Ireland: Expert Evidence: The importance of proper consideration
Article by Dudley Solan, Peter Lennon, Daniel Scanlon, Graham O’Doherty, Nicholas Cole and Enda O’Keeffe, Maples and Calder A recent Privy Council decision looks at how courts must treat the evidence of expert witnesses (Caribbean Steel Co Ltd v Price…
Intertrust builds legal strength in its fiduciary team
Intertrust has been meeting and exceeding expectations for the world’s largest multinationals, private equity firms and wealthiest individuals alike since 1952. The industry leader with over 1,500 specialists working from 33 offices in 24 countries has expanded its fiduciary team…
What new scrutiny of life insurance captives means for advisers
By Darla Mercado From Investment News Regulatory attention means advisers may want to rethink which companies they work with As regulators scrutinize life insurers’ use of “captive” entities — subsidiaries that reinsure blocks of existing business — advisers may need…
Qunar mobile air ticket bookings exceed 60,000 in a day
Company also named top ticket booking app by downloads and usage BEIJING, Jan 03, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Qunar Cayman Islands Limited QUNR +3.92% (“Qunar” or the “Company”), China’s leading search-based travel commerce platform, today announced that it…
DIRECTOR DEALINGS: APR Energy CEO Sells 29,561 Shares
Fri, 3rd Jan 2014 09:23 LONDON (Alliance News) – APR Energy PLC said Friday that a company connected to Chief Executive Officer John Campion sold 29,561 shares at an average gross price of GBP9.50 per share on Thursday. The sale…
LGBT Business Expo 2014 – Vallarta, Nayarit June 12 -14
LGBT Confex, would like to invite you to participate in the most important International Business Expo targeting the LGBT markets, this year taking place in Puerto Vallarta. The International LGBT Business Expo was created in 2011 to showcase and provide…
The best and worst films of 2013
By Giles Hardie From the Sydney Morning Herald Giles Hardie is a movie buff and produces the weekly Pick of the Flicks video From The Sunday Morning Herald Gravity: Best film of the year? Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star…
Cayman: a hotspot of zero-taxes, legalised secrecy and “light touch” regulation
From Tax Justice Network The Cayman Islands is ranked fourth in the 2013 Financial SecrecyIndex. Cayman combines a high secrecy score (70 points out of a possible 100) with a large share (almost 5 per cent) of the global market…
Magazines see iPad sales grow, but is it too little too late?
By Jason Abbruzzese From Mashable Don’t call it a comeback, at least not yet. The number of ads purchased in 2013 for iPad editions of magazines rose 16%, according to a study by the Association of Magazine Media and Kantar…
CEC achieves successful outreach in London’s Tech Industry
With its North American marketing programmes in place and gleaning good results, Cayman Enterprise City (“CEC”), the Cayman Islands’ award winning Special Economic Zone is now focused on raising its profile in London, the centre of the world’s financial services…
