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Gibraltar Opens the Door to Tokenised Fund Shares: What It Means and Who Can Use It
DLT now sits inside Gibraltar's statutory framework for investment funds, a step most jurisdictions have discussed without legislating...
Aaron Payas’ Funds Europe opinion piece on tokenised shares in Experience Investor Funds
Gibraltar has further cemented its position at the forefront of financial innovation with new legislation permitting tokenised shares in...
Gibraltar – Alternative Investment Funds Laws and Regulations 2026
Head of Financial Services, James Lasry CIFD TEP, Senior Associate, Jeremy Requena and Paralegal, Miriam Bayles have contributed the...
GATA Tax Essay Prize 2026 Winners Announced
Today, Nigel Feetham KC MP, Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry with responsibility for Taxation, presented the overall prize for...
When “High Profits” Become a Political Problem – and Why Jurisdiction Stability Matters More Than Ever
BP's first-quarter 2026 profits doubled. Shell's rose by nearly a quarter. TotalEnergies posted a 51 per cent jump. The headlines wrote...
OECD Side-by-Side Package: More Than Just a US Story
The latest episode of International Tax Bites sees myself and Harriet Brown unpack the OECD's recently released Side-by-Side Package and...
Hassans ranked Band 1 for ninth consecutive year in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026.
Hassans has retained its Band 1 ranking in the 2026 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide, marking the firm’s ninth consecutive...
Gibraltar: A Strategic Corporate Jurisdiction
On 13 July 2026, Gibraltar became the first jurisdiction in the world to enact a bespoke regulatory framework for prediction markets,...
Data Protection Changes Now in Effect: What Gibraltar Needs to Know
The Data Protection Regulations 2026 came into force at midnight last night on the Implementation Date of the EU–UK Treaty on Gibraltar....
Budget 2026: support for businesses moving from Import Duty to Transaction Tax
In the 2026 budget session, the Minister for Business set out how His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar intends to support businesses...
Hassans contribute Gibraltar chapter of the latest Blockchain & Crypto-Assests GPG.
As blockchain technology and digital assets continue to evolve beyond their early use cases, businesses are navigating an increasingly...
Hassans Advises Trident Trust on Successful Regulatory Application in Gibraltar
Hassans is pleased to announce that it has successfully advised Trident Fund Services (Malta) Limited ("Trident Trust") on its...
Gibraltar Cat 2 Regime 2026
Following the announcement of changes to Gibraltar's residence rules, the Government has confirmed a series of updates to the Category 2...
Gibraltar’s New Residence Criteria: What the Reform Means for Employers, Applicants and Existing Residents
KEY FACTS New residence applications are assessed against published criteria from 17 June 2026Existing Gibraltar identity card holders...
Hassans advises Balaena Group, the owner of Gibdock, on acquisition of APCL Group.
Hassans is pleased to have advised Balaena Group a Gibraltar based group (owners of Gibdock) on the acquisition of British marine...
The constitutionality of methods of influence used by the UK in imposing OECD tax reform on Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories.
Earlier this week, the FT reported that the UK is applying pressure to the Overseas Territories (OTs) to increase "transparency".There...
GFSC publishes Guidance Note on the assessment of acquisitions and increases in control over Gibraltar regulated firms.
Yesterday, 1 June 2026, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission ("GFSC") published its Guidance Note on the assessment of...
Hassans advises the Sunborn Group on the refinance of its up to EUR 60,000,000 senior secured bonds by securing a new senior loan facility.
Hassans is pleased to have advised the Sunborn Group on the refinance of its up to EUR 60,000,000 senior secured bonds by securing a new...
Young Enterprise Gibraltar Finals Showcase Outstanding Young Talent.
The Young Enterprise Company Programme Finals took place last night at Central Hall, bringing together some of Gibraltar’s most promising...
Zulu Delta: From Aspiration to Reality
Today’s Gibraltar Aircraft Registry and Civil Aviation Authority Briefing felt different to others precisely because it was different. It...
Statement in Response to Comments by Mr Keith Azopardi KC MP
Hassans International Law Firm Limited is disappointed that Mr Keith Azopardi KC MP, Leader of the Opposition and Senior Litigation...
GATA Gibraltar Tax Essay Prize 2026 – Open for Entries
The third GATA Gibraltar Tax Essay Prize 2026, sponsored by Sovereign Gibraltar, spearheaded by Hassans' Head of Tax Advisory, Grahame...
The Future of Digital Money: How CBDCs, Tokenised Deposits, and Stablecoins are Transforming Payment Rails
2026 is shaping up to be one of the most progressive and transformative years to date for the development of Digital Money. As a result...
Safe, Stable, Secure: What HNWIs Should Know About Gibraltar.
Safety is a premium in today’s world. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have shown that security is fragile, and HNWIs have taken...
Defending Default Judgements: Supreme Court Refuses to Rescue Former CEO from His Own Inaction
In the recent judgement of Green Realisations 123 Limited (in Liquidation) v Julian Edwards and Others, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar...
Gibraltar Regulatory Development: The GFSC updates its guidance on the DLT Framework
Following a significant update to Gibraltar’s financial regulatory framework on 27 October 2025, which brought Virtual Asset Arrangements...
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...
Financial Services duo provide AML regulatory intelligence to Thomson Reuters.
Anthony Provasoli and Isabella Lombard recently provided regulatory intelligence to Thomson Reuters in relation to Gibraltar's anti-money...
The Stablecoin Moment
The announcement that Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion is perhaps the clearest...
The Gibraltar EU-UK Treaty: Opportunities for HNWIs
In the first of a series of articles, Grahame Jackson, Chloe Oppenheimer, Jesse Monteverde, and Alex Ellul of Hassans’ Tax Advisory Team...
Hassans Partners Contribute to Global Project Finance and M&A Guides 2026.
Hassans' Partners Tim Garcia and Matthew Torres have provided this year's updates to Ergün Avukatlık Bürosu for the latest editions in...
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