Private Capital & Trusts : Advisory

20 January 2023

Guernsey Regulator Releases Final Form Rules on Virtual Asset Service Provider & Consumer Lending Law

Introduction The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “GFSC”) has issued The Lending, Cre...

04 October 2022

Guernsey Withdraws Covid-19 Economic Substance Guidance

IntroductionThe States of Guernsey’s Revenue Service is withdrawing the temporary guidance that it...

19 July 2022

Guernsey Approves New Virtual Asset Service Provider & Consumer Lending Law

IntroductionThe States of Guernsey has approved the Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guerns...

11 October 2021

Definitions of “Benefit” - Jersey’s Royal Court offers Useful Guidance on Trusts and Non-Financial Benefits

The Royal Court of Jersey has recently provided helpful guidance in relation to what it means to pro...

15 July 2021

Major Amendments to BVI's Trusts Laws

The Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2021 came into force on 9 July 2021 introducing a range of important ne...

12 May 2021

Guernsey Update: New Plans for Bringing Partnerships in Scope of Economic Substance Rules

The States of Guernsey’s Revenue Service has issued further details of the proposals to bring part...

05 May 2021

The Duties and Roles of Jersey and Guernsey Trustees During Divorce Proceedings

It has been widely reported that the stresses and pressures of the global pandemic have led to an in...

17 March 2021

Major Updates to the BVI's Trusts and Probate Laws

Bills to bring in significant amendments to the BVI's trusts and probate legislation were gazetted o...

19 November 2020

Central Bank of Ireland Publishes Findings from its Fitness and Probity Thematic Inspections

On 17 November 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published an industry letter t...

30 October 2020

Commencement of Cayman Islands Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act, 2020

The Cayman Islands government has now issued a commencement order for the Virtual Asset (Service Pro...