Hatstone crowned ‘Best International Law Firm’
The international boutique law firm, Hatstone, has been recognised as ‘Best International Law Firm’ at the prestigious Irish Law Awards 2021. The Irish Law Awards, which were established in 2012 aim to identify, honour, and publicise outstanding achievements, while also recognising those who have dedicated their lives to serving in the legal profession. “We are
Read MoreMaternity and Pregnancy Discrimination in Ireland
Discrimination on return to work after pregnancy/ maternity leave. Pregnancy-related discrimination cases are becoming more and more prevalent in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in recent years. Discrimination due to family status (Pregnancy) has been legislated under the Equality Acts as unlawful. Ireland has well-established maternity leave protections and prohibits discrimination due to pregnancy, and
Read MorePanama Update – Immigration
By Executive Decrees Numbered 197, 198 and 199 the Panama Government has now introduced a new visa for remote workers and has amended the popular Friendly Nations Visa and the Reforestation Visa regimes. Short Stay Visas for Remote Workers In recognition of more people wishing and being able to the work remotely, Panama has introduced
Read MorePanama Update – Tax and Real Estate
Tax Amnesty Panama has recently approved a new tax amnesty. The new amnesty provides for a discount of 85% on interest and penalties in relation to outstanding annual taxes for companies and foundations. The amnesty will expire on 31 August 2021. This is a good opportunity to get your companies and foundations back in good
Read MoreBVI – Economic Substance: Enforcement and penalties for non-compliance
The penalties imposed by the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnership) Act, 2018 (“ESA”) are intended to be rigorous, effective, and dissuasive, ranging from financial penalties to striking off from the registry. The BVI International Tax Authority (“ITA”) is responsible for assessing and enforcing compliance with the requirements of the ESA. Assessment Following the assessment
Read MoreHatstone appoints new corporate counsel for its BVI office
Hatstone is pleased to announce that Mark Harbison has been appointed as corporate counsel. Based in Hatstone’s BVI office, Mark will continue to specialise in banking, finance and corporate matters. He has also previously advised on a variety of regulatory reviews and contributed to multiple client guides and BVI articles in the industry press, including Practical Law
Read MoreHatstone establishes European hub in Dublin
Progressive international legal and corporate services firm Hatstone has today announced the establishment of its European hub in Ireland, welcoming the partners and staff of Tully Rinckey (Ireland) LLP into the group. Specialising in finance, corporate and commercial law and dispute resolution across offices in Jersey, the BVI, London, Panama, South Africa and now Ireland,
Read MoreHatstone’s BVI team advises the Bank of London and The Middle East plc
Hatstone’s BVI team has advised the Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME), led by Paul DeCroos, Head of Real Estate Finance, on the BVI law aspects of its successful Sharia’a compliant financing of a valuable commercial property in Swindon. The team, led by Group Partner Philipp Neumann alongside Group Partner, Bella Ward, focused on the financing
Read MoreImplementation of new online public Digital Registry in Jersey
Following the introduction of the Financial Services (Disclosure of Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020, which came into force on 6 January 2021, regulated entities are required to appoint a nominated person and give the JFSC more information on their significant persons. The new law provides a definition of the significant persons for each of
Read MoreCOVID-19 – Update on Business Restrictions – The Law Society of Jersey excerpt
On Friday 18 December 2020, the Chief Minister announced that unless critical to the running of their business, islanders must work from home until further notice. Firms were asked revert to home working, on the same basis as the essential employees scheme implemented in March 2020, albeit without the authorisation regime previously adopted. Non essential
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