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Bedell Cristin secure stay of eviction in high-profile Guernsey property dispute

Advocate Jon Barclay has secured a three-year stay of eviction for his client Belmiro de Freitas

UK gender pay gap reporting requirements face further shift

The infrastructure sector reported the highest median hourly pay gap at 21.04% when compared to the financial services, energy, manufacturing, higher education and telecommunications sectors.

The Guernsey notary

When acting for a company, the notary must conduct checks on both the individual signatory and the entity itself.

Lawyers: Businesses Relieved as OBBBA Extends Sunsetting Tax Provisions

He emphasized faster write-offs, particularly the restored ability to expense domestic research

Tokenisation Regulation Advances with Dubai DIFC Sandbox

Approved firms can now test regulated investment products like equities, bonds, sukuk and fund units in tokenised form under an innovation testing licence.

New approach to economic crime in Scotland hailed

The move comes in the wake of new laws around failure to prevent fraud coming into effect under ECCTA

Correcting the Course: Court unwinds Cayman Islands trust on settlor's application

The decision confirms the court's wide and flexible, but not unlimited jurisdiction under section 64A.

Is there a requirement to file a Shareholders' Agreement under Jersey law?

A company’s constitutional documents are filed with the Registry

From contractors to employees: tax and employment law risks for Irish sporting bodies

There has also been a growing concern in the Irish sporting industry over Revenue investigations initially focussed on GAA county boards.

Guernsey funds legal and regulatory update

The new Listing Rules came into effect on 11 August 2025.

A Guide to Transferring Shares in a Local Company

Director approval is often required under a local company’s articles of association before the register can be updated, and directors usually have discretion to refuse a transfer.

PRA consults on implementation of Basel 3.1 and adjustments to market risk framework

The PRA emphasises that these proposals aim to improve proportionality

The case for payment regulations in the Crown Dependencies

The EU and UK have payments regulatory frameworks that are already ahead of those in the Crown Dependencies (CDs). Both are in the process of making further improvements to those frameworks.

Eversheds Sutherland augments its position in the Czech Republic

The combined team will form one of the largest and most comprehensive real estate legal offerings in Prague.

New anti-fraud laws come into force in the UK on 1 September 2025

This will be relevant to companies when assessing exposure to liability in relation to the conduct of their senior managers

SEC Staff Weighs in on Expanded Retail Access to Private Funds

Consistent with this policy, the SEC staff would not grant acceleration of a CEF’s registration statement without a commitment by the fund to impose these restrictions

Civil Society Covenant is published by the government

The charity sector has broadly reacted positively to the new Covenant.

Charity Commission concludes compliance case into Sentebale

The Commission opened a regulatory compliance case in April

IRS to eliminate use of paper checks: What you must do before September 30 2025

If you make tax payments by check now is the time to prepare.

DLA Piper served as regulatory advisor to T-Mobile in its US$5 billion acquisition of Metronet

DLA Piper’s Telecom Practice is ranked Band 1 by both Chambers USA and US Legal 500 for its top-tier work on telecom regulatory matters and transactions.

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