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Chat OMPLeading with trust: Balancing careers, teams, and a work-life balance with Rachel GrahamIn this episode, Rachel discusses managing her multifaceted role, from mentoring junior lawyers and leading the Transactional practice in the EMEA region to balancing life as a working parent. She reflects on becoming a more trusting leader, the value of collaboration across practices and our offices, and the importance of accepting imperfection when managing work-life balance. She also highlights London’s dynamic role in global offshore legal services, underscoring our ability to adapt to diverse client needs.2025-03-1809 minChat OMPNavigating London's legal landscape: A conversation with London Managing Partner Rachel GrahamIn our fourth episode, William welcomes Rachel Graham, our London office managing partner. She shares her experience practising law globally and transitioning into her current leadership role. Rachel discusses what makes London a pivotal hub for the offshore world and offers some helpful advice for junior lawyers.2024-04-2512 min
Practically SpeakingImportant information relating to the UK’s Register of Overseas EntitiesIn this episode, Partner Rachel Graham and Managing Director of Client Services Amy Roost, along with guest expert Sonia Dhesi, Owner and Managing Director of Appleton Company Services Limited, provide key information in relation to the newly implemented Overseas Entity register.Key takeawaysAny non-UK entity, which holds land in the UK, needs to register as an Overseas Entity at Companies House. The deadline for registration is 31 January 2023. There are significant penalties (£2500 per day) for failure to register before the deadline, and restrictions are imposed on the ability to acquire and transfer land. If you have n...2022-12-0120 minPractically SpeakingDisclosure of BVI company informationIn this episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Dispute Resolution Counsel Francesca Gibbons look at information disclosure and the available options in respect of BVI companies Key takeaways: The information a BVI company is required by law to maintain and retain includes: Statutory records and registers – relating to the company Financial and other Records relating to business of the company All BVI companies are required to have a registered agent in the BVI – they are required to hold copies of statutory registers, they make most of the filings, they are considered the administra...2021-06-2820 minPractically SpeakingI’m a shareholder now whatIn this episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Director of Client Services Amy Roost outline the process of becoming a shareholder of a BVI company. Key Takeaways:Do your due diligence as to what your rights as a shareholder will be, BVI law is very flexible in this regard. Key documents will be the memorandum and articles of association. Decision making for BVI companies tends to be predominantly at board level but protections for shareholders are possible. Compliance and regulatory obligations with respect to information about shareholders of BVI companies, different to those in the United...2021-04-2013 minPractically SpeakingThe ins and outs of corporate governanceIn this episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Directorof Client Services, Amy Roost discuss the significance of corporate governance from a legal and fiduciary perspective.Key takeawaysThe statutory and corporate administration considerations for the average user of a BVI company.The importance of ensuring entities' legal and accounting record keeping requirements are met.The impact of economic substance requirements on corporate governance.Practical steps directors can take to ensure they are up to speed with economic substance and compliance related matters for their BVI company.2021-03-1610 minPractically SpeakingI’m a BVI director, what nowWelcome to season two of our Practically Speaking podcast. This season London based, Transactions Partner, Rachel Graham and Director of Client Services, Amy Roost will be exploring the ins and outs of the lifecycle of a BVI company.In the first episode, Rachel and Amy will be talking about becoming and acting as a director of a BVI company.Key takeawaysThe importance of directors for BVI companiesThe appointment process for a BVI directorResignation and removal of a directorUse of reserve directorsKey duties of a BVI directorFind out more information about...2021-03-0419 minPractically SpeakingSuccession planning and BVI assets – A few practical pointersOur podcast series Practically Speaking, was launched to provide our listeners with practical advice and insights on issues applicable to stakeholders of BVI entities.In our eighth episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Senior Associate within Harneys’ Private Wealth team, Matthew Howson discuss the following:What happens when a non-resident holder of BVI shares passes away, whether they held the shares absolutely or via a nomineeship? How to bridge the gap between the law of the BVI company and the law of the Deceased’s home jurisdiction: covering some near universal misperceptions. What works to ensure that B...2020-07-2921 minPractically SpeakingEstablishing substance in the BVIOur podcast series Practically Speaking was launched to provide our listeners with practical advice and insights on issues applicable to stakeholders of BVI entities. In our seventh episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Director of Fiduciary & Custodial Kerry Graziola discuss how to establish substance for relevant in scope entities in the BVI, outlining: The obligations facing both passive and active entities conducting holding business and how they differ. The requirements for direction and management and how they might be managed practically in a Covid 19 world. How the ITA has been responding to the current travel climate and it...2020-07-0916 minPractically SpeakingDemystifying the continuation or re-domiciliation of foreign companiesOur podcast series Practically Speaking, was launched to provide our listeners with practical advice and insights on issues applicable to stakeholders of BVI entities. In our sixth episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Transactional Counsel Thomas Dugdale discuss the following:What a continuation, “re-domiciliation” or “migration” is Why continue or migrate to another jurisdictionPractical considerations of continuing your company in or out of a jurisdictionHow continuations might affect creditors and other interested partiesCommonly encountered issues and solutionsTo read more about continuations into the BVI click here 2020-06-2313 minPractically SpeakingThe liquidation process for BVI companiesOur podcast series Practically Speaking, was launched to provide our listeners with practical advice and insights on issues applicable to stakeholders of BVI entities. In our fourth episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Director of Fiduciary & Custodial Kerry Graziola discuss the following: the liquidation process in the BVI the external factors that might affect how quickly the company can be liquidated how to reorganise the company to help simplify the liquidation process the on-going duties and annual reporting obligations under the economic substance regime Our recently updated article on Bringing your BVI company to an end: st...2020-05-2806 minPractically SpeakingPushing the envelopeDuring this episode of our Practically Speaking podcast series, Rachel Graham and Amy Roost discuss the ins and outs of de-enveloping BVI companies, outlining:which companies may want to de-envelope and why commonly used structures involving BVI companies for holding real estate and other assetsoptions available for de-enveloping assets from these structureskey steps to be taken before de-enveloping can occur, including the need for the company to be in good standingrelevant timings2020-05-1407 minPractically SpeakingBringing your BVI company to an end strike off vs liquidationIn our second episode, Transactional Partner Rachel Graham and Director of Client Services Amy Roost discuss the options available to directors and shareholders when a BVI company has reached the end of its useful life, with a particular focus on the on-going annual reporting obligations under the economic substance regime. Key Takeaways: Where an entity is no longer required there are two options available: first is solvent liquidation, a formal process to wind up and dissolve the company, bringing it to an orderly end; second is to allow the company to fall out of good sta...2020-04-2008 minPractically SpeakingThe impact of Covid-19 on Economic Substance compliance and directors dutiesTransactional Partner Rachel Graham and Director of Client Services Amy Roost host the first episode of our new podcast series: Practically Speaking. This series was launched to provide our listeners with practical advice and insights on issues applicable to stakeholders in BVI. We hope that the series will be of interest to directors, shareholders, trustees and others concerned with BVI entities. In this episode, Rachel Graham and Amy Roost discuss two topics: the implications of COVID-19 on economic substance compliance and reporting, and matters directors should be considering if they find their company is moving towards financial d...2020-04-1610 min