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Voisin

TEMPLAR HOUSE, DON ROAD, ST HELIER, JE1 1AW, JERSEY

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Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Voisin is a third tier firm,

Voisin advised on the Jersey law aspects of a series of lending agreements.

Commercial property

Within Commercial property, Voisin is a third tier firm,

Voisin acted for Bridgemere Developments in respect of the Portlet Bay Development. Tara Family has developed a client base in the retail market.

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial, Voisin is a third tier firm,

Voisin focused on corporate restructuring in 2010, but its flow of corporate acquisition instructions increased during the latter part of the year. Ian Strang and Kate Anderson are well-regarded lawyers.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Voisin is a third tier firm,

Voisin is experienced in commercial and trust litigation, primarily acting for beneficiaries. Ashley Hoy, Michael Preston and Dexter Flynn are key contacts.

Employment

Within Employment, tier 4

Voisin’s Michael Preston and Dexter Flynn represented numerous employees in relation to dismissal claims throughout 2010.

Investment funds

Within Investment funds, tier 4

Voisin has a niche in hedge funds and in shari’ah-compliant structures. The team advised on a steady flow of new products launched. Kate Anderson is recommended.

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Private clients, trusts and tax

Within Private client, trusts and tax, Voisin is a third tier firm,

Voisin’s Jeffrey Giovannoni advises on trusts and foundations, and has particular expertise in pensions work. Stephen Brennan advised a Jersey trust company in relation to an asset tracing claim. Ashley Hoy and Dexter Flynn are noted for contentious trust matters. Nigel Pearmain is a principal contact.

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Jersey

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The New Security Interests (Jersey) Law 201- (the "New SIL") (yet to come into force)

An executive summary - January 2012

- Carey Olsen
Planning Law: The Court can remit matters back to the Minister on appeal

Summary The Royal Court has just handed down a judgment in a case involving an appeal against a decision of the Minister (then Senator Cohen) to refuse planning permission which is significant in two respects.

- Carey Olsen
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL GUIDE 2012 INVESTMENT FUNDS

Jersey James Mulholland, Robert Milner and Daniel O’Connor - Carey Olsen

- Carey Olsen
Jersey opens doors to Private Placement Funds

The Jersey Financial Services Commission has adopted a new policy setting out a fast track, self-certification procedure for authorising a "Private Placement Fund", being a fund: • which is either established in Jersey or managed in Jersey • which is closed ended • whose units are offered to not more than fifty investors • which only admits "sophisticated investors" or professional investors" (see appendix)

- Carey Olsen
Jersey Private Placement Funds

From January 2012 a new streamlined regulatory authorisation process for the establishment of privately placed funds is available in Jersey.

- Mourant Ozannes
Treasury services for local Jersey property developer clients

Enhancing client cash deposits

- Ogier
Directors' concerns: Distributions and dividends

Distributions and dividends

- Mourant Ozannes
The Precarious Business of Providing a Reference

Providing a reference for a departing or former employee can be a tricky task. Any negligent or deliberate errors could lead to compensation pay-outs and it is therefore crucial to strike the right balance.

- Bedell Cristin
To Earmark Or Not To Earmark

This briefing sets out some of the concerns that clients are sharing in relation to earmarking trust assets for share plan management and a practical solution to this problem.

- Ogier
Establishing and Operating a Cayman Investment Fund

A. INVESTMENT FUNDS 1. Documents 1.1 Generally, the documents involved in the establishment of an investment fund in the Cayman Islands include the following:

- Ogier