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06/20/2013

Higgs & Johnson Successful in RAPAA Application

In 2012, Higgs & Johnson advised you of the introduction of the Rule Against Perpetuities (Abolition) Act, 2011 (the...

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05/09/2013

Changes to Private Trust Company Regime

In 2007 the Banks and Trust Companies (Private Trust Companies) Regulations (“the Act”) introduced a light touch regulatory regime...

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03/13/2013

FATCA as it relates to Bahamian Law

Overview of FATCA In 2010, the U.S. government enacted the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the “Act”). The...

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03/01/2013

Real Property Tax Incentives Introduced in The Bahamas

On the 25th of February, 2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie, in his 2012/2013 Mid-Year Budget Statement, with a view...

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09/21/2012

Launch of Smart Fund Model 007: Super Qualified Investment Fund

Smart Fund Model 007 (the “SFM Model 007”) or the Super Qualified Investment Fund became available for use as...

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08/27/2012

Cayman Islands: New Patents & Trade Marks Law

A new Patents and Trade Marks Law came into effect in the Cayman Islands on December 7, 2011.

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12/29/2011

Awards of Legal Costs in Employment Law Actions

Employment law has been an area of law ripe with uncertainty for decades within The Bahamas. In 2001 the...

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12/12/2011

Cayman Islands – Mutual Funds: New Obligations for Master Funds

In June 2011 the Cayman Islands government announced a proposal to amend the Mutual Funds Law (“2009 Revision”) (the...

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11/15/2010

The Forestry Act 2010

Introduced to provide for the conservation and control of forests, the Forestry Act, 2010 (“the Act”) was assented to...