Offshore E-commerce: A Comparative Jurisdiction Guide

The changing landscape of the offshore world and the simultaneous explosion of e-commerce has met with a different response in each jurisdiction as governments scrabble to make the most of the opportunities presented, without compromising existing frameworks and policies. The objective of this publication is to present authoritative commentary on the regulatory frameworks in each jurisdiction, as well as practical information on services available and the business environment. We are pleased to be working with Graham Wood of Appleby Spurling & Kempe (Bermuda) as Managing Editor for the book. The inaugural edition will cover 10 countries, each country section by a leading lawyer on that jurisdiction. This will ensure depth of coverage and ease of comparison jurisdiction-on-jurisdiction. The authors will be covering the following topics: - Key country info (legal system, government, domain name registry) - Telecommunications - Technical services (hosting, web design, costs) - Other professional services - Immigration - Corporate entities - Banned purposes (gambling, etc) - E-commerce legislation - Taxation - Grants - Intellectual property rights - Encryption/Digital signatures - Evidence (how does the jurisdiction treat electronic evidence) - Hackers (computer misuse legislation?) - Advertising rules - Proceeds of crime legislation - Dispute resolution/conflict of laws - Consumer legislation - Competition law - Employment law - Funding - Current operators - Useful web links Table of Contents: - Anguilla Webster Dryud Mitchell - Bermuda Appleby Spurling and Kempe - Cayman Islands Walkers - Hong Kong Vivien Chan & Co - Ireland Kilroys - Isle of Man Cains - Jersey Bailhache Labesse - Luxembourg Oostvogels & De Meester - Malaysia Shook Lin & Bok - Singapore Allen & Gledhill Jurisdiction Comparison Contacts and biographies