News/Legal Updates

August 2022ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE REPORTING DEADLINE APPROACHINGThe reporting deadline is 9 months from the end of the (2021) financial year of the entity. By way of example, an entity which had a financial year ending December 31 2021 must procure an EIN or TIN and report in...

May 2022ALLEN APPOINTED TO DIGITAL ADVISORY PANELGrahamThompson Partner Aliya Allen has been appointed by the Government of The Bahamas to serve on the new Digital Advisory Panel...

May 2022HYBRID WORKING – SHOULD BUSINESSES BE WARY OF LOSING IMPORTANT EVIDENCE/CORPORATE COMMUNICATION RECORDS?Should businesses be wary of losing important evidence/corporate communication records in a shift to hybrid working? What steps can they take to protect themselves?

April 2022Allen to Speak at Crypto BahamasGrahamThompson Partner Aliya Allen will be a featured presenter at Crypto Bahamas. Speaking on the theme "Trusting Disruption Stage", Aliya will be a presenter on the event's Wednesday April 27th Better Business in The Bahamas panel at 3:30 p.m.

April 2022GRUCHOT & MCAVINCHEY: EXPLORING A HYBRID FUTUREGrahamThompson Partner Tony Gruchot and Practice Manager, Legal Services Claire McAvinchey, collaborated to provide insights for the Turks and Caicos Islands, in three critical areas, in the Disputes Chapter, Exploring a Hybrid Future: Adapting Business Models to succeed...

April 2022MCQWEENEY JR. ON DATA PROTECTION IN THE BAHAMASIn a recent international publication by DLA Piper, GrahamThompson Associate Attorney, Sean McQweeney Jr., takes a look at the Data Protection (Privacy and Personal Information) Act (DPA) in The Bahamas...

March 2022GT LEGAL UPDATES: PROTECTION OF DEPOSITORS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020In the latest edition of GT News & Insights, GrahamThompson Associate Attorney Sydney Rolle reviews the Protection of Depositors (Amendment) Act, 2020...