At least half of all inquiries are premised upon unfounded theories or outdated possibilities which have been legislated away by tax or other reform .Cut those. For the remainder, however, picture grandmother's sifter with as many as 45 different offshore jurisdictions tossed in, jostling and straining to make it through to the short list. This would include such obscure and far flung places as Seychelles, Vanuatu and Nauru, the world's smallest independent country. First Test - Time Zone Test Be practical. Or perhaps you do not mind having to conclude your conferencing with your offshore fiduciaries by mid-morning, your time here, as they are pulling down the blinds over there, as all across Europe, which is six hours later.
Most clients do want to stay in touch, or at least be able to get in touch quickly.
This still leaves a lot of survivors, though, right here in the Western Hemisphere. Perhaps you are an Anglophile, more comfortable with, if not insistent upon, the familiarity, reliability and predictability of English common law. Especially when it comes to trusts, civil law and trusts don't mix, not reliably and predictably. No civil law jurisdictions for me, thank you. There go another batch of potential offshore jurisdictions, including Panama, which in my view has long been lame.