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Happy Pancake Day! 🥞 Thomas Harris, Allysha Michael, ROILEY and Hannah Reed joined the Rotary Club of Jersey Pancake Flipping race to raise funds for Mary's Meals - a charity serving school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest countries. While we didn’t win the coveted Pan Handle Trophy - a ‘flipping’ good time was had by all.

Join Baker & Partners and Denis Chang's Chambers for an engaging and insightful seminar in the heart of Hong Kong on asset recovery and commercial disputes. Key discussion points to include: 🔸Strategies for recovering assets where offshore is involved 🔸Board fights and control of listed companies: HK and Cayman procedures, pros, cons, and practical considerations 🔸Crypto assets from a HK perspective 🔸Securitisation of cryptoassets in the financial market, usage of cryptoassets in the financial markets and the associated risks from a legal point of view 🔸Cayman and BVI Perspective: Crypto asset recovery, including legal and technical tools, team building, and pitfalls Who should attend? - Corporate counsel financial services providers - Accountants and forensic specialists involved in financial investigations - Compliance and risk professionals 👉 Spaces are limited. Please book early to secure attendance. Booking required. https://lu.ma/s5i6p2yh Speakers to include: Richard Yip, Thomas WK and Justin Lam from Denis Chang’s Chambers. Adam Crane and Fleur O'Driscoll from Baker & Partners. With moderation by Tara Liao

Adam Crane, Jennifer Colegate and Jared Dann have been recognised as world-leading practitioners in the Lexology Index Restructuring & Insolvency 2025 report. Partner Adam Crane has been recognised as a Thought Leader in the Restructuring & Insolvency space and Jennifer Colegate and Jared Dann have been listed as Recommended leaders. In the Insolvency space, the team have been involved in many firsts, including being the first to wind up a cryptocurrency enterprise in the Cayman Islands. 👉 Adam Crane and Jennifer Colegate recently published the Chambers Cayman Islands Insolvency Guide. Read the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/eRqjq-e7

What are the Pros and Cons of pursuing a Jersey Deferred Prosecution Agreement? Join Barry Faudemer, Chief Executive of Baker Regulatory Services Limited and Simon Thomas, Partner at Baker & Partners as they share their knowledge on the benefits and drawbacks of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement contract. Date: Tuesday 4th March Location: BDO offices, Ground floor, Windward House Arrive: 8:30 am  Presentation and Q&A: 9 – 10:30 am Refreshments: Tea, coffee and a breakfast platter provided by Beresford Street Kitchen 👉 Register your spot here: https://lu.ma/9kcnt8m7

Eleanor Colley is gearing up to travel to Dublin this week for the ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE | TL4FIRE Global Summit. The event promises to bring together the rising stars of Asset Recovery, Fraud & Insolvency to build networks and discuss experiences. If you don't already know Eleanor you might find it interesting that... Eleanor completed her undergraduate degree at Columbia University in New York City before studying Masters degrees at the University of Oxford and the College of Europe where she specialised in Russian and East European Studies. Eleanor worked at the European Commission in Brussels before returning to Jersey to practice law. ✉️ Please touch base with Eleanor Colley if you are also attending and fancy connecting before, during or after. 👍🏼

“In my early 30s I acquired a bad back lugging so many books and papers in and out of taxis and trains. A complex court case may have tens of thousands of documents, and searching for a term in a document is much easier electronically. However, I still like to print some important papers so I can make notes on them in court and memorise parts which might be needed.” - William Redgrave Thank you All Island Media for featuring partner William Redgrave in this month's Connect Magazine. William shares some of the highlights of his career to date and a look to the future of what's to come next for the legal profession in general. “AI will probably replace much of the work now done by junior lawyers and paralegals reviewing vast numbers of documents to find out if anything is relevant. AI is faster and as it gets better at understanding what we need, it will become an increasingly useful tool for summarising documents too. There is still plenty of work for lawyers, writing good submissions and pleadings, and standing up and arguing in front of a judge. When you get to the level of persuasion and advocacy, I can’t see AI taking over all that.” 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/emrjatDi

Welcome Fleur O'Driscoll (欧雪薇）to Baker & Partners Fleur’s disputes practice encompasses corporate, commercial, funds, cryptocurrency and trusts together with just and equitable winding up proceedings and Cayman Islands post-privatisation share valuation disputes. Fleur has spent the last 14 years in either the Cayman Islands or Asia, and is qualified in both the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Read the press release about Fleur's appointment for more about her experience and areas of specialism. https://lnkd.in/e3xgT2hM The addition of Fleur to the team follows the appointment of Tara Liao as Counsel in 2024 and comes at a time when we are increasingly supporting clients in Asia with disputes involving significant offshore jurisprudence.

🥇Recognising his expertise in contentious and semi-contentious trust disputes, Jared Dann has been named in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2025. Congratulations! 🏆 Jared is a partner at Baker & Partners in Jersey, specialising in complex and high-value trust litigation, as well as matters involving civil fraud, asset tracing and contentious insolvency issues. The Private Client Global Elite Directory is the only private wealth listing which is purely peer-nominated, reflecting the weight carried by referrals and word-of-mouth in the private client sector.

The 2025 Pickleball season has begun. 🎾Thank you BDO Cayman Islands for a great afternoon. Jennifer Colegate, Shula Sbarro, Nia Statham and Georgette Bakhit returned to the court to serve up a dill-lightful game at the BDO 2025 Pickleball Invitational Championship.

Baker & Partners maintains Band 2 position for Offshore: Dispute Resolution in the 2025 Chambers & Partners Global Guide. It's been a team effort across BVI, the Cayman Islands, London and Jersey - thank you. 🙌 The following partners have retained or improved their ranking. Stephen Baker maintains Band 1 and William Redgrave has moved up to Band 1. Simon Thomas and Jared Dann maintain Band 3. Jennifer Colegate maintains Band 5. Lynne Gregory and Adam Crane maintain Up and Coming. Thank you everyone for taking the time to share references with the researchers at Chambers & Partners. We work tirelessly to provide our clients with simple and creative solutions to difficult problems.  👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gZSxmHsj