Isle News : Guernsey

Appleby Associate passes STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes

James Qualtrough — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:43 +0000

Appleby, one of the world’s largest offshore providers of legal, fiduciary and administration services, is pleased to announce Associate Adam Cole, a member of the Contentious Trust sub-team, has obtained a distinction in his STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes exam, the first STEP qualification which looks at trusts from a contentious angle. Adam said [...]

Three re-elections at The Channel Islands Co-operative Society’s AGM

James Qualtrough — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:23 +0000

The Non-Executive Director elections were held at The Channel Islands Co-operative AGMs this week. The elections, which were held on Tuesday 14th May in Jersey and Wednesday 15th May in Guernsey, decide the Co-operative Society’s pan-Channel Island Board, which is comprised of four Jersey members, and four Guernsey members. The elections saw three members being [...]

What a Catch! Fish for £1 during our ‘Quids in Sports’ programme

James Qualtrough — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:08 +0000

The Guernsey Sports Commission is proud to announce the return of the popular ‘Quids in Sports’ Programme during May Half Term (27th-31st May). The programme is organised and run by the Guernsey Sports Commission, and for the duration of 2013 is being supported by the Ray Lowe Sporting Foundation. The programme offers young people aged [...]

Condor brings junior island sailors closer together

James Qualtrough — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:10 +0000

Nearly 40 junior sailors from Guernsey and Jersey took part in the 2013 Guernsey Yacht Club Junior Regatta, with Condor Ferries supporting the event by funding the prizes for the competitors. The weekend event saw all the sailors getting into the water in heavy winds on the Saturday morning for a practice session. However, the [...]

The Channel Islands Co-operative Society maintains a healthy turnover despite difficult trading conditions

James Qualtrough — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:31:00 +0000

At it’s AGM on Wednesday night, The Channel Islands Co-operative Society reported a solid trading year in 2012, despite the difficult economic conditions. While the headline turnover figure fell from £162.8m in 2011 to £159.6m last year, the overall like for like drop was just £140,000, or 0.1%, as 2011 had been a 53 week [...]

More Corporate Ducks on the bill at this years Harbour Carnival

James Qualtrough — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:31 +0000

With Harbour Carnival set to make a splash again this August, Guernsey businesses are invited to get their ducks in a row by securing a place in the annual Corporate Duck race. The Harbour Carnival Corporate Duck Race was launched last year, and was a resounding success with all 50 ducks selling out in a [...]

Appleby Reports Offshore M&A Activity for Q1 2013

James Qualtrough — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:02:31 +0000

While the first quarter of 2013 saw the lowest number of deals in the offshore region since Q1 2008, the offshore M&A market has performed better than the global average, according to a report released today by Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services. The latest edition of [...]

Charity golf event fund raising on a par with last year

James Qualtrough — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:37 +0000

The Heritage Insurance Brokers’ sponsored La Grande Mare Charity Golf day again raised over £10,000 for its selected charities – this year Les Bourgs Hospice and Young People of Guernsey with donations also made to The Pink Ladies and The Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation. On a blustery but sunny April 26th, 24 teams teed off [...]

Exploring the lives of people affected by or living with HIV through photography and word

James Qualtrough — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:03:12 +0000

‘Living Positive’, exhibition in the greenhouse gallery, closes its exciting and challenging run on Sunday 16th June. The original ‘Living Positive’ project was developed in partnership with a Manchester HIV charity in 2009. Lottie Barnes, Community Arts Development Manager, facilitated a series of photographic workshops; participants were given disposable cameras where Lottie’s role was to [...]

Carey Olsen advises Silverfleet Capital on £50 million Ipes buyout

James Qualtrough — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:56:02 +0000

Carey Olsen has provided Channel Islands-specific corporate and regulatory advice to Silverfleet Capital in its £50 million buyout of leading fund administration and private equity specialists, Ipes, from RJD Partners. The firm drew on its group expertise for the buyout fielding a pan-Channel Islands legal team led by partners Tom Carey in Guernsey and Guy [...]