Tennis
By Emma
For the ninth consecutive year Voisin hosted a client event at the O2 Arena for the ATP Tennis.
The nuances of Jersey Law
By Emma
Jersey law is an unusual beast. As a customary law jurisdiction our law is not based in the strict codified world of the civil law nor in the stringent case law bound world of the common law. As such it can, to an outsider, seem somewhat intimidating and uncertain especially…
Sole Trustee’s duties may not end on retirement
By Emma
The recent judgment of the Royal Court in the case of Re RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited [2017] JRC 135 will be of interest to trust company businesses, insofar as it contains a helpful reminder that a trustee may not be able to relinquish its position as a trustee, even though…
Guests of Voisin Law enjoy Victorian High Tea
By Emma
It was a pastime of the rich, introduced by Anna, the Seventh Duchess of Bedford in 1840 to stop her getting hungry between lunch and dinner and there was no chance any guests of Voisin Law were going home peckish yesterday. They were invited to an authentic Victorian high tea…
The crime of the naked
By Emma
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides that each one of us has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and correspondence. Of course, this right is subject to proportionate and lawful restrictions. As it says on the tin, one of…
Respecting Retirement Wishes
By Emma
Did you know that pensionable age will increase to 67 by 2031? It is hardly surprising given that when originally set, it was in line with life expectancy in the 1800’s. Today, our parent’s generation have expectations of retirement in which their hard work will have paid off (hopefully) and…