Nassau, The Bahamas. The Bahamas Chapter of the recently released Chambers and Partners 2025 Doing Business in… Practice Guide, was co-authored by GrahamThompson Managing Partner, Judy Whitehead, KC and Partners Aliya Allen, Alistair Chisnall and Michaela Sumner-Budhi. The Chapter also includes, some of the latest trends and developments.
The Practice Guide is an essential tool on the law and practice of doing business in The Bahamas. Notably, the Guide provides comprehensive coverage of need-to-know aspects of the legal system; corporate vehicles including the incorporation process, reporting and disclosure obligations, management structures, shareholder, director and officer liabilities.
Employment laws. Tax laws including all business and employee/employer related obligations, tax credit and tax incentive measures; intellectual property; and data protection.
Authors’ discussion of the most recent trends and developments focuses mainly on areas related to real property investments, “a particularly robust pillar of foreign direct investment in The Bahamas”.
In particular, measures to foster greater ease and efficiency in the facilitation of administrative requirements associated with the registration of real property purchases. In addition to developments related to real property and value added tax obligations.
Developments related to property tax exemptions for qualified non-Bahamian resident homeowners are also discussed.
The Business Development Incentives Bill 2025 is discussed, including the Bill's potential for offsetting business incentives vis-à-vis obligations under the Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT). Other points of note, including the push toward “establishing a Land Registry and registered land system” are mentioned.
The law firm of GrahamThompson is a top tier Band I ranked firm in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide (ranked 17 years), and a Band 1 ranked law firm in Chambers’ 2025 High Net Worth Ranking Guide (ranked 9 years). Several GrahamThompson attorneys have also been distinguished with individual Chambers rankings. Chambers Global 2025, Sean McWeeney, KC, Michelle Pindling-Sands, Dana Wells, Craig Roberts, Alistair Chisnall, and Adrian Hunt. Chambers HNW 2025, Sean McWeeney, KC, and Tanya Hanna.
Nassau, The Bahamas. The Bahamas Chapter of the recently released Chambers and Partners 2025 Doing Business in… Practice Guide, was co-authored by GrahamThompson Managing Partner, Judy Whitehead, KC and Partners Aliya Allen, Alistair Chisnall and Michaela Sumner-Budhi. The Chapter also includes, some of the latest trends and developments.
The Practice Guide is an essential tool on the law and practice of doing business in The Bahamas. Notably, the Guide provides comprehensive coverage of need-to-know aspects of the legal system; corporate vehicles including the incorporation process, reporting and disclosure obligations, management structures, shareholder, director and officer liabilities.
Employment laws. Tax laws including all business and employee/employer related obligations, tax credit and tax incentive measures; intellectual property; and data protection.
Authors’ discussion of the most recent trends and developments focuses mainly on areas related to real property investments, “a particularly robust pillar of foreign direct investment in The Bahamas”.
In particular, measures to foster greater ease and efficiency in the facilitation of administrative requirements associated with the registration of real property purchases. In addition to developments related to real property and value added tax obligations.
Developments related to property tax exemptions for qualified non-Bahamian resident homeowners are also discussed.
The Business Development Incentives Bill 2025 is discussed, including the Bill's potential for offsetting business incentives vis-à-vis obligations under the Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT). Other points of note, including the push toward “establishing a Land Registry and registered land system” are mentioned.
The law firm of GrahamThompson is a top tier Band I ranked firm in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide (ranked 17 years), and a Band 1 ranked law firm in Chambers’ 2025 High Net Worth Ranking Guide (ranked 9 years). Several GrahamThompson attorneys have also been distinguished with individual Chambers rankings. Chambers Global 2025, Sean McWeeney, KC, Michelle Pindling-Sands, Dana Wells, Craig Roberts, Alistair Chisnall, and Adrian Hunt. Chambers HNW 2025, Sean McWeeney, KC, and Tanya Hanna.
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