02/16/2021
In the five years since the Convention came into force we have advised leasing companies, aircraft owners, lenders and others that use Cayman structures for financing and leasing aircraft on the rights and interests conferred by the Convention and the imp
02/15/2021
Employers: can you inoculate against racism?
The Court considered it legitimate to reflect on not only what steps had been taken by the employer but also how effective those steps were likely to be when they were taken and, in appropriate circumstances, how effective they proved to be in practice.
02/15/2021
Globally Mobile Employees – UK and EU Social Security Update
The new arrangements for multi-state workers and detached workers posted for up to two years are now in effect.
02/15/2021
English High Court considers limits of the extraterritorial reach of the GDPR in relation to an overseas website
To bring a claim under Article 79 of the GDPR, the claimant had to persuade the court that the defendants' processing of the claimant's personal data fell within the territorial scope of the GDPR in either Article 3.
02/15/2021
Confirmation of Carey Olsen as Jersey's leading law firm for investment funds follows 10 years of considerable client growth in the sector, including a 115% increase since 2010 in the number of Jersey serviced funds it provides legal advice to and a
02/14/2021
The EU has long resented the UK’s clout in financial services, and now Brexit has given it a chance to take the Square Mile down a peg
02/12/2021
There was a political backlash and considerable speculation that British workers were about to see a ‘bonfire of rights’, particularly in relation to working hours and holiday pay.
02/12/2021
This is an important and useful decision, finally giving a reported authority based on which insolvency practitioners can analyse the meaning of "value" when looking to see if payments made after a bankruptcy petition can be overturned for the b
02/12/2021
It is inevitable that more UWOs will follow this year, and clarity about what they are and what they do is key to keeping both successes and setbacks in proper perspective.
02/12/2021
These Venezuelan defendants have been charged here because federal investigators have collected evidence showing they used the U.S. banking system and real estate market to hide their allegedly tainted assets.
02/12/2021
A beneficial owner per the definition of the Act is any individual who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise exercises substantial control over an entity, or owns or controls 25% or more of th
02/12/2021
The Cayman Islands was removed from the list at ECOFIN’s last meeting in October 2020 and thus should not be impacted by this new law, given that it is effective from 1 March 2021 onwards.
02/12/2021
The MBIA settlement comes just 12 weeks before Urs Rohner ends his tenure as chairman of Credit Suisse and Lloyds CEO Antonio Horta-Osório takes over.
02/11/2021
But looking to the future, only 40% viewed lawyer resistance as a top challenge.
02/10/2021
The tax provisions are valid for five years and can be extended for a further five years under certain conditions.
02/10/2021
Fiduciary Trust Company is sheltering billions of dollars in a Granite State subsidiary to take advantage of the state's low tax burden.
02/10/2021
The latest revelations about Luxembourg, spearheaded by the French Le Monde newspaper, comes from publicly-available but difficult-to-access data.
02/10/2021
The Swiss regulator spent more than ten years following the 2008/09 crisis on capital, liquidity, and clean-up, she noted.
02/10/2021
In this episode, we would like to further explore the key pain points of the SMCR.
02/10/2021
Speech given at the Westminster Business Forum