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OFFSHORE TOP STORIES
Mourant Ozannes rehires Appleby Guernsey corporate head
Offshore firm Mourant Ozannes has re-hired Appleby corporate and commercial practice head Barney Lee in Guernsey. Lee, who spent five years in Mourant Ozannes' Guernsey office prior to j...
18 Apr 2013 | 14:51 | 
CC US partner quits for McDermott as magic circle firm turns to Mayer Brown for HK hire
Clifford Chance (CC) New York corporate partner Brian Hoffmann has left the firm to join McDermott Will & Emery, with his departure...
13 Mar 2013 | 11:26 |
LG makes first Singapore lateral as firm plans to expand new base
LG has made its first Singapore lateral hire since launching in the region last spring, as the firm sets out growth plans for the o...
17 Dec 2012 | 17:00 |
NEWS
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year: Maples and Calder
- Offshore firm Conyers names new leadership as long-serving chair retires
- Riverview Law set for further expansion to Far East and offshore
- Carey Olsen launches new Cayman base with triple hire from offshore rival
- Maples signs up seven-partner funds team from offshore rival
- A&O and Simmons advise as Walkers sells off fiduciary business to focus on law
- Offshore firm Appleby set for Shanghai launch
HIGHLIGHTS
Despite recent gloomy news of job cuts, more than 90% of partners expect firmwide revenues to rise over next 12 months...
In just 10 years, Sean McGovern went from law graduate to head of Lloyd's of London's legal function, as Neil Hodge reports...
LEGAL BRIEFING
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Review of Financial Advice – "Jersey RDR"
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In specie distributions – further guidance from the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal
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Jersey Royal Court clarifies the law relating to the removal of protectors
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An offshore perspective on Yung Kee: winding up of BVI and Cayman Islands companies in Hong Kong
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Future of the rule in Hastings-Bass considered
JURISDICTION
ANALYSIS, OPINION AND INTERVIEWS
Middle East three-year M&A overview
A comprehensive look at the top M&A deals in the Middle East from the past three years, featuring mandates for Reed Smith, Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance.
01 Mar 2013 | 00:00 |
The Middle East
Grant Murgatroyd looks at how the region is bouncing back after a period of retrenchment, and Habib Al Mulla argues the case for clearer and up-to-date laws to better regulate the UAE's markets.
01 Mar 2013 | 00:00 |
Cleared for take-off – the new shape of the Middle East legal market
Dubai's detractors have had a field day in recent years. The wise man, they pointed out, did not build his house upon the sand. From its heyday in the 2000s, doomsayers forecast the city would collapse and be swallowed up by the desert. That has no...
01 Mar 2013 | 00:00 |
Rise of Russia – exploring the country's evolving relationship with the offshore world
Russia's relationship to the offshore world is dynamic and continues to change amid a backdrop of global uncertainty. While in the past offshore financial centres would fit simply into a holding structure or funding vehicle, demand for more complex st...
01 Feb 2013 | 00:00 |
A land for all reasons – Guernsey's cleantech credentials explained
Alternative sources of energy are now firmly on the agenda of businesses, governments and individuals the world over. While public opinion is split over the issue, the call to address the energy impact on the planet grows ever stronger. Although fo...
01 Feb 2013 | 00:00 |
Horses for courses – the case for Guernsey foundations
Guernsey's much-heralded Foundations Law came into force last month. Lawyers dealing with an international client base of private clients now have another string to the bow of tools available to help with structuring for wealth preservation and genera...
01 Feb 2013 | 00:00 |
In depth: Offshore
From the Isle of Man's attempts to protect its online gambling position to investing in Guernsey's cleantech industries, we round up the best offshore developments
01 Feb 2013 | 00:00 |
Gambling on success – will the Isle of Man retain its competitive position in the online gambling industry?
In 2001, the Isle of Man (IoM) was one of the first jurisdictions in the world to regulate online gambling. The industry now accounts for 8% of the island's total GDP and supports more than 800 employees, while the island has established itself as one...
01 Feb 2013 | 00:00 |
Tropic thunder – are India and Mauritius turning a blind eye to money laundering?
Mauritius has no doubt earned an excellent reputation as a credible financial services centre over the past 20 years and it must be acknowledged that the India/Mauritius double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) has played a pivotal role in this succ...
01 Feb 2013 | 00:00 |
Competitive edge – the impact of new competition legislation in Guernsey
The Competition (Guernsey) Ordinance 2012, which came into effect on 1 August, is modelled largely on the Jersey legislation and is designed to facilitate a common approach to implementation. However, Guernsey has taken note of some of the more conten...
19 Oct 2012 | 00:00 |
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