Sponsored briefing: Landmark Privy Council decision on the scope and ranking of trustees’ indemnity Guest Blog In October 2022, the Privy Council finally handed down judgment in the Z Trust (II) appeals (ETJL v Halabi; ITGL…
UK Offshore report: Keeping a weather eye Jemima Marshall In our 2021 offshore report, law firm pundits placed their bets on the market drivers they predicted would define the…
Sponsored briefing: Fraud and asset recovery in the Cayman Islands Guest Blog Frauds, especially those of a complex nature, often have an international or multi-jurisdictional component. Given the status of the Cayman…
Global offshore – Stick or twist for the sector’s leaders Dominic Carman On paper at least, history will show that 2019 was a very good year. Encouraged by sustained low interest rates,…
Locke Lord fined, Clydes ex-partner suspended, while Appleby hit by data breach Tom Baker In a tough period for international firms at the hands of legal regulators, US firm Locke Lord received the largest-ever…
‘Sector needs to take this seriously’: cyber-attack on offshore firm Appleby sees data on brink of entering public domain Tom Baker The growing threat of cyber-attacks shows no sign of abating, with news that global offshore firm Appleby was the victim…
Standing apart – the offshore fallout from the Panama Papers Dominic Carman On April Fool’s Day this year, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca & Co notified its clients that it had sustained…
Comment: Shifting the Overton window – Panama Papers will change the consensus on tax (and boost corporate law firms) Legal Business The leak of 11.5 million documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca has reheated a debate about tax and transparency…
Tackling evasion: Government set to create strict liability for offshore tax evasion despite Law Society concerns Legal Business The government has announced today (19 March) it is to establish a strict liability offence for offshore tax evasion –…
Global London – Part of the game Legal Business It’s been a challenging period for European firms, but a growing band of players see a substantive City presence as…
