Mr Peter Isola > ISOLAS LLP > Gibraltar, Gibraltar > Lawyer Profile
ISOLAS LLP Offices
PORTLAND HOUSE, GLACIS ROAD
Gibraltar
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Mr Peter Isola
Work Department
Corporate / Private Client / Gaming
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Overview
Peter Isola is the Senior Partner of Gibraltar’s oldest law firm now known as Isolas LLP. Mr Isola is also the Chairman of the Fiduciary Group of Companies. He also holds appointments as a non-executive director of various regulated entities in the fields of banking, financial services, telecommunications, and gaming. He is a Commission Member of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission. His areas of practice include Private Client, Financial Services (in particular banking and Insurance) and Internet Gaming. Mr Isola is Gibraltar’s contributor to Tolley’s “Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts” and Tolley’s “International Succession Laws”. He has advised and forms part of the Gambling Law review team which is advising Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar on significant changes to its Gambling laws as well as advising and being involved, over his career, in drafting Gibraltar’s taxation legislation, Foundation legislation, and legislation effecting the taxation and application of company and trust law to high net worth individuals.
Mr Isola is a former President of the Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce and former Vice Chairman of the Gibraltar Bar Council; He was called to the Bar of England and Wales and, subsequently to the Bar of Gibraltar in 1982. In 1985 he is also a Notary Public (since 1985). He is President of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Gibraltar Branch. Having graduated from Kingston University, Surrey, Peter, attended the Inns of Court School of Law as a member of the Inner Temple.
Gaming
Peter also specialises in gaming law and regulation and has been instrumental in the development of the law in this area. In addition to his advisory role, Peter is a director of various regulated entities involved in financial services including banking and insurance as well as telecoms and gaming.
Peter sits on the board of BetVictor Limited, one of Gibraltar’s longest established gaming companies; The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) UK Working Group, with respect to the Point of Consumption Tax as external legal advisor to BetVictor Limited.
Peter is also on the board of HM Government of Gibraltar’s Brexit Gaming Working Group, advising on related matters and attending meetings with the UK Gambling Commission and the UK Ministry of Culture Media and Sport, and is a member of the Gaming Review Group, which reported to the Minister on its vision for the continuing success of the gaming industry.
Trusts
As Chairman of the local branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Peter has also addressed the annual Branch Chairmen Assembly of STEP in London.
Peter has, in conjunction with Adrian Pilcher, written the Gibraltar chapter of Private Client Tax – Jurisdictional Comparisons, published by the European Lawyer reference series. He is also Gibraltar’s contributor to Tottel Publishing’s Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts and International Succession Laws and in conjunction with Jonathan Garcia the Gibraltar Chapter of Insurance & Reinsurance for the same series.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Gibraltar Law Council
Lawyer Rankings
Gibraltar > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)ISOLAS LLP
is well-equipped to advise on a range of commercial matters, harnessing notable expertise in gaming licensing, insurance and general corporate matters, as well as the DLT/fintech space. Senior partner Peter Isola
is heavily involved in corporate governance matters, Jonathan Garcia leads in the funds and fintech sector, whilst Christian Caetano is a key contact for insurance and cross-border M&A matters. Steven Caetano comes highly recommended, with a strong reputation in the gaming and M&A arenas. In October 2023, Albert J Isola CBE returned to the firm, following a sabbatical serving as a Government Minister from 2013 to 2023.
Gibraltar > Gambling law
(Leading partners)The ‘substantial’ full-service gambling law practice at ISOLAS LLP counts both governmental entities and industry bodies among its clientele, with the team regularly advising on licensing matters, commercial issues, and regulatory work. Practice co-heads Peter Isola and Steven Caetano are described by clients as ‘top of the game’, with Isola advising on governmental legislation and regulations, and Caetano regularly acting for leading industry companies. The duo is joined by new co-head and experienced barrister Albert J Isola CBE, former government minister for financial services and gaming, who returned to the firm in October 2023.
Gibraltar > Private client
(Leading partners)The leading private client practice at ISOLAS LLP offers the full gamut of services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families, with a ‘pragmatic’ approach to succession planning, wealth preservation, trusts and family office matters. Senior partner Peter Isola leads the team, whilst Emma Lejeune is regarded as a leading figure in Gibraltar’s private client arena. Adrian Pilcher and Stuart Dalmedo are also key contacts.
Gibraltar > TMT
(Hall of Fame)The highly regarded ISOLAS LLP leverages the deep sector expertise of its team to assist major telecommunication and gaming companies, as well as advising HM Government of Gibraltar on gaming legislation and licensing regulations. The team is led by senior partner Peter Isola, widely recognised as a leading figure in Gibraltar’s gaming sector; e-gaming expert Steven Caetano; and Jonathan Garcia, a specialist in financial services, corporate advisory, regulatory and DLT matters. Albert J Isola CBE has returned as senior partner, following a 10 year tenure as a Government Minister, notably responsible for financial services and gaming from 2013 to 2023.
Gibraltar > Tax
Highly regarded for its ‘personal approach’, ISOLAS LLP offers a bespoke yet comprehensive tax practice to assist major individual and corporate clients in the full gamut of tax matters. Stuart Dalmedo comes highly recommended, assisting HNWIs on the establishment of tax efficient structures and cross-border planning, as well as advising on all tax matters arising in corporate restructuring and financing matters. Adrian Pilcher advises notable clients on wealth and succession planning and family governance. Senior partner Peter Isola and Emma Lejeune are also key contacts, whilst Louise Anne Turnock is noted as ‘a truly up and coming star in the legal sector’. Senior partner Albert J Isola CBE returned to the firm, following 10 years as a Government Minister, where he was responsible for all financial services portfolios in Gibraltar.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Gibraltar > TMT
- Hall of Fame Gibraltar > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading partners Gibraltar > Private client
- Leading partners Gibraltar > Gambling law
- Private client Gibraltar
- Tax Gibraltar
- TMT Gibraltar
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Gibraltar
- Gambling law Gibraltar