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BWCI celebrates Carey Olsen
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Appleby has opened a representative
30 years promotions hits India
office in the Kingdom of bahrain to the bWCI GrOup recently celebrated CArey OlSen, the Channel Islands’ buSIneSSlIFe.Je is now being distributed
Date: 11 September 2009
cover the Middle east region and to their 30-year anniversary in the Channel largest law firm, has announced that in India. On a recent visit to Jersey, Sooraj
Event: CISX International
offer clients convenient access to Islands with a dinner at the Hotel de John Kelleher will succeed Anthony Olsen Dhawan of
invest-india.com, part of the
Business Summit bermuda, british Virgin Islands, France. The group was established in 1979 as Chairman. John is recognised as a Falcon Business Group, took a copy of
Hear global experts discuss
Cayman Islands, Jersey, Mauritius, and is the largest firm of actuaries and leading authority on Jersey contract law issue three with the lead feature ‘A
crucial issues facing the
Isle of Man and Seychelles structures. consultants in the Channel Islands. They and Jersey customary law, and will Passage to India’ from a Jersey Airport
world’s financial services
A leading provider of offshore provide a broad range of investment and continue to head the litigation team. he is stand. At his request, and with the help
legal, fiduciary and administration insurance services to clients based in the also a founding member of the Jersey law of Jersey Enterprise, 100 copies were
industry
services, it has recently announced Channel Islands, UK and internationally. review and has acted in many high shipped to New Delhi for distribution
Speakers: For a full list of the key
the opening of a new office in the With offices in the Isle of Man, profile cases. at a conference for 1,000 intermediaries,
expert speakers visit
Seychelles and its pending merger Luxembourg and Cyprus, the firm the firm is also strengthening its and future issues will be shipped on a
www.cisx.com/summit
with top Isle of Man law firm, is a leading provider of specialist corporate, finance and fiduciary teams regular basis.
Venue: St Pierre Park, Guernsey Dickinson Cruickshank, scheduled for administration services for pension plans in Jersey by admitting three partners to The magazine has increased
Cost: £150
1 October 2009. On completion of the and employee share plans enabling them these key practice areas. Siobhan riley, distribution from 6,000 to 10,000 copies.
Contact:
summit@cisx.com
merger, the firm will have 73 partners to offer complete solutions meeting the who advises on all aspects of private and In addition to the 3,500 delivered to
and more than 800 staff, making it needs of clients. BWCI is the Channel commercial trust structures; Marcus pallot, leading hotels, offices and other key
the world’s largest offshore law firm Islands member firm of Abelica Global, the who provides dedicated focus on banking pick-up points in Jersey and 2,500
Date: 17 September 2009
by partner numbers. international organisation of independent businesses; and robin Smith, who advises individually mailed to business leaders
Event: IoD Jersey Annual Debate
WhItMIll have announced member firms that provide actuarial and on structured finance and investment in Jersey and the UK, 1,500 are now being
sponsored by Carey Olsen
their first steps in a jurisdictional consulting services from principal cities products for both local and global mailed to business leaders in Guernsey,
‘2020: Where will we be?’ expansion programme with the worldwide, enabling the firm to offer organisations. All three were born, 500 to Switzerland and 2,000 are available
Venue: Hotel de France, Jersey
launch of an office in Gibraltar. a truly global service. educated and qualified in Jersey. at Jersey Airport landside and airside.
Cost: £55 (members and
Whitmill is an independent trust
non-members)
company founded in Jersey in 1992,
and a boutique provider of trust and
4.30pm Drinks reception
company administration and fund
5pm Debate, with two-course
administration services. Don
supper break
Wijsmuller, Founder and Managing
Contact:
jedirector@localdial.com
Director, says: “Fiduciary businesses Anattractivealternative.
in Gibraltar are licensed and
Date: 28 September 2009
supervised by a government-
Event: Insolvency and Trusts:
appointed regulator, as in Jersey.
‘Normal rules may be pushed
this therefore fits well with
Whitmill’s own mode of operation
aside by the power of a
and procedures and is something that
liquidator or receiver. Limit
is appreciated by the professional
Investments • Funds
the risk with expert practical
intermediaries with whom we work.”
the Whitmill trust
Trust • Financial Planning
insight of benefit to all in
Directors Wayne Meenagh and
office in Gibraltar
the field of trusts’ Minette Compson will oversee the
Venue: Hotel de France, Jersey
Gibraltar office.
2pm – 5pm, 3 hours CPD
Contact:
carl.methven@businesslife.je
STEP shortlist Foundations first
Step hAS AnnOunCeD the shortlist JerSey FInAnCe has welcomed Jersey’s
for the prestigious 2009/2010 private new Foundations law as a significant
The opportunity of an attractive‘Alternative’is never a bad thing and at Horizon we continue to expand our range of bespoke products in order to meet our clients’
Client Awards. CI firms include bedell success. Five were established on 17 July,
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trust, Ogier, Stonehage and Virtus trust the same day the law came into force,
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