Bermuda to introduce new classes of insurers
Bermuda’s commitment to providing innovative solutions in the ever-evolving insurance marketplace is well-established.The most recent example arrived in May with the release by the Bermuda Monetary ...

Directors Unexpected Payroll Tax Liability
Payroll tax is levied against every employer, employee, self-employed person and deemed employee. Wh...

Jersey Property Security and Costs – Good News for Lenders
The case concerned a dégrèvement. This an insolvency procedure which involves creditors being call...

Latest Developments in Bermuda’s Economic Substance Regime
The Economic Substance Amendment Act 2019 (Amendment Act) became operative on 28 June 2019. Bermuda ...


Guernsey Bailiffs Past and Present
It has been confirmed that the Bailiff of Guernsey, Sir Richard Collas, will retire in May 2020 and ...



Beneficial Ownership Update: Crown Dependencies
The Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man) have announced a joint policy commitme...


Using Jersey Structures for UK Real Estate Acquisitions
Much has been written regarding the changes to UK capital gains tax (CGT) which came into force on 6...


Employee off-duty conduct – Social Media and Serious Misconduct
From racist tweets to criticism via Facebook post, employees around the world have found themselves ...


An Insight into Funds Financing in Jersey
We are used to seeing good news stories about Jersey’s funds industry and its continuing growth. O...

Art of negotiation: Tips on working out a commercial deal
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agree than to disagr...


Flexible ISAC law to offer client solutions
Final consultations are now taking place in respect of the Incorporated Segregated Accounts Companie...

Trusts: Lessons from Dickens but a modern story
Trusts to benefit beneficiaries are established for many reasons but generally are a way of protecti...