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17th Annual International Wealth Transfer Practice Conference: Private Client Advisors – How many balls can you juggle?
5–6 March 2012 8 Northumberland Avenue Conference Venue, London, England
A conference presented by the IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee, supported by the IBA Family Law Committee and the IBA European Regional Forum
Sessions include:
• 12TIEAslater:arethingsanyclearer–oratleastmoretransparent?
• Putyourtrustinyourtrustee,butkeepyourpowderdry:controlissuesandstructuringfortheuntrusting
• Wedon’tdoitquitelikethat…IslamicEstatePlanning
• CheeseandWineVsSandandSurf:Myjurisdiction’sbetterthanyours–4jurisdictionscompeteforthisyear’s‘Emigrant’schoice’award
• Breakfastroundtablediscussions:
(a)FamilyStructures/governanceissues
(b)AssetprotectionIssues
• Trustsawayfromhome:Abort,Retry,Fail?
• That’spretty,butwhichwayupdoesitgo?Whateveryadvisorneedstoknowabouttheirclient’sart
• MorethingsDad/mum/yourspousedidn’ttellyou:dealingwithmessydeathsanddivorces
Who should attend?Lawyers,solicitors,notaries,trustofficers,familyofficers,accountants,privatebankersandotherprofessionalsinvolvedinadvising
privateclients.
I n T E R n A T I o n A L B A R A s s o C I A T I o n C o n F E R E n C E s
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Programme Monday5March
Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal Education
FordelegatesfromcountrieswhereCPD/CLEismandatory,theInternationalBarAssociationwillbepleasedtoprovideaConferenceCertificateofAttendancewhich,subjecttotheexactCPD/CLErequirements,maybeusedtoobtaintheequivalentaccreditationinyourjurisdiction.
ThisconferencehasbeenaccreditedforCPD/CLEbytheSolicitorsRegulationAuthorityofEnglandandWales.Delegatesshouldaskstaffattheregistrationdeskforinformationastohowtoobtainthehours.
Theorganisersmayatanytime,withorwithoutgivingnotice,intheirabsolutediscretionandwithoutgivinganyreason,cancelorpostponetheconference,changeitsvenueoranyoftheotherpublishedparticulars,orwithdrawanyinvitationtoattend.Inanycase,neithertheorganisersnoranyoftheirofficers,employees,agents,membersorrepresentativesshallbeliableforanyloss,liability,damageorexpensesufferedorincurredbyanyperson,norwilltheyreturnanymoneypaidtotheminconnectionwiththeconferenceunlesstheyaresatisfiednotonlythatthemoneyinquestionremainsundertheircontrolbutalsothatthepersonwhopaidithasbeenunfairlyprejudiced(astowhich,decisionshallbeintheirsoleandunfettereddiscretionand,whenannounced,finalandconclusive).
0800–1730 Registration
0830–0845Welcome from the Chairs
0845–1015
12 TIEAs later: Are things any clearer or at least more transparent?Thispanelwilldealwithhowtheevolvingenvironmentregardingtheexchangeofinformationbetweentaxauthoritieshasaffectedclientsandwhethertheyhavebecomemorecompliant.Thepanellistswilldiscussthedifferentapproachesthevariousjurisdictionshavechosenwithrespecttothedisclosureofpreviouslyundeclaredincome.Inthiscontexttheywillalsodiscussthelatestdevelopmentsofvoluntarydisclosure,amnestyprogrammesandbilateraltreaties.
Session ChairGerd Kostrzewa Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Düsseldorf; Vice-Chair, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee
SpeakersJérôme Barré Cabinet Franklin, ParisUrs Feller Prager Dreifuss AG, ZürichPaolo Giacometti Chiomenti, MilanPaulo Lara Tess Advogados, Sao Paulo Michael G Pfeifer Caplin & Drysdale, Washington DC
1015–1030 Coffee/tea break
1030–1200
Put your trust in your trustee … but keep your powder dry: control issues and structuring for the untrustingAtrustcanbeanattractivevehicleforholdingassetsformanyreasons.However,thefactthatownershipoftheassetconcernedhastobepassedovertoathirdparty,thetrustee,canbeadauntingthoughtandcanputsomepeopleofffromusingatrust.Thissessionlooksatwaysinwhichthesettlors’concernscanbeaddressedandjusthowfarasettlorcancontinuetobeinvolvedwiththetrustonceithasbeenestablishedandassetstransferredtothetrustee.Thepanelmembersrepresentclientsfromanumberofjurisdictionsandincludearepresentativefromaninternationaltrustcompanywhichwillenabletheissuestobeconsideredbothfromthepointofviewofthesettlorandthetrustee.
Session ChairHelen Darling
SpeakersMaxim Alekseyev ALRUD, MoscowPaola Lombardi Trident Trust Company (UK) Limited, LondonMark summers Speechly Bircham AG, ZurichRashad Wareh Kozusko Harris Vetter Wareh, New York; Website Officer, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee
Conference Co-ChairsLeigh-Alexandra Basha Holland & Knight, McLean, Virginia; Chair, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client CommitteeHelen Darling Macfarlanes, London; Senior Vice-Chair; IBA Individual Tax and Private Client CommitteeChristopher Potter Sete, Geneva
Special ConsultantEdgar H Paltzer Niederer Kraft & Frey AG, Zurich; Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division
Reception and dinner sponsors
Exhibitors
Monday5March
1200–1400 Buffet lunch
1400–1530
We don’t do it quite like that …Islamic estate planningIntheIslamicworldtheroleandrulesrelatingtoreligionandcultureareverydifferentfromtheonesknownelsewhere.PlanninganIslamicestaterequiressoundknowledgeoftheserulesandroles,andthedo’sanddon’ts.Theexpertpanellistsplantocovermuchgroundbyintroducingsomeofthemainconceptstobeconsideredwhenmakingagood,acceptableplan.DuringthesessionitwillbecomeabundantlyclearthatforanIslamicfamily,followingthetraditionalEuropeanandNorthernAmericanestateplanningroadwillleadtonowhere.
Session ChairPhilip van Hilten No More Worries BV, Amsterdam
SpeakersWalid s Chiniara The Family Business Advisory Group, Dubai International Financial Centre, DubaiJoseph Field Withers LLP, Hong Kong SARAndrew de la Rosa International Chancery & Trusts Chambers, Grand CaymanPaul stibbard Baker & McKenzie, London
1530–1600 Coffee/tea break
1600–1730
Cheese and wine v sand and surf: My jurisdiction’s better than yoursEveryonebelievesthattheirsisthebestlegalandtaxsystem...ormaybethattheirsistheworst…Thetruthusuallyliessomewhereinbetween,andmightbequitesurprising.Thepanellistswilllookatthelegal,taxandlifestyleprosandconsoftheirhomejurisdictions,forresidentsandnon-residents,fornationalsandforeigners.Thepanelwillconcludewithanopportunityforconferenceparticipantstocommentontheirownhomejurisdiction’sbenefits.
Session ChairChristopher Potter
SpeakersJérôme Assouline Sekri Valentin Zerrouk, Paris; Publication and Newsletter Editor, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committeestacy Choong JPMorgan Chase Bank, Singaporesimone Retter Retter Attorneys, LuxembourgDaniel simon Collyer Bristow, London; Treasurer, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee
1930 Drinks reception and dinnerone Whitehall Place
Foundedin1887,byfourtimesPrimeMinisterWilliamGladstone,OneWhitehallPlacebecamehometotheNationalLiberalClub.In1985,anopportunityarosefortheadjacent5-starRoyalHorseguardsHoteltotakeovertwofloorsoftheClub,sothesefloorswererenovatedandre-identifiedasOneWhitehallPlace.ThebuildingisGradeIlistedduetoitsarchitecturalheritageandsplendour,andboastsunbeatableviewsoftheRiverThamesandtheLondonEye.
Keynote speakerRt Hon nicholas soames Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, London
NicholasSoameshasbeenaMemberofParliamentfor27years.HehasrepresentedMidSussexsince1997andhepreviouslyservedasMPforCrawley.HeisthesonofTheLateLordSoamesandgrandsonofSirWinstonChurchill.
Ticketprice:£75
Socialeventticketreservationscannotbeguaranteedunlesspaymenthasbeenreceivedbefore24February,subjecttoavailability.
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Tuesday6March
0745–0845
Breakfast roundtable discussions:Thisyearforthefirsttimethechairshaveproposedtwoalternativeroundtablesessions.Theseroundtablesessionswillprovideanopportunityforpractitionerstoexchangetheirdifferentviewsandapproachesoverbreakfast.Eachroundtablewillbeledbytwopractitionerswhowillfacilitateinformaldiscussionsbetweenparticipants–comepreparedtoshareyourexperience.
(a) Family Structures/governance issues LikeFamilyOffices,thereareasmanyorganisationsandgovernancestructuresastherearefamilies.Therearenorightanswers.Nevertheless,therearesomecommontraitstomanysuccessstoriesandtoomanydisasters.Wewilldiscussfamilyconstitutions,advisoryboards,trusteestructuresandothertechniqueswhichtheparticipantshaveseenorusedandhowthesewereperceivedbytheadvisorsandbythefamilies.
Facilitatorsolga Boltenko Withers, Zurich; Secretary, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client CommitteeChristopher Potter
(b) The skies are clear: Is now a good time for asset protection planning?Thisopendiscussionwillfocusonconservativecreditorprotectionplanningfortheinternationalprivateclient.Participantscanexpectdiscussionsonfraudulenttransferlaws,solvencyanalyses,exemptionplanning,trustsandfoundations,andchoiceofjurisdictions.
FacilitatorsMark E osborne Osborne Helman Knebel & Deleery, Austin, TexasMax Riederer von Paar Rubin Winston Diercks Harris & Cooke, Washington DC
0845–0915 Coffee/tea break
0915–0930Welcome from the Chairs
0930–1100
Trusts away from home: Abort, retry, fail?Moreandmore,revenue-hungrytaxauthoritiesareturningtheirattentiontotheirtaxpayers’tuckedawayassets.This,combinedwithgrowthofinternationaltransparencyandinformationflow,putsalotofpressureonjudiciariestoreviewtheirclients’existingwealthplanningstructures.Manyofthesestructuresincreasinglypresentadvisors,trusteesandfamilieswithchallengestocomplywithpresentdaylegalandadministrativedemands.Thispaneldiscussesissuesofrestructuringwealthplanningvehiclesaimingtoprotecttheinternationalfamily,nowandinthefuture.
Session Chair olga Boltenko
SpeakersFrank Behrenz Sonntag & Partner, MunichJanusz Fiszer White & Case, WarsawJohannes Gasser Advokaturbüro Batliner & Gasser, Vaduz, Liechtensteinsaskia Lust Loyens & Loeff, Brussels
1100–1115 Coffee/tea break
1115–1245
‘That’s pretty – which way up does it go?’ What advisors need to know about their client’s artArthasbecomeinsomecasesmorevaluablethanthehousesinwhichitislocated.Carefulwealthownershipandtransferplanningprovesnecessary.Inaddition,itemsofartcansuddenlybecomesuspectedtobestolen,fakes,orpeddledontheblackmarketwithfalseprovenance.Thepanelofexpertswilladdresstheseandotherissuesarisinginconnectionwithowningandtransferringart.
Session ChairEdgar H Paltzer
SpeakersHeather Gray Vice President, Trusts & Estates, Sotheby’s, Los AngelesAdrian Parkhouse Farrer & Co, LondonVan Kirk Reeves Member of Paris and New York Bars, ParisMassimo sterpi Studio Legale Jacobacci Sterpi Francetti Regoli De Haas & Associati, Rome; Chair, IBA Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee
1245–1415 Lunch
Keynote speakernatasha Crundwell People Going Global LLC, Alexandria, Virginia
1415–1630
What dad/mum/your spouse didn’t tell you: dealing with messy deaths and divorcesThisisacontinuationofanentertainingpaneldiscussionatlastyears’conference,styled“messydeaths–thingsDaddidn’ttellyou”.Speakersfromjurisdictionsacrosstheglobewillentertainwithcuriouscases,amusinganecdotes,andevensomelaw,toillustratetheperilsofpoorplanningoffinancialaffairs,andtheproblemsthatariseondeathordivorce.
Session Co-Chairs Jaqueline Julyan sC Durban Bar, South Africa and London Bar, Durban; Chair, IBA Family Law CommitteeCatherine Watson McInnes Cooper, Halifax; Scholarship Officer, IBA Individual Tax and Private Clients Committee
SpeakersUmmahani Amin Ahmad Metropolitan Law Firm, AbujaLeigh-Alexandra BashaMaria Isabel Tostes da Costa Bueno Mattos Filho, Veiga Fliho, Marrey JR e Quiroga Advogados, Sao Paulo; Secretary, IBA Women Lawyers’ Interest Group Anne Guichard Gilles et Associes, Parissharon ser Withers, Hong Kong SARTina Wuestemann Baer & Karrer AG, Zurich; Vice-Chair, IBA Family Law Committee
1545–1600 Coffee/tea break
1630–1700Summary and Committee business meetingTheChairswillclosetheconferencewitharapidtourofthevariousissuesraisedoverthetwodaysoftheconference.Alldelegatesareinvitedtojointhecommitteebusinessmeetingtodiscusstheplanningofnextyear’sLondonconferenceandotheractivitiesoftheIndividualTaxandPrivateClientCommitteewiththeCommitteeOfficers.
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Terrorism and International Law: Accountability, Remedies and Reform
A Report of the IBA Task Force on Terrorism
Accountability, Remedies, and ReformA RepoRt of the IBA tAsk foRce on teRRoRIsm
teRRoRIsm And InteRnAtIonAl lAw
Edited by the IBA Task Force hhJ Richard Goldstone, hhJ eugene cotran, Gijs de Vries,
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*Othermembers:ProfessorJudgeEugeneCotran,MrGijsdeVries,Ms
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Issues covered include:
• theframeworkofinternationalconventionsagainstterrorism
• internationalhumanitarianlaw
• internationalhumanrightslaw
• theinvestigationandprosecutionofterroristcrimesandof
internationalcrimescommittedinthecourseofcounter-terrorism
• reformincounter-terrorism
• victims’righttoaremedyandreparations
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DUBLIN 30 SEPTEMBER – 5 OCTOBER 2012
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
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Groupedintotwodivisions–theLegal Practice DivisionandthePublic and Professional Interest Division–theIBAcoversallpracticeareasandprofessionalinterests,providingmemberswithaccesstoleadingexpertsandup-to-dateinformation.Throughthevariouscommitteesofthedivisions,theIBAenablesaninterchangeofinformationandviewsamongitsmembersastolaws,practicesandprofessionalresponsibilitiesrelatingtothepracticeofbusinesslawaroundtheglobe.Additionally,theIBA’shigh-qualitypublicationsandworld-classconferencesprovideunrivalledprofessionaldevelopmentandnetwork-buildingopportunitiesforinternationallegalpractitionersandprofessionalassociates.
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Thesemattersarestudiednotonlyinthecontextofasolejurisdictionbutalsowithcross-borderandmulti-jurisdictionalimplications.Membersofthecommitteeenjoythefollowingbenefits:• Enhancedknowledgeofone’sownjurisdiction• Greatlyenhancedexpertiseinsolvingproblematiccross-borderandmultijurisdictionalclientissues• Unrivalledglobalnetworkingpossibilitiesandaccesstoleadingexpertsworldwide• Avaluabletoolforalltrustandestatepractitionersandanindispensabletoolforinternationalpractitioners
Theindividualtaxandprivateclientcommitteeincludespractitionersfromabroadrangeofcivilandcommon-lawjurisdictions.Thepanelsandtheannualspecialistconferenceorganisedbythecommitteefocusoninternationalplanningandcomparativelawissuesrelevanttoanypractitionerinvolvedinprivateclientwork.Theissuesregularlydebatedinclude:• Individualtaxincross-bordercontexts,includingthetaxationofinvestmentincome,investmentorotherstructuresincludingtrusts,and inheritanceandestatetax;• Theuseoftrustsasplanningandprotectiontools,conflictsoflaws;• Internationalsuccessions,wills,probate;• Assetprotection/investmentstructuresincommon-lawandcivillawjurisdictions.
Thecommitteeregularlyorganisesjointsessionswithitssistercommittee(Taxes)withintheTaxationSectionoftheIBA,andwithotherrelatedcommitteesinothersectionsoftheIBA.
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European Regional Forum overviewTheEuropeanRegionalForumwasestablishedin1989toprovideafocusoriginallyontheworkundertakenbytheIBAindevelopingthepracticeunderchanginglegalsystemsoflawyersinEasternandCentralEurope.TheforumwasalsointendedtoactasachannelforIBAcommunicationwiththebarassociationsoftheselocallawyers.
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