International entities face dual compliance pressures: data-protection legislation modelled on the GDPR, and economic-substance requirements designed to
Data Protection & Economic Substance Compliance covers comparative legal assessment, documentation and coordination across international jurisdictions. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and families considering a cross-border structure or activity. There is no single offshore regime: legal effects, disclosures, taxation and permissions depend on the selected jurisdiction, relevant residence rules and the facts of each case.
The law and competent-authority requirements of the selected jurisdiction apply, together with rules in relevant tax-residence and operating jurisdictions. Comparison precedes selection and implementation.
Last reviewed: 22 September 2026
International entities face dual compliance pressures: data-protection legislation modelled on the GDPR, and economic-substance requirements designed to ensure that entities claiming tax-treaty benefits or low-tax treatment maintain genuine operations in the jurisdiction. We advise on compliance with both frameworks simultaneously.
We conduct combined assessments covering data-processing practices under the local data-protection regime and operational substance under economic-substance legislation, producing a unified compliance roadmap.
Deliverables include privacy policies, data-processing agreements, substance-activity plans, and the documentary evidence needed to satisfy both the data-protection regulator and the economic-substance authority.