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Jamaica’s Consumer Protection Laws

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O'Neal Webster
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This Q&A excerpt from Christopher Simpson on Jamaica’s consumer protection laws was first published in the Dialogue’s “Latin America Financial Services Advisor,” April 5, 2017. Q: Jamaica’s government is planning to create a new financial services consumer protection agency. Finance…
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BVI Hosts International Disputes at New, State of the Art Arbitration Centre

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There is no dispute that the 2017 hard-opening of the new ‘state of the art’ British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre signals the BVI’s intent to become the leading arbitral and dispute resolution destination in the Caribbean. The Centre, an…
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Privy Council Offers Guidance on the Treatment of Non-Matrimonial Property in Divorce Proceedings

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O'Neal Webster
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The UK Privy Council handed down a December 2016 judgment in a matrimonial appeal from the British Virgin Islands which challenged the lower courts’ ruling on the division of property in divorce proceedings. The appellant, Mr. Scatliffe, appealed against an…
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UK Inheritance Tax Deadline Looms for “De-enveloping” your BVI Company

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O'Neal Webster
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The UK Government’s recent consultation on tax reforms in respect of non-domiciled individuals, whether resident or not, has resulted in a shake-up of company law. The UK has announced that from April 6, 2017, residential property in the UK held…
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Investment Fund Managers “Brexit” to the BVI

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O'Neal Webster
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In the post-recession economy, investment managers are looking for increased flexibility and ways to maximise investor returns by minimising set up costs, government fees, and other related functionary and advisory costs. That is why many are now “Brexiting” to the…
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Private trust companies: how to obtain the best of all worlds

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By Christopher McKenzie, Partner, O’Neal Webster (UK) LLP (October 2016) Abstract This article considers why private trust companies are currently so popular, various structuring issues which those setting up private trust companies should take into consideration, and the private trust companies…
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Onshore vs Offshore – is there really a battle?

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O'Neal Webster
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Over the past few months the issue of offshore jurisdictions and the role they play in the global economy has come under extreme scrutiny, especially from onshore governments seeking to increase tax revenues. The recent Panama Papers Leak has only…
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O’Neal Webster Receives Licensed Trademark Agent Status Under BVI Trade Mark Act, 2013

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Known worldwide for its robust shipping registry, trusts, funds, and corporate law sectors, the British Virgin Islands is emerging as a globally competitive jurisdiction for registering and protecting intellectual property, thanks to the enactment of the highly anticipated Trade Mark…
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