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Bermuda Enacts Innovative Legislation
08-06-2022 News
This article was originally published in the IFC Review on 8 June 2022 (IFC Review) Bermuda Enacts Innovative Legislation Bermuda is a leading jurisdiction for numerous international business sectors and is recognised...
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09-06-2021 News
Bermuda Enacts Innovative Legislation Bermuda is a leading jurisdiction for numerous international business sectors and is recognised for its adherence to international standards and regulatory framework. Bermuda continues to be a...
Read moreBermuda’s Beneficial Ownership Registe…
13-07-2020 News
Bermuda’s Beneficial Ownership Register to be made Accessible to the Public in 2022 The Government of Bermuda has announced that it will pass legislation making the companies central register of beneficial...
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17-03-2020 News
Notice regarding COVID-19 In light of the uncertainty that we all face as individuals and as a business with the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited and its affiliates...
Read moreBermuda's EU white list status confirmed
19-02-2020 News
Bermuda's EU white list status confirmed The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has confirmed Bermuda's status on the European Union's white list of fully cooperative tax jurisdictions following a meeting...
Read moreA New Year – taking the time to review…
03-02-2020 News
A New Year: taking the time to review your Estate Plan now will pay off in the future Now is a particularly good time to review your estate planning. This is...
Read moreAre you thinking digitally? Dealing with…
13-01-2020 News
Are you thinking digitally? Dealing with your digital assets By: Anne Campbell With virtually every aspect of life becoming captured and stored in some digital form, the protection of digital assets...
Read moreTrustee Discretion: How wide is it?
13-01-2020 News
Trustee Discretion: How wide is it The Bermuda Supreme Court case of In the matter of the R Trust (2019) SC 36 has been described in other commentary as one of...
Read moreUPDATE ON TRUSTEES AND TRUST BUSINESS
08-01-2020 News
UPDATE ON TRUSTEES AND TRUST BUSINESS As a service to clients and to assist present and future trustees of Bermuda trusts and for those considering appointing Bermuda trustees to new or...
Read moreBermuda's Economic Substance regime amen…
03-01-2020 News
Update on Bermuda’s Economic Substance Legislation Bermuda's Economic Substance regime amended with the aim of regularising the Bermuda regime with other offshore jurisdictions. January 2020 We are pleased to report recent developments...
Read moreBermuda appoints the first Privacy Commi…
17-12-2019 News
Bermuda Appoints its First Privacy Commissioner Pursuant to the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (the Act), the Governor of Bermuda has announced that Alexander White is Bermuda’s first Privacy Commissioner. Mr...
Read moreGeoPark acquires Amerisur Resources Plc
18-11-2019 News
Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited (“CHW”) advised GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator, on Bermuda law matters relating to the US$315 million acquisition of Amerisur Resources...
Read moreTriple Flag Mining provides a $100 milli…
08-09-2019 News
Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited (“CHW”) advised Triple Flag Mining FInance Bermuda Ltd. on Bermuda law matters relating to a $100 million gold and silver stream financing granted in favour of...
Read moreEU Announces Bermuda is listed an a non-…
18-03-2019 News
EU Announces Bermuda is listed as a non-cooperative jurisdiction In an announcement by the European Union on 12 March 2019, Bermuda has been added to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for...
Read moreEconomic Substance Update - March 2019
11-03-2019 News
Economic Substance Update Alert Economic Substance Update The Government of Bermuda is committed to satisfying the EU’s Intergovernmental Code of Conduct (Business Taxation) Group economic substance requirements and has passed the Economic...
Read moreBermuda Beneficial Ownership deadline ex…
28-02-2019 News
Bermuda Beneficial Ownership Regime - Deadline further extended On 28 February 2019, the Bermuda Ministry of Finance has given notice that the deadline for updating or verifying the beneficial ownership register (the...
Read moreEconomic Substance: A new reality for Be…
06-02-2019 News
Economic Substance - a new reality for Bermuda Economic Substance: a new reality for Bermuda In June 2018, Bermuda committed to satisfying the EU’s Intergovernmental Code of Conduct (Business Taxation) Group (the...
Read moreSymetra Completes Reinsurance Transactio…
25-09-2018 News
Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited (“CHW”) advised Symetra Life Insurance Company on Bermuda law matters relating to a reinsurance arrangement that transfers financial responsibility for all of Symetra’s structured settlement annuity...
Read moreICLG Corporate Governance 2017
20-07-2017 News
Natalie Neto has prepared the Bermuda chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance, 2017 edition. This is a practical cross-border guide to the topic with particular relevance...
Read moreICLG Private Equity 2017
19-07-2017 News
Natalie Neto has prepared a chapter in the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Equity 2017. The chapter provides a practical cross-border guide to private equity in Bermuda...
Read moreGLI Litigation & Dispute Resolution
18-08-2016 News
David Kessaram, Matthew Watson and Sam Riihiluoma have prepared a chapter in the recently published Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 7th Edition. The chapter focuses on the...
Read moreEXOR to Acquire PartnerRe for $6.9 Bill…
18-08-2015 News
EXOR S.p.A., a leading investment company headquartered in Italy and controlled by the Agnelli family, announced the signing of a deal to acquire PartnerRe Ltd., a Bermuda-based global reinsurance company...
Read moreCHW advises GeoPark on $300 million note…
16-02-2013 News
Cox Hallett Wilkinson (“CHW”) has advised GeoPark Latin America Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GeoPark Holdings Limited, a Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator listed on...
Read moreCHW advises Southlands Ltd. on groundbre…
03-06-2012 News
Cox Hallett Wilkinson (“CHW”) has advised Southlands Ltd. in relation to a land swap deal with the Bermuda Government. The CHW team of Kim White and Ernest Morrison advised...
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