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Nigel Feetham's latest piece looks at the lessons of history - learning from questioning conventional wisdom and why we must faithfully...

With the easing of lockdown restrictions on the English housing market, concerns were raised regarding the long term effect the health...

Although an individual has testamentary freedom, it is important that their mental capacity is correctly assessed when they are choosing...

The Government of Gibraltar has today issued a Command Paper in respect of the regulation of electric scooters in Gibraltar, referred to...

From the outside, law may appear to be a conservative profession and to some extent it is. Nevertheless, like many other businesses,...

Many companies are re-evaluating their office space requirements and 'working from home', for a growing number of their workforce, may...

The Bank of England’s base rate is at its lowest level since the bank was established in 1694. Now, the Governor of the Bank of England,...

Earlier this week I wrote a piece for Superyacht Investor about how Gibraltar has managed to continue servicing superyachts and cruise...

A classic theme of corporate governance is the expectation that all institutional investors engage with the management of large public...

Courts around the world are increasingly becoming forums to mobilise action by governments and organisations on climate change, where...

The imposition of tax involves the expropriation of assets which belong to the individual for use by the State on pain of imprisonment or...

Those who are the heirs of Thatcher and Reagan believe that low taxes encourage entrepreneurship by maximising the return on effort made...

There is a feeling amongst some that in terms of HNWI and private client legal services that nobody ever got a client worth having from a...

After the last global crisis, the Great Recession, the OECD made it clear that, whilst not part of the cause, tax compliance would most...

We are currently at a time of global uncertainty, a time when we look towards our Government for leadership. Unfortunately, they too are...

Hassans' Partner, Yvonne Chu, takes a look at the Legislative Reform Programme which came into effect in Gibraltar at the beginning of...

An investor should never base their decisions on news headlines. Stock markets move freely and one day’s gains on good news can swiftly...

Hassans' lawyer, Nigel Feetham QC is a prolific publisher on legal, historical and social matters. Take a read of his fascinating insight...

Aside from my legal life, I have a strong passion for the refurbishment of old buildings and sustainability. Many of the issues that I...

For developers who come by an old and dilapidated property, the age-old question is whether to demolish and build something new on site,...

It was fascinating to hear 22 year old Adam Norrie speaking about crypto in this week’s episode of Blockchain Rock  It has been a...

The EU has announced an Action Plan on AML/CFT which is built, as described in the article below, on six pillars: Ensuring the effective...

The GRA has today issued guidance on temperature checking in the context of an increase in the practice of checking the temperature of...

The Government of Gibraltar yesterday published its ‘Unlock the Rock’ plan for lifting restrictions and restart the economy.  It is the...

In 2012 I had the honour of being appointed Chairman of the Gibraltar Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors' Registration Board. This is a...

Whether as a result of the influence of social media and in particular the speed at which information (as well as misinformation)...

Like the late 19th and early 20th Century Scramble for Africa, the unilateral scramble for digital tax revenues by jurisdictions...

Hassans’ Partner Nigel Feetham QC takes a look at the risk of insolvency for businesses in the current coronavirus crisis and the new...

The lack of traditional sporting events globally as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak has hit the betting industry hard. Traditional...

The Government of Gibraltar yesterday announced specific measures and plans aimed at emerging from this post-Covid lock-down into a...