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Babbé
| Contact: | |
| Address: | PO Box 69 18 - 20 Smith Street St Peter Port |
| Town: | Guernsey |
| Postcode: | GY1 4BL |
| Phone: | 0843 0051 351 |
| Web: | http://www.babbelegal.com |
| Fax: | (01481) 711607 |
| Areas of law: | Acquisitions, Mergers & Disposals / Arbitration/Mediation/ADR / Assets and Asset Recovery / Banking and Finance / Betting and Gaming / Civil Fraud / Civil Litigation / Commercial / Commercial Interlocutory Work / Commercial Litigation / Conveyancing / Corporate / Housing / Injunctions / Insolvency / Insurance and Reinsurance / Investment Funds / Landlord and Tenant / Litigation / Matrimonial / Mortgages / Notary Public / Private Client / Probate / Professional Negligence / Property / Regulation & Compliance / Stock Exchange/Stocks and Shares / Tracing / Trusts / Wills |
| Profile: | Babb? is a leading Guernsey law firm with a well-established international reputation for the provision of high quality legal services in the offshore finance sector. Its core aim is to provide a better service to clients than any other law firm in the island. The firm: In a demanding and challenging business environment, clients value the firm's dynamic ethos and its focus on directness and efficiency, combined with a strong tradition of personal service. Babb? fields a team of exceptionally experienced lawyers offering a range of specialist expertise. The firm has an international client base, as well as acting for many leading local institutions. The focus is on understanding and meeting the commercial objectives of individual clients. Types of work undertaken: Corporate and commercial: Babb? advises on a broad range of matters, including: lending and security taking; fund raising through debt and equity; acquisitions and disposals; and novel corporate and equity structuring. The firm also advises on insolvency and restructuring issues and the unwinding of commercial joint ventures. As a sponsor of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, Babb? can advise on new listings and on issues affecting existing listed companies. The firm's in-house corporate services provider is able to undertake local company incorporations, including incorporated cell companies and protected cell companies. The focus of the highly experienced team is on taking a robust commercial view of clients' needs with an emphasis on finding solutions rather than simply identifying problems. Babb? regards itself as being instructed as much on the commercial aspects of a transaction as on those which are purely legal or technical. Funds: Babb? provides a rapid response to institutions and individual asset managers seeking fund advice. Sponsors are routinely guided through the application, submission, regulatory and compliance processes for the establishment of funds and for listings on the CISX. Trusts and fiduciary: Babb?s trusts practice is highly valued for the quality and robust independence of its advice, an independence bolstered by the fact that, uniquely amongst Guernsey's larger law firms, Babb? does not operate its own trust company in competition with clients. The firm advises on the formation and structure of trusts for both private and commercial purposes as well as giving general trusts advice, including contentious matters, and non-contentious court applications. Dispute resolution: The renowned dispute resolution team is particularly active in the areas of trusts and investment disputes, being instructed on much of the island's heaviest litigation. It also undertakes a wide spread of general commercial work and is frequently involved in cross-border insolvency, professional indemnity, asset tracing, injunctive relief, and assistance in foreign proceedings. Stress is laid on the clients' need to achieve a commercial objective, be it through mediation (in which the team, has wide experience) or through the courts. Commercial property: Babb? has acted in virtually every major commercial property transaction in Guernsey in recent years. The firm has extensive experience of sales and acquisitions by both transfer of title and share transfer. The team is able to draw on a detailed knowledge of Guernsey's highly specialized real property law in combination with specialist expertise in the corporate aspects of large scale commercial transactions and in commercial lending and security. Banking: Babb? advises on international banking issues including the island's highly developed regulatory and compliance regime. Expertise across the firm addresses all issues arising in the context of the island's leading offshore banking sector. Insurance: Babb? was at the forefront of Guernsey's growth to become Europe's principal centre for captive insurance and continues as a leading adviser on insurance issues, ranging from corporate and regulatory aspects to advice on policy wordings and coverage. |
| Opening Times: | Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm |
| Date Established: | 1950 |
| No. of fee earners: | 20 |
| Languages: | English / French |
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