Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, sets the scene for how the Island has led the world in the creation of its own image rights law and register.

Keith Laker of Icondia in Guernsey answers some commonly asked questions about Guernsey’s game changing new image rights law.

As the market for celebrity and personality driven brands and images only looks set to continue and expand, the Guernsey Image Right offers a real advantage to brand owners to protect and manage these valuable image rights.

The new image rights legislation offers flexibility and unique protection for famous names, according to Jason Romer of Collas Crill.

There is a growing recognition of the importance of the rights attaching to personality, and the characteristics of a personality – commonly known as image rights. Mark Savage and David Mitchell of BDO explore further.

Notaries are primarily concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures, authority and capacity relating to documents for use overseas. For centuries, notarial acts have been recognised and accepted at home and abroad.

The Island of Guernsey remains the only jurisdiction in the world to offer its own image rights legislation and register.

The eagerly awaited image rights legislation in Guernsey is due to come into force on 3 December 2012.

Grant Howitt, Trust and Company Director at Intertrust in Guernsey, looks at the Island’s proposed new image rights legislation and what it might mean for sports people worldwide.

Guernsey claims a first with its news image rights legislation. David Evans and Edward Stone of Collas Crill look at the new regime and how it may benefit private clients.

John Langlois, Chairman of Image Rights Limited, says Guernsey has published the first international ‘rules of the game’ when it comes to image rights.

The importance of image rights in pay deals for leading players today cannot be understated, and it has become a major element of a player’s annual package.

Guernsey’s Image Rights Ordinance could mean the island offers a golden opportunity for those looking to protect their personality

Will Guernsey set a trend for others to follow – or will this new IP right rise and fall in the Channel Islands?

Over the last 20 years or so, the cult of the celebrity has risen inextricably and with it the ability for celebrities and personalities to generate wealth through their images.

Sally Wilkinson, Managing Director of Harbour Intellectual Property, examines the protection offered by Guernsey’s new image rights law.

David Evans of Collas Crill and Elaine Gray of Carey Olsen discuss the treatment of digital assets under Guernsey’s unique image rights legislation.

Think trade marks offer full protection? Think again. David Evans, director of Collas Crill IP in Guernsey, discusses why Guernsey's new image rights legislation helps well-known clients' succession planning

Tom Amy of Ogier Private Wealth says Guernsey's image rights legislation has continued the Island's tradition for innovation.

"There is today in England no such thing as a free-standing general right by a famous person (or anyone else) to control the reproduction of their image." So said Mr. Justice Birss.