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For many, the big question in recent times has been where developers of emerging publicly adopted projects will fit within regulation and...

In this bonus episode of International Tax Bites, myself and my podcast partner and co-author of A Practitioner's Guide To International...

Hassans has been catching up recently with Associates to discuss key developments in sectors that we're passionate about. It was my turn...

In the last few weeks, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of sanctions have been introduced to put pressure on Russia. One...

A very intriguing situation, the process and results of which may have a wider resonance to the discharging of directorships....

The consensus among data security professionals is that a security breach is not a matter of if, but a matter of when. Breaches lead to...

I had the pleasure of attending the International Women's Day Gala Dinner at the Sunborn Hotel yesterday evening with colleagues and...

Today celebrates International Women’s Day with #breakthebias the hashtag being lauded around social media. Aptly, today also sees the...

The digital revolution the world over is in plain sight, especially via the use of digital apps on all communication devices (mobile,...

As markets and practice develop in the NFT space, regulators are in a race to stay ahead, or at least to keep up with, a steady stream of...

The crypto community has gone all-in in support of Ukraine’s war efforts. Everyone in the business has a contact, client or a team in...

I really enjoyed discussing the real estate sector in Gibraltar. In this instalment of the Coffee Break Catch Up series, you will see my...

Last year I wrote a piece on how Gibraltar Private Foundations can serve as “off-chain” support vehicles for decentralised crypto...

On 3 February 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its fourth annual statistical report on the...

Hassans is today celebrating 20 years of being ranked in the top tier of Chambers and Partners, one of the world’s leading legal...

Following the introduction of the internet and social media, opportunities to exploit the ownership of digital content have expanded...

NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are digital units on a blockchain that can represent ownership of an underlying asset, such as digital art....

In the first instance, the potential expansion of Intellectual Property (“IP”) usage brought about by the Metaverse is significant, and...

2021 proved to be a record year in terms of both value and volume of completed M&A transactions (USD 5.9 trillion to be precise). Despite...

The findings by French authorities that a company’s use of Google Analytics constitutes a breach of GDPR will send shivers down the spine...

Last week, during a Hassans DLT webinar hosted by the Legal 500 I was asked, along with Anthony Provasoli and Aaron Payas, about...

Bloomberg reported this week that the Irish Central Bank is “highly unlikely” to allow retail investment funds to hold crypto assets....

4 years ago with the looming threat of Brexit I set out my vision for a post Brexit Gibraltar-La Linea (in Southern Spain) financial hub....

February 8, 2022 Hassans International Law Firm Limited has become the latest Strategic Partner to join the Commonwealth Enterprise &...

In an age where immediate interactions are possible, is delay acceptable?  As with most situations, the nuance of fact and circumstance...

Gibraltar's crypto ecosystem is extremely strong and one of the most developed in the world. Gibraltar already houses crypto exchanges,...

History is not just a view of the past. It can also be a window to the present and the future. Anyone interested in Bitcoin or crypto...

As crypto funds dramatically surpass the performance of fiat investments, here are five mission critical elements that you need to...

There are some moments in your life as a lawyer when a lightbulb goes on above your head and you think "Hold On?". This paper that I...

From the inception of the digital age, the technology industry has been driven to enhance mankind’s ability to transfer and absorb...