Guernsey
unprecedented level of offshore litigation
Investors and creditors seeking redress for losses sustained in the global financial crisis have created an unprecedented level of litigation in offshore jurisdictions, a special report published by The Lawyer finds.
United Kingdom | 11 Jul 12
guernsey will remain a crown dependency
The chief minister of Guernsey has told the islands local newspaper that Guernsey has no plans to change its constitutional relationship with the UK, even though it has “restarted a review” of that relationship.
United Kingdom | 10 Jul 12
guernsey finance responds to dispatches programme
Guernsey Finance, the marketing arm of Guernseys financial services industry, has responded to a UK television programme which referred to Guernsey as a tax haven used for tax avoidance purposes by UK companies by suggesting that the programmes creators had failed to fully understand the way the investment model in question actually worked.
United Kingdom | 9 Jul 12
hmrc execs in tv press spotlight for alleged
Two top officials at HM Revenue & Customs are being linked to companies that have sought to use offshore structures to avoid UK tax, or which advised clients on stamp duty avoidance.
guernsey growth of 50 insurance licences
The number of international insurance entities licensed in Guernsey grew by 52 during the first five months of this year.