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Offshore: In good health

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has recently published a report, entitled 'Offshore Evolution - Transparency and Solutions in Cross Border Wealth Restructuring July 2009'. Based on interviews with leading practitioners over the past six months, the report seeks to offer some predictions about the private client industry for the next 12 to 18 months. The predictions offered in the report are split into two different categories. Firstly, there are a number of "impact" predictions, which seek to identify trends or impacts happening in our industry over which firms have limited control. Secondly, the report identifies a number of "response" predictions which are termed as actions or approaches that industry might make to the impact predictions.
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Career Clinic: How can I get into a more client-facing role?

"I'm currently a general corporate/commercial tax lawyer at a national firm with just over one year's PQE. Although I really enjoy the intellectual aspects of tax work and get on well with my team, I would like to move into a more client-facing specialism, such as high net worth private client or family..."
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Withers installs Asia senior partner with Hong Kong transfer

Withers has appointed a senior partner for Asia with the relocation of Joe Field from the firm's New York office. Field joins Withers' 15-lawyer Hong Kong base, which was launched in January last year.
2 minute read

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Mills & Reeve makes Farrers and City boutique hires

Mills & Reeve has bolstered its private client and insurance practices with two partner appointments. The top 50 UK law firm has brought in Chris Belcher as a partner for its Cambridge private client group. Belcher is due to join Mills & Reeve on 1 October from Farrer & Co, which he joined in 2001 from Sharpe Pritchard. He led Farrers' onshore private client team and will take Mills & Reeve's practice to 16 partners.
2 minute read

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In the back of the mind

Family and private client law are usually treated as separate disciplines. At a recent Legal Week panel debate, however, a strong case was made for bringing family and private client teams together when it comes to advising wealthy clients.
3 minute read

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Pinsents transfers partner to Dubai to head up local corporate team

Pinsent Masons has added a Dubai corporate head as the firm bids to boost its Gulf presence. Birmingham-based partner Alan Wood has transferred to the emirate to head up the local corporate team, with a brief to expand the firm's capabilities in the region. The firm has not previously had a local leader of the group, which was launched in June 2008 and until now consisted of just two associates.
2 minute read

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Appleby secures Isle of Man launch with local merger deal

Appleby has become the first global offshore firm to launch an office on the Isle of Man with a merger with local firm Dickinson Cruickshank. The tie-up, set to go live on 1 October, will gift Appleby an additional 38 lawyers, including 11 partners, taking its total partnership to 73 across its nine offices.
2 minute read

International Edition

Private client and family: Media presence

A recent ruling allowing the media to be present at the majority of private family hearings has caused a surge of reaction. Ashley Palminteri reports on the impact this will have on lawyers and their clients
9 minute read

International Edition

Private client and family

QEB, Burges Salmon and RBC Wealth on the key issues in private client.
1 minute read

International Edition

Private client and family: Most valued asset

The dangers of volatile assets were highlighted in the recent Myerson case. Alexander Thorpe looks at the impact the recession is having on the substantial changes to the value of assets.
8 minute read

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