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Hassans chalks up record-breaking results in Legal 500 EMEA 2026.

Hassans has announced an outstanding performance in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 rankings released today, marking a record-breaking year for the...

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Chambers Gaming Law guide 2020 launched.

Andrew Montegriffo and Louise Federico have contributed to the latest Chambers Global Gaming practice guide. The guide is a key reference...

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Law Commission launches call for evidence on smart contracts

On 17 December 2020, the Law Commission published a call for evidence on smart contracts. This follows from the announcement made by the...

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Bitcoin surges past $20,500

Recently, it seems as if every other day another big name in the traditional finance space is talking about Bitcoin. Just yesterday,...

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Limited Partnerships Bill

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar published the Limited Partnerships Bill on 29th October 2020.  The Bill is a welcomed revamp of the...

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Hassans ranked Tier 1 for third year running in Chambers’ FinTech: Professional Advisers Guide

Chambers and Partners has today launched their FinTech: Professional Advisers 2021 guide. The two co-leads of Hassans’ 13-strong FinTech...

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Is working from home here to stay?

The suggestion of working from home just a couple of days a week in January this year would have had 'management' in many organisations...

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Gilbert Licudi QC Awarded Honorary Doctorate

Hassans International Law Firm Limited has today congratulated the Hon Gilbert Licudi QC on the receipt of an Honorary Doctorate from the...

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Five Hassans’ trainees called to the Bar and enrolled as solicitors of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.

We are delighted to congratulate Omri Bouton, Patrick Gill, Caroline Lane, Gabby McGhie and Jesse Monteverde who were called to the Bar...

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CEX.IO launches CEX.IO LOAN following approval from Gibraltar authorities.

Hassans' Partner Anthony Provasoli has advised CEX.IO on the launch of a new service which enables customers to borrow funds against...

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All Change

Whilst on one level Salesforce's purchase of messaging app Slack may represent a welcome example of economic activity in challenging...

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Bitcoin hits a new all time high!

Bitcoin's previous all time high (ATH) price was hit back on the 18th December 2017 where it fell short of $20,000. The exact price of...

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Fair Trading Bill 2020 – Changes to Business Licensing in Gibraltar you need to know about

On 29 October 2020, the Government of Gibraltar published the Fair Trading Bill 2020 (‘the Bill’). It is intended that the Bill will...

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Join us at Startup Grind Gibraltar’s panel discussion with INX!

Join us online for Startup Grind Gibraltar's panel discussion where we will discuss why INX Limited chose Gibraltar as its home...

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Hassans’ clients recognised in Gibraltar Heritage Awards 2020

Hassans acts for a number of landlords and developers in the refurbishment and redevelopment of existing buildings in Gibraltar. We have...

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Hassans’ Environmental Team advises HM GoG on its project to unlock green finance.

Hassans has been working with The Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Heritage (DESCCH) at HM Government of...

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The ECJ rules that CBD is not a narcotic

Great news for the CBD industry as the European Court of Justice today delivered its ruling in the KanaVape case C-663/18. The industry...

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Capital Gains Tax will not…cannot…be enough.

Rishi Sunak is predicted to borrow £317bn extra in year end 2021 and we cannot predict how bad things are going to get between here and...

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Taxation of Crypto Assets

It has been my pleasure to be the contributor of the Gibraltar chapter of the “Taxation of Crypto Assets” book, published by Kluwer Law...

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The Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1274), together with an explanatory memorandum were...

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Gibraltar Foundations & Purpose Trusts as Governance Vehicles for Decentralised Crypto Protocols

Protocol Governance Vehicles In this note we discuss why decentralised crypto projects should look to Gibraltar to set up their off-chain...

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Happy Birthday to Uniswap – the only 2 year old with $2.7bln

Uniswap Exchange is a decentralised token exchange protocol built on Ethereum. It uses liquidity pools (instead of order books) and the...

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EFAMA updates its key cyber-prevention standards for investment management companies

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), supported by investment fund associations from around the world, has updated...

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New Limited Partnerships Bill guarantees the modernisation of the Gibraltar funds industry

The Gibraltar Government have confirmed the publication of  the Limited Partnerships Bill and the Protected Cell Limited Partnerships...

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HM Government of Gibraltar Press Release: Government introduces new statutory framework for Limited Partnerships

Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar (HMGoG) confirms that it will publish this week the Limited Partnerships Bill and the Protected...

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European Commission begins public consultation on AIFMD

A review into the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) ("AIFMD") was launched yesterday by the European Commission...

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Positive outlook for shipping in Gibraltar

A good news story in the context of the port and shipping sector in Gibraltar.  The investment in LNG as a jurisdiction enables Gibraltar...

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Embracing the Opportunity of Upheaval

This article offers an interesting insight into the plight and response of 3 different types of UK businesses as they navigate current...

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Gibraltar positions itself as the Gateway to the UK

More good news for Gibraltar coming out of the UK as the Financial Services Bill 2019-21 was introduced to Parliament yesterday.  The...

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PayPal announces plans to enable users to buy, hold & sell crypto

In what is the biggest crypto news today, PayPal has announced it will offer its accountholders the ability to buy, hold and sell...

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Liquidations – shareholder democracy

Although under the relevant Gibraltar law provisions liquidators are all licensed insolvency practitioners, we must remember that whilst...

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