ChBA Guernsey Conference local

10am

Registration & Coffee

10.30am

Welcome from Conference Chair: Michael Gibbon KC

10.35am-11.15am

Panel Session:

Leigh Sagar, New Square Chambers; Peter Dodge, Radcliffe Chambers & Nik Yeo, Fountain Court Chambers

Cryptoassets as
investments. What if it all goes wrong?

•  A novel and disruptive innovation – is there a need for legislative clarity?
• Contract law: can computers make mistakes?
• What can we learn from the developing case law?

11.15am–11.45am

Harriet Brown, Old Square Tax Chambers

International On Request Exchange of Tax Information for Trusts and Trust Companies

• Requests under TIEAs: how to address a request under TIEAs
• Litigating TIEA requests: protections for taxpayers in Guernsey and further afield
• Potential ramifications of providing information under TIEA requests: breach of client confidentiality; breach of fiduciary duties; UK offshore penalty regimes; other relevant penalty regimes

11.45am– 2.10pm

Alexander Learmonth KC, New Square Chambers

Intestacy - how bad can it be?

• Comparing intestacy provisions in E&W and Channel Island jurisdictions
• why domicile is important
• And some lesser known details

12.10pm–12.30pm

James Potts KC. Erskine Chambers

Sequana - What does the Supreme Court decision mean for directors?

• What is the “creditor duty”?
• When is it engaged?
• What does it require?

12.30pm–2pm

Networking Lunch

2pm–2.45pm

Debate:

Mark Hubbard, Dr Sarah Egan & Hermione Williams, New Square Chambers

Better the devil you know? Should Guernsey follow Jersey or Bermuda on Protector consent powers?

• Is a protector a snoozing cat, a Watchdog or a Tiger(sans teeth)?
• The argument for the narrow view (Bermuda)
• The argument for the wide view (Jersey)
• Practical implications for protectors, trustees & beneficiaries

2.45pm-3.05pm

Zachary Kell, Five Paper

"Come Together": Major Developments in the Tort of Conspiracy

• Will Guernsey be affected be recent developments in E&W?
• What are the new major developments in the English courts that may change Guernsey principles?

3.05pm-3.30pm

Peter de Verneuil Smith KC, 3VB

Freezing Injunctions

• Recent authorities covering fortification (Spence)
• Meaning of an asset
• Injunctions in support of foreign proceedings (Broad Idea)

3.30pm – 4pm

Afternoon Tea

4pm-4.25pm

Charles Banner KC, Keating Chambers

Guernsey sanctions on Russia - key issues

• Outline of the main aspects of the sanctions on Russia
• Key themes from the case-law on sanctions
• Practical considerations

4.25pm-4.30pm

Conclusion: Andrew Twigger KC, Chair of the Chancery Bar Association