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Private Client specialists from our Guernsey and Jersey offices have been invited to update their contributed chapters for the third edition of Thomson Reuters' jurisdictional comparison of private client tax laws.

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Private Client specialists from our Guernsey and Jersey offices have been invited to update their contributed chapters for the third edition of Thomson Reuters' jurisdictional comparison of private client tax laws.

To view Laila Arstall's chapter regarding Guernsey, please click here.

To view Paul Matthams and Keith Dixon's chapter regarding Jersey, please click here.

A complete version of the guide is available to purchase directly from Thomson Reuters.

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