Corporate Blog

The Danish parliament has passed a bill with a number of changes to Danish company law. It has done this in the hope that this will simplify administrative procedures for companies and make it easier to [...]

The British Virgin Islands has aims to modernise its Trust Regime, which is based on principles drawn from English trust law, but has been updated and advanced since its initial introduction several times. They have already had [...]

The UK has amended its rules on Group Relief for companies resident in the European Economic Areas following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union in September 2012 which said that the UK’s [...]

Foreign Direct Investment is usually into production or business in a country by another country. This is not the purchase of shares, but rather buying a company or expanding existing operations. Foreign investment was introduced in India [...]

Singapore is famed for its wealth with the highest percentage of millionaire households in the world. Singapore is also one of the major centres for offshore wealth due to its business environment and concentration of [...]

The BVI is an exceedingly recognised jurisdiction in the offshore sector, which are using their many advantages to promote business in the Middle East. The UAE is a divided economy between the onshore sector which [...]

Hong Kong has a lot to offer as a choice for offshore company formation, it has a strong, open business environment which attracts top global companies. It is an ideal location for firms who wish to [...]

UK expatriates may still be considered as UK domiciled and therefore will still be liable for the 40% inheritance tax on their worldwide estate after allowances. This is due to the concept of ‘deemed domicile’ [...]

The Cyprus Courts have issued an interim court order preventing deductions on deposits at Bank of Cyprus without fair compensation. This decision follows on from announcements last week in which Laiki Bank would be split [...]

Updated 22/03/2013 It looks like the situation is coming to an end today with the government setting out measures to restructure banks whilst protecting depositors. One such agreement that has been reached is that Greece [...]