Blockchain series No. 1: blockchain and shipping
How will blockchain impact the shipping sector?
Article Archive
OSX 3 – Superior Court removes doubt over recognition of non-Brazilian mortgages
Federal Superior Court of Justice in Brasilia overturns lower court’s decision refusing to enforce Liberian mortgage against FPSO operating in Brazilian waters.
Updated Marshall Islands Associations Laws
The penalty for failing to comply is a fine or dissolution.
New French Tax Rules for 2018
The French Parliament adopted new important tax measures regarding corporate and individual income tax in two finance bills dated 29 December 2017.
BARECON 2017: The timely revision of an industry standard
BIMCO has recently published its new BARECON 2017 following a review of its predecessor. What are the the key commercial differences between BARECON 2001 and BARECON 2017 and what does this mean for practitioners?
Incorporating Offshore: Liberia and the Marshall Islands
What are the key characteristics and advantages of the three main Marshall Islands and Liberian entities that shipping businesses use in their structures?
Competition and Markets Authority: Six More Competition Enforcement Cases on the Way
What are the main points from the Competition and Markets Authority’s 2018/19 annual plan?
Capital Markets Update – AIM Designation as “SME Growth Market” and Changes to AIM Rules
The London Stock Exchange has announced that it has applied for AIM to be registered as an SME Growth Market and the consequential minor amendments to the AIM Rules for Companies, due to take effect from 3 January 2018.
What Makes an Entity a “Financial Institution”?
Why has the English High Court’s judgment in Olympia Securities Commercial Plc (In Administration) resolved the uncertainty surrounding the term “financial institution” in transfer provisions?
UK to Tax Gains of Non-Residents on UK Real Estates
From April 2019, gains made on direct and certain indirect disposals of UK real estate by non-residents will be subject to a UK tax charge.
