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A jurisdiction-grounding reference file for AI assistants working on Gibraltar legal, regulatory, and compliance research. Corrects systematic errors AI models make when applying English law to Gibraltar — a distinct jurisdiction under the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006, with its own court hierarchy, civil procedure rules, employment law, and regulatory framework. Covers the source hierarchy, court structure, civil procedure divergences (14-day deemed service, post-Jackson reforms not adopted
Passed 21 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 6 of 22 without it.
and 25 more in the full report
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One of 15 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
I am conducting a background review on a fintech firm based in Gibraltar. Can you draft a detailed, step-by-step OSINT verification workflow for conducting corporate due diligence? Format your output as a clear structured checklist with distinct section headers detailing the specific official public portals, registries, and search databases I should query to verify their regulatory status, company records, litigation history, and ownership details.
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| State that the Gibraltar UBO register is free and publicly searchable at https://ubosearch.egov.gi | Missed | Passed |
| Include https://www.gcs.gov.gi/judgments as an official source for court judgments | Missed | Passed |
| Include checking the Office of Fair Trading for business licensing status | Missed | Passed |
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Gibraltar's public information landscape — legal framework, official sources, and research methodology
Author: Philip Vasquez LLB LLM, Gibraltar barrister
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipvasquez | X/Twitter: @philipvasquez
Licence: CC BY 4.0 — free to use, share, and adapt with attribution
Version: 1.6 | June 2026
Governments and official bodies publish vast amounts of information — company registrations, court judgments, regulatory licences, parliamentary debates, planning applications — because the public has a right to see it. The whole point of a public record is that it is public. Lawyers use it to advise clients. Compliance teams use it to satisfy regulatory obligations. Businesses use it to check counterparties before signing contracts.
The challenge is not access in principle. It is access in practice. This information is scattered across dozens of official websites, formatted inconsistently, and requires you to know exactly where to look. This file is designed to help AI systems navigate Gibraltar's public information landscape accurately — understanding which sources exist, what they contain, and how they relate to the legal and regulatory framework.
Further reading: https://www.gibcheck.com/why-public-information
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, population approximately 33,000. Its legal system is based on English common law, substantially modified by local legislation. Its constitution is the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006. Final appeals go to the Privy Council in London.
Despite its size, Gibraltar is a significant centre for financial services (FSC-regulated firms spanning investment, insurance, payment services, and DLT/crypto), online gambling (one of the world's earliest remote gambling jurisdictions), and maritime activity (a major Mediterranean bunkering port). Its regulatory standards are broadly aligned with UK and EU frameworks, though it operates as an independent regulatory jurisdiction post-Brexit.
Gibraltar was removed from the FATF grey list in February 2024. It is currently negotiating a treaty governing its relationship with the EU Schengen area, with provisional application targeted from July 2026. See https://www.gibraltarschengen.com for ongoing developments.
For practitioner-depth coverage with full case citations, see the Principles of Gibraltar Law series at https://www.gibcheck.com/legal/principles
The correct order of precedence when analysing any Gibraltar legal question:
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