A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into by prospective spouses before marriage, outlining how their assets, debts, and other financial matters will be handled in the event of divorce. A postnuptial agreement is a...more
For businesses that are family-owned and run in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan, it is common for beneficial ownership and control of the business enterprise to be vested in the shareholders of a...more
10/9/2023
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British Virgin Islands ,
Business Entities ,
BVI Business Companies ,
China ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
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Debtors ,
Estate Planning ,
Holding Companies ,
Hong Kong ,
Incorporation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Shareholders ,
Taiwan
Cayman Foundation Companies are booming in popularity. Statistics from the Register of Companies have shown a significant uptick in registrations in recent months.
2021 saw 281 per cent year-on-year growth in the...more
Cayman Islands foundation companies (Cayman Foundations) are increasingly being utilised as popular structuring vehicles in the sector. Although Cayman Foundations may initially have been intended to attract high-net-worth...more
STAR Trusts are a form of trust that is exclusive to the Cayman Islands (Cayman), and which have a wide variety of practical applications. The unique features of a STAR Trust provide clients with structuring options that are...more
11/18/2021
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Cayman Islands ,
Commercial Use ,
Duration of Status ,
Duty of Confidentiality ,
Enforcement ,
Family Businesses ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Philanthropy ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Trustees ,
Trusts
Welcome to the sixth edition of our Private Client Bulletin, bringing you the latest private client and trust news and insights from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, BVI and Asia.
This edition features articles on offshore...more
11/16/2021
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Beneficiaries ,
Bermuda ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Cayman Islands ,
Divorce ,
Family Trusts ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Joinder ,
Jurisdiction ,
Marital Assets ,
Trust Protector Actions ,
Trustees ,
Trusts
Offshore: What is appropriate?
Robert Lindley and Wesley O’Brien discuss cases where offshore family courts act as auxiliaries to those onshore -
Generally, for a foreign judgment to be capable of enforcement in an...more
10/14/2021
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Cayman Islands ,
Divorce ,
Family Law Courts ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
International Litigation ,
Joinder ,
Jurisdiction ,
Trust Deeds ,
Trustees ,
Trusts ,
UK