Private Client Trusts
3 Feb 2022

Trustee Knowledge Series Advanced Paper Seven: Rights to Information

Our Trustee Knowledge Series previously looked at disclosure by outgoing trustees in our paper on 'Changing Trustees' and we will cover disclosure in trust litigation during the final part of this series. This paper principally addresses disclosure to beneficiaries, which will be the issue most commonly faced by trustees as well as briefly considering disclosure to other parties with an interest (or, at least, purported interest) in a trust.

Corporate
28 Jan 2022

Asset Holding Company Regime – A Jersey Perspective

The UK’s new asset holding company (AHC) regime is expected to come into effect in April 2022.  This is part of a broader set of initiatives by the UK government to have positive outcomes for the financial sector and enhance the UK’s competitiveness as a location for asset management and for investment funds.

Intellectual Property
27 Jan 2022

Data Privacy Week – Your Data, Your Choice

This week is Data Privacy Week, an occasion championed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, the American non-profit, public-private partnership promoting cybersecurity and privacy education and awareness.

Employment-and-Immigration
26 Jan 2022

Developments For HR Practitioners To Watch Out For This Year

Last year was a busy one in the world of labour and immigration law. A raft of changes were made to the Employment Act 2000, including new rights and obligations in relation to bullying and harassment policies and the use of probation periods.

Listing Services
26 Jan 2022

Listing Sustainability-Linked Bonds on The International Stock Exchange (TISE)

This article provides a summary of Appleby listing agent services in the Channel Islands, and also offers an introduction to listing Sustainability-Linked Bonds on The International Stock Exchange ("TISE").

Private Client Trusts
5 Jan 2022

Trustee Knowledge Series: Advanced Paper Six: Overview of protectors 'ad serviendum ac protegendum”

Part of our series of Trustee Knowledge Papers, set out to be a useful reference guide for all levels of Trust company administration; from junior administrator to director. This is the sixth publication of the Advanced series.

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20 Dec 2021

A Time Of Regeneration: Bermuda Can Bounce Back Better

Bermuda’s economy is a mixed bag of emerging opportunities and specific challenges. But if all sectors work together, it has an opportunity to build back better, say experts from a diverse range of sectors in the General Economy Roundtable.

Brad Adderley, Bermuda Managing Partner at Appleby, will speak at the 2022 Society of Actuaries (SOA) Life Meeting on 23-26 August in Chicago.
17 Dec 2021

A Rising Tide: And Ships Are Choosing Bermuda

Bermuda must remain innovative, nimble and wary of too much regulation to stay ahead of the game, according to a panel of experts in this captive roundtable. 

Brad Adderley, Bermuda Managing Partner at Appleby, will speak at the 2022 Society of Actuaries (SOA) Life Meeting on 23-26 August in Chicago.
17 Dec 2021

A Silicon Valley For ILS

As the ILS market continues to innovate and evolve, driven by external forces including ESG, it will stay at the forefront of the Island’s future developments, a panel of experts concludes in this ILS Roundtable. 

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7 Dec 2021

Notaries, E-Apostilles and Technological Changes

Notaries form the oldest branch of the legal profession. Their origins can be traced back to the Roman times. At that time, most people were illiterate and therefore merchants and traders needed someone to record what had been agreed.