ Advocates' top ranked employment team was instructed by Julie Bradley and Nicola Batey in their capacity as industrial relations officers appointed under the Trade Disputes Act 1985 and known collectively as the Manx Industrial Relations Service.

The Isle of Man Trusts (Amendment) Act 2015 (the "Act") brings into force the following three principles: 1. Abolition of the "Two Trustees Rule"; 2. Abolition of the Perpetuity Period going forward; and 3. Certain matters to be determined by governing law under the Trusts Act 1995.

The Isle of Man Equality Act is making its passage through Tynwald and it is estimated that it will receive Royal Assent by Summer 2017.

American activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, once said that "the history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality" and with the consultation of the Equality Bill in the Isle of Man now well underway, the Island moves one step closer to enacting one of the most important pieces of social legislation in recent times.

The Isle of Man represents a very attractive choice for anyone looking to raise capital via a sale of digital tokens, for a number of reasons.

The IBA's 25th International Private Client Conference was held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in March 2020, and was attended by over 250 delegates from around the world.

In 2019, the Jersey Financial Services Commission undertook a themed examination of licence holders focussing on the role of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (the "MLRO").