Wealth, Trusts and Family Office

Carey Olsen advises Carey Commercial on its sale to Suntera Global

Ropes & Gray Spins Off Wealth Management Business, Related Legal Practice

Dentons Named a Winner in the Tenth Annual Family Wealth Report Awards 2023

Family offices and private trust companies: injecting freedom into the trust structure

Modern Wealth Management Launches with Equity Financing from Crestview Partners

White & Case advises Fluxys on acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management stake in Open Grid Europe

Government Regulation

Enforcement of arbitral awards in the British Virgin Islands

Post-Brexit electric vehicle rules present disputes risk

‘Tunnel’ tax ruling has implications for infrastructure projects

An Offshore Perspective: Reservation of Powers in BVI Trusts

Termination of Employment during Probation

Chambers Corporate M&A Global Practice Guide 2023 – Trends and Developments, Cayman Islands

Tax

Jersey and Guernsey response to Pillar Two Framework on global tax rates

Irish Real Estate Loans - Recent Case Law

UK non-doms: what are the main political parties saying?

Reserved Investor Fund proposals offer some tax advantages

EU Global Minimum Tax Directive and Investment Fund Structures

Moving to the UK and import taxes – Have you taken all your personal possessions (and art) with you?

Comment, Analysis & Research

What legal teams can learn from tech giants’ search for efficiency

Lawyers & Business magazine names Dentons the top international law firm in the Czech Republic

BVI courts resume in-person proceedings

Infrastructure and energy key focuses of Victoria 2023-24 state budget

Success at Chambers Europe Awards 2023: Allen & Overy named “Germany Law Firm of the Year”

Mayer Brown wins multiple IFLR Americas Awards

Charity & Philanthropy

Carey Olsen partners with World Triathlon Bermuda and legal team compete to raise funds for Family Centre Bermuda

Ethical investment - latest for charities on striking the right balance

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies for DAOs, Defi and NFTs

Top tips for charity accounts preparation when applying for grants

Bedell Cristin sponsors artwork installation at La Vallette Bathing Pools in collaboration with GCFE young designers

Philanthropy 2021: 'Doing Better at Doing Good'

Money Laundering and AML

British Virgin Islands: Premier Andrew Fahie arrested in US drug sting

The sports industry: Laundering more than dirty kit?

Gambling AML: Money Laundering Through Casinos

Signatures for Sale: How Nominee Services for Shell Companies Are Abused to Conceal Beneficial Owners

Guernsey AML

10 measures to expose sanctioned Russian oligarchs’ hidden assets

Offshore and IFC

Bermuda – 2022 Economic Substance Declaration Form Updates, Registrar of Companies Compliance Reviews and Prospective Compliance Planning

Cayman Court extends the timing of factual evidence in section 238 proceedings until third party disclosure is completed

Cayman Update: Return of Mistaken Payments held on Constructive Trust

Privy Council permits enforcement of arbitral award under New York Convention despite alleged lack of due process

Fun and Games Ahead?

Snapshot: confidentiality in Cayman Islands arbitration proceedings

People Moves

Withers grows Geneva practice with new private client partner

Patent Litigation Partner Returns to Dechert’s Silicon Valley Office

Ashurst boosts global energy team with 5 partner hires

Mourant Consulting launches in the Cayman Islands

Bird and Bird expands Corporate team with partner hire

Mark Baker reappointed as a member of Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

Legal Advice

Relocating to Jersey?

Cayman Islands Issues General Licence for Payment of Legal Fees

Lithium company Livent advised by Ogier in US$10.6 billion merger with Allkem

Chambers Europe Awards 2023: Dentons named law firm of the year in CEE, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania

Five chapters authored for Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) Fraud Asset Tracing and Recovery 2023

HSF Advises General Atlantic on Combination of Deutsche Börse’s Qontigo and ISS

FinTech

Outsourcing contracts must adapt amid new digital transformation

Risk of data protection mass claims persists for businesses in Europe

Simplify case highlights value of cyber insurance

Hogan Lovells launches own legal tech brand ELTEMATE

'Crypto or Cryptic - That is the Question' Say Experts in Debate on the Digitisation of Finance

AI – the new workstream in M&A deals

Planet SOS

New Maples Group Analysis Shows 40% Growth in Irish Sustainability Funds

Four key ways technology will help companies meet their decarbonisation goals

Report highlights growth in Australian renewables in 2022

Australia’s first national electric vehicle strategy released

Government proposals for onshore wind community benefits half baked

Australian federal budget focuses on hydrogen and renewable energy

Court Cases

Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal grants unless orders in respect of orders of the BVI Commercial Court

Updates to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules

No anti-suit injunction against arbitration-related proceedings in Germany

High Court decision clarifies limits of Bankers Trust disclosure orders

Irish Bribery and Anti-Corruption Law in Focus

RAICES, Hogan Lovells, and Lewis Roca file suit on behalf of families separated twice as part of U.S. threat to asylum rights