PRESS RELEASE Bridgetown, Barbados – February 9th, 2026 – Chancery Chambers is proud to announce the appointment of Ruth J. Henry as Partner, effective February 1st, 2026, further strengthening the firm’s leadership in commercial and cross-border advisory work. Ruth’s practice spans commercial …
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Originally published in Business Barbados 2025 Edition The new Foreign Currency Permits Act expands the scope of qualified persons and introduces new benefits, enhancing the ease of doing business in Barbados In 2018, the foreign currency permit regime was introduced …
Originally written for Business Barbados 2025 Edition. Barbados is Building a Thriving Business Ecosystem Through Innovation, Strategic Investment, and Sustainable Development “In Barbados, we are committed to building the kind of education, business and investment ecosystem that will make the …
New Notaries Public Act 2024 expands access, improves efficiency, and aligns Barbados with global standards. Originally written for Business Barbados At some point in many people’s lives, they will require the services of a notary public. A notary public or …
Photo (L to R): The Partners of Chancery Chamber s– Giles Carmichael, Angela A. Robinson, Sir Trevor Carmichael, Niara Fraser and Andrew Ferreira. Bridgetown, Barbados; March 11, 2024: In a strategic move to further fortify its position as a leader …
The Companies (Economic Substance) Act, 2019 (Act 2019-43) (“ESA”) introducing economic substance requirements for companies in Barbados was approved by Barbados Parliament on 27 November 2019 in response to the work of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) …
Since our last legislative update in December 2019, the following pieces of legislation and Statutory Instruments, were passed and are in effect: Companies (Amendment)(No 2) Act 2019-51 Companies (Economic Substance)(Amendment) Act 2019-61 Companies (Amendment) Act 2020-31 Companies (Economic Substance)(Amendment) Act …
Clients have faced issues with the approval of dividends in their audit process. Chancery provides the basic framework that directors and managers should be addressing prior to approving dividends to avoid potential pitfalls after the fact. Read More
