On sure footing – offshore leaders see reasons for optimism Alex Ryan In the offshore world as elsewhere, tough economic conditions made 2022-23 a rough year. ‘With uncertainty in the global markets,…
UK Offshore Report: Weatherproof Will Tolcher In our 2022 offshore feature, firm leaders were relatively sanguine when scanning the horizon for the upcoming year’s challenges. Having…
Sponsored briefing: Utilising offshore structures for digital assets Guest Blog Conyers’ Barnabas Finnigan and Eric Flaye on how offshore jurisdictions have positioned themselves to take advantage of recent developments The…
Sponsored briefing: Key issues when structuring a BVI joint venture Guest Blog The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a particularly popular jurisdiction for incorporating joint venture vehicles. The principal statute governing the…
Sponsored briefing: Container securitisation thriving in Bermuda Guest Blog Over the last decade, leased container securitisation transactions have increasingly enabled container lessors to raise capital and leverage growth opportunities…
Shoring up – the Offshore report Amy Ulliott In what will undoubtedly be remembered as an unpredictable year in more ways than one, offshore firms across the globe…
Sponsored briefing: Flexible and stable: The growing appeal of offshore SPACs Guest Blog Conyers’ Neil Henderson, Anton Goldstein and Matthew Stocker on the resurgence Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) enjoyed a resurgence in…
Offshore: Deal or no deal? Dominic Carman Protracted arguments over Brexit have led a divided Britain to the point of exhaustion. In the months leading up to…
Offshore: The unsilent majority Dominic Carman Among Asia’s competing financial centres, Hong Kong is the essential place to be for leading offshore law firms. Collectively, their…
Offshore leaders’ year in review: Under pressure Dominic Carman Donald Trump is still in office, Brexit is still about to happen, but the global economy in 2018 provided few…
Offshore disputes: Centre of the cyclone Dominic Carman The inferno of disputes arising from the financial crisis is finally being reduced to embers. Although this may have caused…
Offshore disputes: Big fish, small pond Dominic Carman Carlyle, Tchenguiz and Crociani are cases repeatedly cited by the leading players in Jersey and Guernsey as shorthand for big…
The offshore elite in review – rolling with the punches Dominic Carman Global stock markets rose by 22% in 2017, according to the Morgan Stanley Capital International index of bourses. Meanwhile, the…
‘A lot of noise without substance’: profession divided on impact of Paradise Papers Tom Baker As the contents of the Paradise Papers soaks up column inches worldwide, the profession has offered a mixed response so…
Offshore: Riding the storm Dominic Carman Think offshore centre and certain calm images spring to mind: elegant yachts, crystal blue water, sparsely-populated beaches and gently sloping…
Offshore but not off limits Legal Business Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the…
The year offshore in review – The Iron Islands Dominic Carman Despite a year of pronounced headwinds, our annual focus on the ten largest offshore firms reveals that 2016 activity levels…
Sponsored briefing: Offshore but not off limits Guest Blog Navigant’s David Lawler on recent developments in asset-tracing claims Given the multiplicity of channels available to money launderers and the…
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…
Aftermath – the offshore world post the Brexit vote Dominic Carman ‘The morning after the night before, there was stunned silence,’ says David Cadin, managing partner at Bedell Cristin. For offshore…
