Abstract The recent Sofer case shows how trustees can safeguard their interests via exoneration clauses, deeds of indemnity and even […]
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Safeguarding trustees’ interests
January 2020 | By Dr. David Hayton
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MV v DSL & GV: arbitration, governing law and jurisdiction clauses
January 2020 | By Brian Simms QC and Marco Turnquest
Abstract Two judgments, delivered by the Bahamian Supreme Court on 27 November 2018 and 7 August 2019 in ongoing litigation […]
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Special Tax Relief for Abaco and Grand Bahama
January 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
To encourage the rebuilding effort in Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays (the “Zone”) after Hurricane Dorian, tax relief […]
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Americas Restructuring Review 2020
December 2019 | By Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou
Americas Restructuring Review 2020 has been published by the GRR (Global Restructuring Review). Partner Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou contributed […]
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Sofer v SwissIndependent Trustees SA: A review of exoneration clauses
November 2019 | By Dr. David Hayton
Sofer v SwissIndependent Trustees SA [2019] EWHC 2071 (Ch) The recent judgment of the English High Court in Sofer illuminates […]
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New tax reforms in effect
June 2019 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
In the 2019/2020 Budget Communication the government announced various tax reforms which came into effect on 1 July 2019. This […]
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Extinguishment of Purchasers’ Rights – The Importance of Priority in an Unregistered Land System
May 2019 | By Nateisha L. Anderson-Bain
The Bahamas has an unregistered land system that is based on the conveyancing laws of England and Wales prior to […]
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Register of Beneficial Ownership Act “A New Day for Beneficial Owners”
April 2019 | By Ramonne Gardiner
Since 2001, international organisations such as the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) have pressured offshore financial centres like the Bahamas […]
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