March 2019 - Bermuda Law Blog

25 Mar 2019

Holding Company Liability in Tort

It is a general basic principle of company law that each company within a group of companies (even those owned and controlled by a parent or intermediate holding company) are separate legal entities. They cannot be lumped together for legal purposes, even if the holding...

18:48 / Commercial Law / Company & Commercial Law / Andrew A. Martin

21 Mar 2019

Divorce and the “costs” of Financial Disputes

A January 2019 reported decision of the Supreme Court (F v F) provides a more forceful argument than ever for the resolution and settlement of all financial matrimonial issues.

15 Mar 2019

Bermuda Confident of Removal from EU List

Recently, Bermuda was placed on the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. It is the Bermuda Government’s view that the jurisdiction is compliant with EU’s economic substance requirements by way of the Economic Substance Act 2018 and the Economic Substance Regulations 2018 passed into law last December, with all necessary amendments to address EU concerns having been completed before the decision was taken.

14:17 / Bermuda Government / Company & Commercial Law / Legislation / Jeremy Leese