appleby granted first offshore law firm
Appleby has become the first offshore law firm licensed to provide offshore legal advice in Mainland China where it has had a base in Shanghai since 2012.
Appleby has become the first offshore law firm licensed to provide offshore legal advice in Mainland China where it has had a base in Shanghai since 2012.
Coutts has sold two of its trust operations in the Caymen Islands and Geneva to offshore legal and fiduciary service provider Appleby.
Company incorporations in the major offshore markets fell 3.6% in the second half of 2012 compared with the first six months of last year, according to a survey by one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal services the Appleby Group.
The number of offshore companies registered in the first half of 2012 was 9% higher than the previous six months’ total, but 4% fewer than the same period in 2011, according to data compiled by Appleby.
Appleby, the largest offshore law firm by partner numbers, is expanding its corporate transactions capabilities in Asia with the relocation of Isle of Man-based corporate partner John Melia to the firms Hong Kong office.
Offshore merger and acquisition activity increased in value at twice the worldwide average last quarter, compared with the previous quarter, according to offshore legal, fiduciary and administration specialist Appleby.
Appleby, which claims to be the worlds largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has announced plans to open a representative office in Shanghai, its first in mainland China.
Appleby has named Tim Swift, a former deputy district judge in Liverpool, to itsIoM operation.
Offshore law firm, Appleby, is set to open a new office in Guernsey making it the only fiduciary and administration service provider with a foothold in eight of the world’s leading offshore business c