On 11 July 2025, Legal Notice 133/2025 came into force, introducing important amendments to the Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners).

On the 11th of July 2025, the Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the "Amendment Regulations") came into force transposing in part...

The Trusts and Trustees Act (Register of Beneficial Owners) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the "Amending Regulations") came into effect on 11 July 2025, following their publication under Legal Notice 133 of 2025.

Any changes to the company's Memorandum and Articles of Association must reach the Conduct Supervisory Unit by 29 January 2016 for the necessary regulatory approvals.

Case law demonstrates the need for absolute clarity from the outset, the nuanced nature of cases involving trust assets and the enhanced duties of the lawyers involved to give judges ...

Readers are asked to inquire why to opt to set up a trust and why to govern the same by Maltese law.

Trusts are commonly used for asset protection, however the popularity of revocable trusts and reserved

In The Matter The XYZ Trusts is an important case because it confirmed a number of very useful legal principles.

As a result of their nature as highly malleable and flexible instruments, trusts, have been and are still being employed for a myriad of uses, the limit thereto being set only by the imagination and inventiveness of practitioners in the field, which uses can very broadly be categorized into two classes: private uses and uses of a commercial nature.

As more South Africans establish trusts outside the country, Grant Barbour, Managing Director - Private Client, examines the key differences that advisers and individuals need to be aware of.