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ARTICLE · 22 APRIL 2015

Practical Issues Important To Small Practitioners - Guernsey

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Senior associate David Jones recently collaborated with Andrea Harris, senior manager of KRyS Global, to produce a paper for INSOL's Small Practice Technical Papers Series.

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Senior associate David Jones recently collaborated with Andrea Harris, senior manager of KRyS Global, to produce a paper for INSOL's Small Practice Technical Papers Series. They have provided a chapter relating to Guernsey and the practical issues important to small practitioners.

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This paper was first published by INSOL and circulated to members on 20 April 2015.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

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