Leading Law Firm Appleby has announced a number of high profile appointments to further strengthen its Asian offering.

AML Officers' Appointment Deadline Fast Approaching

The Bermuda Government has enacted the following legislation - the Taxes Management Amendment Act 2006, the Contributory Pensions Amendment Act 2006, and the National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Amendment Act 2006 (the “Acts”).

Check out Partner Barbara Green's interview segment with Jim Richards on NewsTalk 1010, which aired on November 8th, 2022. In the podcast, they discuss the "Ontario Workplace Electronic Monitoring Policy

Check out Partner Barbara Green's interview segment with Jim Richards on NewsTalk 1010, which aired on November 8th, 2022. In the podcast, they discuss the "Ontario Workplace Electronic...

Heela has been featured once again in The Globe and Mail, showcasing her continued success and expertise in estate planning.

Cayman is developing into a 21st century model of how capital markets can meet the needs of reinsurance. The scope for new capital markets vehicles to underwrite reinsurance risk is growing, and Cayman has the professional infrastructure and the legal, regulatory and tax environment to welcome them. Following several active hurricane seasons, Cayman has become a centre for catastrophe insurance securitisations and sidecar reinsurance vehicles.

The new beneficial ownership registration regime has gone live in the Cayman Islands. Much of the focus to date has been on the mechanics of the new system:

Following consultation with industry earlier this year, the Guernsey Financial...

When seeking to set aside a transaction on the basis of mistake in Guernsey where the underlying reason that the transfer took place was to engage in legitimate tax planning methods the Royal Court is unlikely to find that this would be a public policy reason justifying the refusal of the relief.

The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has announced that it has reopened to consider new listing applications with no apparent suitability issues.

There are distinguishing characteristics between charity (which tends to focus on the relief of a particular social problem) and philanthropy

In a recent judgement re the Z Trusts [2015] JRC196C from the Royal Court of Jersey it was held that the test for an insolvent trust is a cash flow test, rather than a balance sheet test.

Recent figures released by the Government of India*, show that in the third quarter of 2014 Mauritius regained its number one position in respect of being the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India.

Appleby's Bermuda office is supporting local restaurants by giving all its employees $100 gift cards to use for takeout meals, or in the restaurants when they open again. Bermuda Managing Partner, Tim Faries said...

Appleby was instructed by the shareholders of Sandell Holdings Ltd. in connection with the sale of the entire issued share capital of Sandell to Randall & Quilter II

The energy and natural resource industry is global in scale and wildly diverse, although levels of availability and consumption are major factors whether producing coal or gold or lumber.

Appleby advised in a structured deal of USD 325 million 5.375 % secured notes due 2024 issued by Mauritius-based India

More money was spent on M&A transactions in Jersey than any other offshore jurisdiction in the first half of 2018 and the Isle of Man experienced a 38% increase in the number of local M&A transactions...

Appleby continues to be active in supporting UK focussed private capital transactions, acting on behalf of stakeholders...