Under the previous law, there were three types of company which could be established in Guernsey

The private equity industry powered through 2021 setting record highs in terms of buy-out activity and fund raising.

Ogier employment lawyer Daniel Read says that employers need to start thinking now about how to adapt to the change.

Wisdom Hon leads Ogier's Private Wealth team on the ground in Hong Kong, advising international wealthy families and trust companies on estate and succession planning

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will shortly implement some important changes to the rules governing segregated portfolio companies (SPCs) incorporated or registered under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (BCA).

A security document does not need to be filed or recorded with any governmental or regulatory authority, agency or court in the BVI in order to ensure the legality

Recently in the BVI the recoverability of the fees of foreign lawyers from opposing parties has been the subject of both judicial and legislative concern.

The Privy Council yesterday gave helpful guidance on the principles to be applied when seeking to stay proceedings on forum grounds – a common feature of BVI disputes.

Two recent judgments broaden the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction in the BVI, each by the two incumbent Commercial Court justices...

Following consultation with industry, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has issued new regulatory procedures for Cayman Islands open-ended funds regulated under the Mutual Funds Act (Revised)...

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The Cayman Islands Tax Information Exchange Authority (TIA) has announced a further extension of the soft enforcement of notification and reporting dates under US FATCA and UK FATCA for 2016.

A general partner (GP) of a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (ELP) has a statutory duty to act in good faith and, until recently, an absolute duty to act in the interests of the ELP.

Investment managers frequently negotiate preferred terms with investors for investment in a fund managed by the IM.

Regulated funds are required to file a fund annual return (FAR) with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), within six months of the financial year end (subject to any extension granted by CIMA).

Changes in market prices and increasing costs are driving more international restructuring and insolvency work, says Ogier disputes lawyer William Jones.

Changes to the regulatory backdrop mean that the benefits – which were previously largely tax and confidentiality-based – for holding high value property assets in trust structures are no longer what they were.

As of August 1, 2016, patent and trademark annual fee payments will no longer be accepted in advance of January 1 for the year in which they fall due.

Boom – Climate Week NYC is here and California Governor Gavin Newsom has kicked off the event with a major climate announcement that will certainly be welcomed by those pushing to see greater climate action.

I want to carry out fitting-out works to my business premises but my landlords say I will have to remove them when my lease expires.