STEP Caribbean Conference

Monday May 14th, 2007 to Wednesday May 16th, 2007

Category: STEP

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The 2007 STEP Caribbean Conference will be held at the Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It will be hosted by STEP Cayman Islands, and marks the ninth year for this long standing, successful event.

The 2007 Conference theme “IFC’s: The Essential Piece in the Global Economic Puzzle” covers a variety of topics and initiatives affecting the professional trust and estate practitioner of today. Some of the topics that will be covered are:

  • THE GEORGE TOWN LECTURE: BOOMERS TURNING 60 - Jeffrey Rosensweig, Goizueta Business School

  • CASE UPDATE - Mark Bridges, Farrer & Co.

  • DOES THE CARIBBEAN HAVE A KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES OF THE FUTURE? - TBA

  • LONG ARM OF THE ONSHORE COURTS - Randall Krebs, Appleby

  • THE LEVIN REPORT: FACT, FICTION OR SIMPLY POLITICS? - Conrad Griffiths, Misick & Stanbrook; Richard Hay, Stikeman Elliott; Miquel Jauregui Rojas, Jauregui, Navarrete y Nader

  • THE MODERN FAMILY: TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES - Michael McAuley, Appleby

  • RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES, TRUSTS, LIABILITIES AND INSOLVENCY - James Corbett QC

  • PROTECTORS: ANIMAL, MINERAL OR VEGETABLE? - Antony Duckworth, Charles Adams, Ritchie & Duckworth

  • QUISTCLOSE TRUSTS & OTHER ODDITIES - Shân Warnock-Smith QC

  • RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES - TBA

  • THAT’S ONE FINE MESS YOU’VE GOT ME INTO STANLEY! THE USE AND ABUSE OF PRECEDENTS - TBA

  • PRIVATE TRUST COMPANIES: THE SETTLORS’ DREAM - Simon Beck, Baker & McKenzie LLP

  • MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL TRUST AND RELATED ENTITIES - Simon Jennings, Rawlinson & Hunter * REPUTATION RECOVERY: THE FIRST 90 DAYS - TBA

  • UNTAPPED NEW MARKETS - Peter Cohen, Trident Trust Group

  • PANEL: INTER-JURISDICTIONAL TAX AND REPORTING ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY TRUSTEES - John Riches, Withers LLP; Steven Cantor, Cantor & Webb P.A.; Paul LeBreux, Bayshore Wealth Management

Information Contact:

Springstreet Communications Inc. - Conference Management

Barb Crompton, Conference Manager 25 Jacarandah Drive Newmarket, ON Canada L3Y 5L2