Wealth, Trusts and Family Office

BVI private wealth solutions for Latin American high-net-worth families

Can I pay my spouse an income from my company in the UK?

Withers recognized in Legal 500’s first United States Private Client Guide

Structuring wealth in uncertain times: Singapore and Hong Kong's growing role

Family offices: The priceless value of information

Shortlisted for Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Awards 2026

Government Regulation

Terms of FCA study into claims management services set out

Annual audit filings for Cayman Islands regulated funds: deadlines, filing extensions and exemptions

Kirkland & Ellis Unites 4 Practices Under Real Assets Group

BVI company information – What can be obtained from public and third-party sources?

Proposed amendments to the Trusts (Guernsey) Law, 2007

Failed bidders gain FOI access to procurement evaluations, German court rules

Tax

New HMRC registration rules raise questions for in-house tax teams

Summary of Guernsey taxation

VAT rule change confirmed over education grants after UK Court of Appeal ruling

Upper Tribunal rules in taxpayer favour in oil and gas succession dispute

Tax Notes International – Statutory Codification of Foreign Entity Tax Classification in Ireland

China tightens tax concession for HK intermediary holdcos

Comment, Analysis & Research

Campbells expands practice into Bermuda

Jenny Nip Named in ALB Offshore Client Choice 2026

Mayer Brown secures double victory at 2026 GlobalCapital US Securitization Awards

Mayer Brown partner Lauren Shurman named a 2026 “Woman to Watch” by Utah Business

Mayer Brown partner Paul de Bernier named to LA Times Studios 2026 “Legal Visionaries” list

Sundaresh Thangavelu named as rising star by New Zealand Law Society's Property Law Section

Charity & Philanthropy

Jersey team's generosity shines through in £45,000 charity total

Charity Commission Inquiry: Quba Trust

Bindmans’ Private Client team participates in Will Aid 2024

Maximising impact in philanthropy: how blended finance scales impact

Maples Group to Title Sponsor the IRC European Championship 2024

Appleby Bermuda Makes 25th Holiday Donation to Star Charity

Money Laundering and AML

Jersey funds law series - professional investor regulated scheme exemption for service providers

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

Offshore and IFC

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa achieves strong recognition in the 2025 IFLR1000 rankings

Offshore wind in Ireland: ORESS Tonn Nua scheme launches, with differences for developers

Sole Offshore Law Firm Among Leading IPO Advisers in Q1 2024

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

People Moves

Dechert Continues Dallas Expansion with Partner Elaine Kao

Austin Pierce Joins Sidley Regulatory and Enforcement Group

Renowned IP Trial Lawyer Joins Latham & Watkins in Bay Area

Greenberg Traurig Hires Leading TMT Lawyer Nick Roudev in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Welcoming our new legal analysts in Ireland

Holland & Knight Strengthens State and Local Tax Practice with Additions of Sam Megally, Will LeDoux and Cindy Ohlenforst in Texas

Legal Advice

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises the sole sponsor on UISEE Technologies’ Hong Kong IPO

Norton Rose Fulbright advises Ecobank on Nature Bond first

Simmons & Simmons advised Altea Green Power on photovoltaic plant deal

Linklaters advises on Société Générale's Al1 issuance of EUR 750,000,000

Maples Group Advises on Fidelity International’s First Tokenised Liquidity Fund

Carnival Corporation Redomiciliation to Bermuda

FinTech

Singapore: Due Diligence in AI Contracting (Thomson Reuters Practical Law 2026)

Legaltech News Features Debevoise’s AI Innovation and STAAR Platform

Four Freshfields Partners Selected to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers Guide

Legal Privilege in the Age of AI

Facial recognition ruling opens door to wider police deployment as court rejects privacy challenge

New cyber obligations proposed for British energy businesses

Planet SOS

Stability and security underpin low-carbon investment needs, finds new report

Investment in low-carbon tech to diversify, global study finds

Baker McKenzie and World Economic Forum Publish New Report on Climate Litigation as Strategic Business Risk

Taiwan announces new offshore wind auction

WA wind farm agreements ‘major boost’ for state’s renewable energy industry

ESG engagement and litigation in the UK: what’s changing?

Court Cases

High Court crypto fraud decision reflects victim focused approach

R (on the application of the University of Sussex) v Office for Students: High Court overturns OfS's £585,000 fine against University of Sussex

Constitutional Court Broadens the Reach of South Africa’s GAAR in Absa v SARS Introduction 

Home Advantage: English Courts Confirm Jurisdiction Over Crypto Fraud Claims

Undertaking effective enforcement strategies in the DIFC courts

Paris court clarifies arbitrators’ scope to determine governing law of agreements