01/15/2019
£1m diamond ring seized in multi-million shopper probe
The ring is described as an 8.9 carat "emerald-cut diamond
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
01/14/2019
Why ‘Taxing the Rich’ Falls on the Middle Class Instead
The motivation behind the tax was to bilk the rich to reduce the national deficit with targeted taxes.
01/14/2019
Guernsey substance requirements update – foundations
As a result of this being brought to the attention of the Revenue Service, further amendments have been made to the regulations introducing the new substance requirements.
01/14/2019
Regulator crackdown on lucrative golden visa schemes
The OECD examined more than 100 world countries offering citizenship and permanent residence
01/14/2019
Ex-Standard Chartered banker prepares to plead guilty in Iran case
Emerging markets lender under investigation for alleged sanctions breaches
01/11/2019
Ogier advises on $22.5 billion gold mining merger
The team included corporate managing associate Alexander Curry and dispute resolution senior associate James Angus.
01/11/2019
Time to venture into venture capital trusts
One of the last relatively straightforward and tax-efficient investments left is a venture capital trust (VCT).
01/11/2019
Miami Woos New York Homebuyers Fleeing Over Tax Law
The tax law limits deductions for state and local taxes, including property tax, to $10,000.
01/10/2019
Law firm mergers are heating up says Altman Weil
Among other international deals were the merger of K&L Gates with Singapore’s Straits Law which completed this week.
01/10/2019
Playboy adviser reveals how he took £4.5m from clients
He was sentenced to eight years in prison.
01/10/2019
Saudi 'corruption' purge grounds country's private jet fleet: Report
Dozens of jets worth hundreds of millions of dollars are stranded at airports across Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports
01/10/2019
Appleby advise on Santander banking transfer in Jersey and Isle of Man
The Jersey team consisted of Partners Wendy Benjamin, Michael Cushing, David Dorgan, Tim Hart, and Richard Sheldon, supported by Senior Associate Gemma Whale, Associate Dilly Wright and Paralegal Angharad Prescott.
01/10/2019
Beckham's ex brother-in-law guilty of conning investors
The Crown's case is that TCL was a typical boiler room enterprise, set up with the purpose of inducing unsuspecting members of the public to invest in rare earths.
01/09/2019
Swiss plans for whistleblowers fall short, critics say
Staff who report wrongdoing risk losing their jobs or even criminal prosecution
01/09/2019
Carey Olsen is Legal 500's Offshore Firm of the Year
The awards are therefore regarded as a benchmark for excellence and aim to identify the standout firms operating in a number of different areas of law.
01/09/2019
Tuna bond scandal may spell more trouble for Credit Suisse
Prosecutors could yet conclude that the bank put business interests before compliance
01/09/2019
Effort to block recognition of O’Reilly’s Bahamas bankruptcy in the US
Ex-nurse suing Sir Anthony over his promise of millions of dollars in company shares
01/09/2019
How IIT Law changes impact foreign individuals in China
China's tax regulations are tightening, but some preferential policies for non-Chinese tax residents will be kept and even added under the new law.
01/09/2019
Malaysia probing if China offered to bail out 1MDB
The cost of China-backed projects was enlarged and Malaysia will check whether that was due to 1MDB links, Lim said in Kuala Lumpur.
01/09/2019
Swiss Central Bank Posts Loss for 2018
The SNB, Switzerland’s monetary policy authority, had a loss on foreign currency positions of 16 billion francs.