Juliette Schembri

Senior Associate

Juliette Schembri

Overview

Juliette was admitted as a solicitor in 2016 to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia and has since gained experience as an in-house and private practice financial services lawyer.  She joined Loeb Smith’s Grand Cayman office in 2025 as a Senior Associate Corporate and Investment Funds team. Juliette’s practice areas include corporate and commercial, investment funds, financial services regulation with a particular focus on alternative investments (e.g. hedge funds, private equity and digital assets). Juliette regularly advises clients throughout fund lifecycle including formation and launch of both Cayman funds and Australian funds of all asset types and regulatory compliance matters.

Latest Updates and News

INSIGHTS | 31 August 2026

Prediction markets and regulation in the BVI: gaming, betting or investment business?

Prediction markets have become an increasingly prominent part of the digital asset and decentralised finance landscape.

INSIGHTS | 18 August 2026

When PRC Tax Meets Offshore Trust Law: Reflections on the New Individual Income Tax Rules

Offshore trusts have never operated in a vacuum. A Cayman Islands or British Virgin Islands trust holding assets for a family with roots in mainland China has always had to function alongside the tax and regulatory regime of the settlor’s home jurisdiction, even where the trust itself is…

INSIGHTS | 22 July 2026

An overview of remedies in British Virgin Islands crypto asset disputes

The rapid development of the digital assets space and Web 3.0 ecosystem over the last 10 years has meant that courts around the world have been faced with an ever-increasing number of disputes in this space. This includes the courts in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). The cases…

INSIGHTS | 20 July 2026

Beneficial Ownership requirements in the British Virgin Islands: Registration and “legitimate interest” access

The registration of beneficial ownership information in respect of British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”) companies and the potential for that information to be disclosed subsequently has long been the subject of speculation and understandable concern by owners of companies and other relevant entities in the BVI.

INSIGHTS | 17 July 2026

Duties and Responsibilities of the General Partner of a Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnership

Exempted Limited partnerships remain the vehicle of choice for closed-ended fund structures, principally private equity, venture capital and real estate funds, as well as other closed-ended vehicles investing in illiquid asset classes.

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