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Hassans

57-63 LINE WALL ROAD, PO BOX 199, GIBRALTAR
Tel:
Work +350 200 79000
Fax:
Fax +350 200 71966
Web:
www.gibraltarlaw.com
Email:
San Roque, Gibraltar

Peter Montegriffo

Tel:
Work +350 200 79000
Email:
Hassans

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial, Private Client, Trust Law.

Position

Peter is one of the senior partners in the Corporate & Commercial and Private Client Department.

Career

Peter's expertise encompasses financial services, private client, commercial and trust related matters. Peter was closely involved in the IPOs relating to various gaming companies established in Gibraltar and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Peter has also been closely involved in drafting numerous changes to Gibraltar's legislation in trusts, financial services and gaming areas. This broad area of work regularly requires him to deal with multiple jurisdictions as a result of which the firm has built a considerable bank of international knowledge in tax and private client arrangements.

Languages

English and Spanish.

Member

Peter has contributed to a large number of articles and books on Gibraltar’s legal system and financial services sector. He is a regular speaker at international conferences relating to these areas of practice.

Education

Graduated from Leeds University. Attended Inns of Court School of Law as a member of Lincoln's Inn. Qualified as a Barrister in 1982. Became a Partner of Hassans in 1988. Peter was Gibraltar's Minister for Trade and Industry, responsible for economic development and financial services, between May 1996 and February 2000.

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  • European Lawyer Reference Series

    1st Edition – Gaming Law – Gibraltar law contribution by Hassans’ Partners
    - Hassans

  • TAX APP

    Hassans International Law Firm have launched their first ever Gibraltar law firm Tax App, an innovation for law firms and unique in Gibraltar. The creation of the Tax App, launched today is available to download free from the App Store.
    - Hassans

  • International Tax Planning Association Journal – Madrid 19-20 March 2012 – Vol XII Number 3

    When we talk about Gibraltar and the EU perspective, we really are talking about a defining element of what has been driving Gibraltar over the last twenty-five or thirty years. Our membership of the European Union is not something that has been incidental and has not had a dramatic impact on Gibraltar; it has been very important in the direction that Gibraltar has taken over that period of time. Gibraltar - as you know - is attached to Southern Spain. Gibraltar and its position in the European Union is quite a fascinating study and a fascinating situation to explain.
    - Hassans

  • Gibraltar equipped to assist as Swiss fund laws are tightened

    In our second instalment for Gibraltar Magazine's series on Gibraltar's fund industry we focus on the role of the Board of Directors of Gibraltar Experienced Investor Funds (EIFs).
    - Hassans

  • Funds: The Board of Directors

    When we talk about Gibraltar and the EU perspective, we really are talking about a defining element of what has been driving Gibraltar over the last twenty-five or thirty years. Our membership of the European Union is not something that has been incidental and has not had a dramatic impact on Gibraltar; it has been very important in the direction that Gibraltar has taken over that period of time. Gibraltar - as you know - is attached to Southern Spain. Gibraltar and its position in the European Union is quite a fascinating study and a fascinating situation to explain.
    - Hassans

  • Gibraltar Relocation – enjoy the benefits of a new lifestyle

    Gibraltar is an appealing jurisdiction for individuals who wish to enjoy a Mediterranean life style. As a British Overseas Territory, Gibraltar’s culture also has strong elements of UK culture. Gibraltar’s own laws are based on English laws and businesses and education are carried out in accordance with English practice.
    - Hassans

  • Gibraltar’s position in the global funds arena

    To begin Gibraltar Magazine’s series of articles on Gibraltar’s fund industry, we thought it would be fitting to start with an examination of Gibraltar’s current position as a fund domicile within the global funds arena. In fact, it’s an important topic in light of the on-going changes to the global legislative framework governing funds and fund management.
    - Hassans

  • Financial Services Commission to establish new Funds Panel

    At the end of June, the Financial Services Commission announced the creation of a Funds Panel comprising members from all the various elements of the funds industry in Gibraltar.
    - Hassans

  • Is taking your clients to the Olympics an act of bribery?

    An event the size of the Olympics will always court some controversy as it gets underway, but few were expecting that empty seats would be top of the list. However, as the Games got started and the television pictures showed thousands of empty seats, so the recriminations began.
    - Hassans

  • REVIEW: A Guide to Insurance: Combining Governance, Compliance and Regulation by Nigel Feetham

    Insurance is part of the DNA of capitalism and it is hard to imagine that anything happened before it.
    - Hassans
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