The move follows yesterday ’s decision by UK MPs to require the opening of electoral registers in overseas territories to public scrutiny by the end of 2018 . Cayman Islands premier , Alden McLaughlin , likened the move to “ colonial despotism ” and said that the government was considering legal action to challenge it . Bermuda also questioned whether such measures would be constitutional , while representatives of the UK ’s 14 such territories said that implementation of the measures would be extremely expensive .
The move follows yesterday’s decision by UK MPs to require the opening of company registers in overseas territories to public scrutiny by the end of 2020. Cayman Islands premier, Alden McLaughlin, likened the requirement to “colonial despotism” and said that the territory was considering legal action to challenge it. Bermuda also questioned whether such legislation would be constitutional, while others of the UK’s 14 such territories claimed that implementation of the measures would be extremely expensive.