The Global - 2024 Q4 Review

Digital identity services in Bermuda

There is steep demand for the ability to authenticate a person’s identity through the use of a trusted repository of their digital information.

Duncan Card

Navigating the Future: A 2024 Guide to Fintech Laws and Regulations

Our fintech expert provides a broad overview of the key issues in fintech laws and regulations in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), exploring the evolving fintech landscape, funding challenges, and the regulatory frameworks that shape the industry. It also examines how fintech companies in the BVI navigate various regulatory regimes, the critical role of accessing talent and technology.

Andrew Jowett

A Cayman Islands Overview of Alternative Funds

Geopolitics, macroeconomic trends, and increased regulation have continued to shape the environment for alternative investment funds. Meanwhile, the Cayman Islands continues to be recognised worldwide as an international financial centre of the highest calibre and remains one of the most popular offshore jurisdictions for fund formation.

Sailaja Alla, Alexandra Low, Matt Mulry, Simon Raftopoulos

Registration of foreign lasting or enduring powers of attorney in Guernsey

What does a Guernsey Service Provider need to do before they can rely on a foreign lasting or enduring power of attorney in relation to their non-Guernsey based client’s instructions?

Richard Field, Lisa Upham, Paula Fry

GPs behaving badly: disputes involving Cayman exempted limited partnerships

Private equity managers domicile their closed-ended funds in the Cayman Islands using the exempted limited partnership structure for two main reasons: tax efficiency and the flexibility to define the rights and obligations of the fund’s stakeholders in contract with minimal legislative interference. When it comes time to liquidate or restructure these funds, complications can often arise due to the novel nature of these partnership structures. Recent first instance and appellate decisions in the Cayman Islands have clarified how these partnerships are to be liquidated and restructured. This article summarises those decisions and offers some practical points for how investors can best protect their positions when they invest in these structures.

Lorinda Peasland

Guide to Gambling Law in the Isle of Man 2025

Appleby's guide to gambling law in the Isle of Man provides an overview of gambling laws and regulations in the jurisdiction – including relevant authorities and legislation, the application process for licences across gaming, betting and online gambling, licence restrictions, digital media, enforcement, liability and anticipated reforms.

Claire Milne WS, Sophia Howell Evans

Jersey’s insolvency regime continues to develop

Our Jersey expert looks at the significant developments of the legislative framework applicable to insolvency and restructuring in Jersey. Find out more about the Companies Regulations No 8 2022.

Simon Felton

Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in Mauritius 2024

A guide to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) law and practices in Mauritius, with a focus on key areas including deal structure, due diligence requirements, regulatory frameworks, treatment of seller liability, deal process, hostile bids and other trends across the M&A sector in the jurisdiction.

Sharmilla Bhima

Appleby provides multi-jurisdictional advice to Allied Group Corporation on USD53 million stream and gold prepay financing for African gold mine project

Malcolm Moller, Karishma Beegoo, Fiona Chan, Angelina Wong, Fanny Or