Beneficial ownership – registration, it’s a start

Alex Curry (+44 (0)1534 514032, alexander.curry@ogier.com) is a senior associate in the Jersey Corporate and Commercial team at Ogier.

In a global climate of increasing transparency, the UK is now operating a more demanding beneficial ownership disclosure regime than ever before but, asks Alex Curry of Ogier, how helpful will it prove in due diligence and are there lessons from other jurisdictions?