Extended maternity and paternity leave provision comes into force from the start of next month and employers need to have updated handbooks, policies and contracts in time for the change.

The potential for disputes in construction projects has risen sharply with the performance and enforcement of contracts directly impacted by COVID-19. Lockdown restrictions and consequent delays ...

Ogier has seen a strong performance in the Chambers UK directory, with the firm's corporate and finance, property, and trusts practices in Jersey all ranked top tier.

There have been a number of developments of note in dispute resolution across our jurisdictions over the past few months.

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Our people and planet face serious challenges from the developing climate crisis, natural disasters and rising inequality. No corner of earth is immune from the consequences.

If so, there are a number of active steps that should be taken before the end of the calendar year in order to reduce or eliminate certain annual fees and costs for 2024.

There is an increasing need for businesses to ensure that they can demonstrate proper substance in the jurisdictions in which they operate.

With a number of significant recent court decisions, the past year has significantly advanced jurisprudence in Guernsey trust law.

There is an upbeat mood at the North American Bitcoin Conference as the talk shifts from Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to ICOs and how blockchain technology can be used to transform existing industries.

In the last few years we have seen global regulatory reforms, new structuring options and shifts in market trends that have changed the landscape for the alternative investment fund industry...

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the Commission) has added two new ways to register a Private Investment Fund (PIF) in Guernsey, and this will take effect immediately. But what does this mean?

Insolvency work is back with a vengeance in Guernsey – and it's not predicted to slow down.

Our new schools are Beaulieu and Les Quennevais and we wish their teams well along with teams from all the other schools."

Ogier advises trustees, settlors, beneficiaries and anyone else connected with trusts and foundations, whether established for succession purposes

The uncertainties of 2020 and the increasing acceptance of Bitcoin (soon to be available in PayPal accounts) has led Bitcoin to boom to nearly 2017 levels.

The fact that 100 Jersey Private Funds (JPFs) have been established in just 12 months since the structure came to market demonstrates that its regulatory focus on promoters ...

The implementation of Jersey's new Capacity and Self Determination Law 2016, which was originally slated to come into effect in April 2018, has been delayed and is now anticipated to come into effect in October 2018.

The anticipated rise in UK and European corporate insolvencies over the next two years should be prompting both borrowers and lenders to take early advice where they have concerns ...

From the perspective of The International Stock Exchange, there have been three significant developments over the last 12 months: