Following the removal of the Cayman Islands from the Financial Action Task Force's list of "jurisdictions under increased monitoring" in October 2023, on 12 December 2023, the European Commission adopted the Commission...more
Following the conclusion of the most recent plenary of the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") on 27 October 2023, the FATF has announced that the Cayman Islands has been removed from the FATF's list of "jurisdictions under...more
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has succeeded in its request for a supplementary review to more accurately reflect its current legislative status following the EU's decision last month to add the BVI to its list...more
The EU has announced it is has added the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. The BVI Government has since issued a statement highlighting that it has already introduced...more
The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021. It was introduced so the BVI would have a data protection framework which is broadly similar to EU and UK standards. To...more
2/9/2023
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Data Breach ,
Data Integrity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
UK
As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put together the original version of this summary report highlighting the latest developments and trends in the Bermuda legal and...more
7/28/2022
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Bermuda ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Entities ,
Hong Kong ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurtech ,
Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Reinsurance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restructuring ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trusts