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The 2015 BEST LEGAL Conference

For several years we have supported the BEST LEGAL Annual Conference of Legal Practitioners organised by Successful Business magazine, which brings together lawyers, other professionals and businessmen from around the world and focuses on the latest developments in Cyprus law. This year’s conference took place on 28 and 29 September at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol, attracting participants from twenty-one different countries and diverse professional backgrounds.

A number of speakers from our firm took part in the conference. Elias Neocleous, advocate and vice-chairman of the firm, analysed current principles of international trust law and gave a comprehensive presentation on the main characteristics of a trust, its purposes and the ways in which it operates. Elias explained the importance of trusts in wealth management, estate planning and succession and noted that with the increasing need for fiscal transparency, trusts are a sound mechanism to protect wealth and family assets. Philippos Aristotelous, a specialist tax partner in our firm, also gave a presentation on the increasing importance of substance and the EU Action Plan, noting that substance is now a prerequisite for international business activities that must be considered when providing international tax planning services. 

A report on the conference including details of every presentation will be published shortly on the website.