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Hassans fields a formidable litigation team, which is dedicated to civil and commercial cases. The firm works on behalf of insurance companies, as well as local private clients and companies. Head of department Lewis Baglietto is regarded as an ‘extremely talented and respected commercial litigator’. David Dumas QC is ‘a powerful litigator with a wealth of experience’ and focuses mainly on international litigation and insolvency issues. John Restano, ‘has a great level of experience’ and majors in commercial litigation and shipping disputes.

Isolas has a solid presence in civil and commercial litigation. Christian Rocca, is ‘one of the jurisdictions best respected practitioners’ and heads up a four-lawyer strong team spanning general commercial disputes, compliance and regulatory matters, civil fraud, injuction and asset-tracing, trusts litigation, shareholders disputes regulatory investigations and money-laundering issues.

Highly rated in commercial disputes, Triay & Triay offers expert advice on a wide range of issues, spanning personal injury, construction disputes, admiralty, insolvency, trusts and asset tracing and shareholders disputes. While Alfred Vasquez QC is a ‘strong litigator whose work is of exceptional quality’, J E Triay is ‘recognised as an absolute expert’.

Triay Stagnetto Neish’s team of litigators is ‘excellent, extremely reliable’. Senior partner James Neish QC is currently the chairman of the General Council of the Bar in Gibraltar and is widely regarded as a ‘highly knowledgeable, superb lawyer’. Guy Stagnetto is considered an ‘absolute expert’ in the market and divides his work between dispute resolution, admiralty and construction law. Damon Bossino, ‘one of the best litigators in the market’ focuses on both criminal and civil litigation, spanning personal injury, medical negligence claims and admiralty.

Attias & Levy’s Keith Azopardi is universally accepted as being one of Gibraltar’s best-respected litigators. ‘He is very well-connected and knows the jurisdiction extremely well’. The firm has attracted a host of high-profile mandates representing international, as well as domestic clients, such as the Gibraltar Health Authority. Real estate partner Stephen Catania has also been involved in a number of construction disputes and is well-regarded in the jurisdiction.

Charles A Gomez, Barrister-at-Law spans professional and medical negligence, personal injury, tax litigation, construction arbitration, employment disputes and banking litigation and insolvency. Name partner Charles Gomez is regarded as ‘a particularly good litigator, with a strong commercial sense’.

Cruz & Co’s well-respected litigation practice spans from personal injury, to general property litigation, insolvency and landlord and tenant actions.

Eric C Ellul & Co advises both domestic and international businesses on all areas of civil and commercial litigation, including personal injury and debt recovery. Eric C Ellul and Mark Ellul are recommended litigators in Gibraltar.

With a pre-eminent expertise in civil and commercial litigation, Stephen Bullock & Company has represented a wide range of international clients, from foreign businesses, to private clients and charity organisations. The firm is particularly strong in shipping and maritime law.

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  • Gibraltar – Limited Partnerships

    UK commercial property purchasers lucky enough to find a willing vendor and financier may deem it worthwhile from a stamp duty land tax (“SDLT”) point of view to structure the transaction using a Gibraltar limited partnership (“LP”).
    - Hassans

  • Why Gibraltar as a Jurisdiction?

    The Rock's attractions as a place to conduct international business or establish company structures have been enhanced in recent years by several developments – a warmer relationship with neighbouring Spain has been established and talks on closer cooperation at several levels continue; a new constitution is in place that, while retaining Gibraltar's ties with Britain, gives the Rock greater autonomy; and a glowing report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauding the high standards of the jurisdiction's regulatory regime was issued at the end of May 2007.
    - Hassans

  • Tax Fact Sheet ‘A home for your Holding Company’

    Many jurisdictions now have in place a specialist “Holding Company Regime”. At present Gibraltar does not distinguish between holding companies and companies for other purposes, but certain characteristics of the overall Gibraltar regime for companies make the jurisdiction particularly attractive.
    - Hassans

  • So you found your ideal house... What next?

    Once you have paid a deposit on a property it is important to note that on the whole, reservation agreements tend to be “subject to contract”. This means that until such time as exchange of contracts is effected either the purchaser or the vendor may withdraw from the transaction at any time. However, you should consider the terms of the reservation agreement very carefully as some estate agents will retain the reservation deposit if the purchaser fails to complete the transaction.
    - Hassans

  • GROWTH IN THE GIBRALTAR FUNDS INDUSTRY

    Following the introduction of the Experienced Investor Fund regime (EIF) a couple of years ago there has been a substantial growth in the Gibraltar funds industry. The number of funds established has been growing at a compound rate and funds now range from $1Million to over $1Billion. The funds invest in all areas of the world including America, Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East with investors in a number of different jurisdictions.
    - Hassans

  • Funds find a New Home in Gibraltar

    Despite numerous proposed changes, Gibraltar is well placed to capitalise on to the proposed European Directive controlling Fund Managers, argues Joey Garcia
    - ISOLAS

  • Banking Briefing - November 2009

    An introduction to the banking industry in Gibraltar
    - ISOLAS

  • Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive - Funds find a new home in Gibraltar

    Everyone in the fund industry is more than aware of the European Commission’s draft directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM). The Directive, generally speaking, will not only affect the European hedge fund industry but also private equity and other sectors including real estate investment products. Needless to say, this is a matter which will no doubt need to be given significant consideration by Gibraltar-based funds and managers in the future.
    - ISOLAS

  • the proposed legislative framework for the incorporation of limited liability partnerships

    The Limited Liability Partnerships Bill 2008 (the “Act”) is little more than a framework piece of legislation, only containing details of incorporation, membership and taxation. The Act empowers the Minister for Finance to adopt regulations, likely to be known as the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2008, to regulate the management and winding-up of limited liability partnerships (LLP(s)).
    - ISOLAS

  • Gibraltar crosses the OECD white line

    At the conclusion of a very busy period of negotiations with a large number of jurisdictions, Gibraltar’s government yesterday signed a further three Tax Information Exchange Agreements (‘TIEA’) with the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Finland. This brings the total number of TIEAs signed by the Gibraltar government to thirteen, one more than the magic number twelve, as a result of which, Gibraltar has now been moved on to the so-called ‘White List’ of jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed standard (see below progress report updated 20 October 2009).
    - ISOLAS

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