05/22/2023
The BVI Civil Procedure Rules Undergo Significant Amendment
The significance of the Amended CPR coming into force is that with effect from 31 July 2023
Government Regulation
05/19/2023
UK reforms on retained EU law move towards final phase
The Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill passed through the report stage in the House of Lords on Wednesday
05/19/2023
BVI Annual Return
The annual return takes the form of a simple unaudited balance sheet/statement of financial position and an income statement.
05/19/2023
Island Development Plan review
The IDP is valid for 10 years
05/18/2023
Cayman AEOI: What Investment Managers Need to Know about FATCA and CRS Reporting
The Maples Group has deep experience in providing up-to-the-minute legal advice and financial services solutions that support compliance with regulatory requirements under AEOI.
05/18/2023
Employment law issues in Channel Islands insolvencies
The risks are not abstract – procedural mistakes in the management of redundancy exercises can lead to liabilities not just for the company but also for the insolvency officeholders on a personal basis.
05/18/2023
CIMA Updates and Extends the Scope of Its Corporate Governance Guidance
As a leading global fund domicile, the Cayman Islands continues to enhance its regulatory regime
05/18/2023
Pacific Alliance Fintech Associations Launch Proposal on Open Finance Standards
The purpose is to make essential information on Open Finance available to regulatory bodies to establish a common standard in the countries and to develop a competitive, secure, innovative, homogeneous, and inclusive Fintech ecosystem.
05/18/2023
Vietnam needs US$135bn power generation investment in next decade
For coal-fired power plants, Vietnam will continue to implement only those projects which are already in the revised Power Master Plan VII and under construction until 2030.
05/18/2023
French SCPIs Investing in Irish Property
SCPIs, as non-Irish entities, may wish to consider whether their Irish tax treatment compares less favourably to a comparable Irish fund.
05/17/2023
Saudi Arabia modernises arbitration rules
The court will be comprised of 15 Saudi and international expert legal practitioners, retired judges, former leaders of arbitral institutions and academics.
05/17/2023
Allen & Overy Joins the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Global warming is a climate emergency, and all sectors, including the maritime industry, must take immediate collective action
05/16/2023
UK Supreme Court clarifies law on ‘continuing nuisance’
A continuing nuisance is a legal concept that may apply where an activity giving rise to a cause of action repeats on a regular basis.
05/15/2023
Privacy policies: considerations for cross-border companies
A single policy can be more straightforward and easier to understand.
05/15/2023
Dentons and Link Legal launch combination in India
Dentons becomes the first global law firm to combine with a law firm in India
05/15/2023
Business can benefit from changing UK approach to data protection exemptions
Under the REUL Bill, Article 23 and Articles 9 and 10 of the UK GDPR will no longer take precedence.
05/12/2023
Irish regulator issues new data protection guidance
The DPC guidance on data protection in the workplace helpfully provides guidance on various workplace data protection issues in one place
05/12/2023
Start-up smart: GDPR compliance made easy
It must be transparent – you must tell an individual why and how you are processing their data.
05/12/2023
Retained EU law to stay - but with some changes for UK employers
For the present the Government has identified a number of employment measures that it does intend to change in the areas of holiday pay and TUPE:
05/12/2023
UK Government announces reform to non-compete clauses
The proposal was announced alongside a package of measures the UK Government has said are intended to boost innovation and growth.