Bedell (company)

Bedell
Industry Legal & Fiduciary
Founded 1939
Founder George Bedell, Dick Cristin
Headquarters Jersey, Channel Islands
Number of employees
 500 (December 2011)
Website Bedellgroup.com

Bedell is an offshore law firm and an independent trust company which provides legal and fudiciary services in financial jurisdictions – Jersey, Guernsey, London, Dublin, Geneva, Mauritius and British Virgin Islands.

History

Advocate George Bedell set up in practice at 21 Hill Street, St Helier in 1939. He had previously been commissioned to introduce income tax to the island, and was appointed first Comptroller of Income Tax for Jersey in 1928. After moving back to England during the war, he returned to Jersey and set up in partnership with another prominent lawyer, Dick Cristin – founding Bedell and Cristin, as it was then known, in 1958.

Dick Cristin helped pioneer the abolition of the statutory 5% cap on interest rates in 1962.

Bedell Trust

Bedell Trust was founded in 1971, coinciding with the increase in trust work and the growing banking presence in the island. Bedell Trust operates in offices from Guernsey, London, Geneva, Dublin and Mauritius.

Bedell Cristin

Bedell Cristin is an offshore law firm, Bedell offer a range of legal support and advice for corporate clients, financial institutions and private clients.

Awards & Accolades

Bedell Cristin

Bedell Trust

References

  1. Bedell Trust CEO named one of the most influential private client professionals
  2. Bedell Trust launches Bedell Management services (Mauritius) Limited
  3. Bedell Cristin - Legal 500
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