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Bailhache Labesse Bailhache Labesse is one of Jersey's largest commercial law firms, with 9 partners, 17 locally qualified lawyers and over 100 staff. They advise on commercial matters of all kinds, offering specialist advice on corporate law, commercial agreements, finance, securitisation, property, the law relating to employment, intellectual property, information technology, the Internet and litigation. Their clients include financial institutions, local and international businesses, professional partnerships, high-net-worth individuals and governmental businesses in sectors as diverse as banking, brewing, transport, insurance and information technology. In particular Bailhache Labesse have had regular dealings over the last 12 months with venture capitalists, Internet incubators and entrepreneurs wishing to establish e-businesses in Jersey. The firm provides fiduciary and company administrative services to assist in the running of e-commerce activities through its own trust company, Bailhache Labesse Trustees Limited, which has a wealth of experience in the incorporation, administration and regulation of trading and trust companies. Bailhache Labesse also uses its excellent local and international network of professional contacts for the benefit of its clients. For example, they can liase with various IT experts to determine the most favourable and cost effective location to host an e-commerce server and to identify the most suitable payments solution. Bailhache Labesse has evolved in response to client needs in a changing commercial and technological environment whilst maintaining its professional service. They adopt a practical and proactive approach based upon the economic realism of their clients' activities. The firm is prepared to consider innovative methods of charging as well as the traditional hourly fixed fees. As part of the Bailhache Labesse's commitment to e-commerce they have set up a specialist team headed by Advocate Mark Lewis and Wendy Benjamin. The latter is an ex-partner with a national UK legal firm and is a specialist in information technology, intellectual property and Internet law. As e-commerce can cut across a range of legal disciplines, the e-commerce team can draw upon other specialists from its commercial and trust law, litigation and private client departments to meet client requirements. In accordance with their practical and proactive approach, members of the team meet regularly with participants in the information technology industry, both in the private and public sectors, in order to increase their understanding of the opportunities and problems faced by their clients. Investors, entrepreneurs and existing businesses wishing to expand their operations online are likely to require legal input on the following matters upon which Bailhache Labesse offer advice:
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