John Rimmer addresses the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (the IAETL) in Vienna

Private client lawyer, Advocate John Rimmer, was delighted to be asked to present a paper to the IAETL at their annual meeting, which took place, from 21st to 25th May, in Vienna.

John shared a panel with David Brownbill KC, Nicholas le Poidevin KC, and The Honourable Dr David Hayton (retired judge), giving a review of trust and estate cases from common law jurisdictions. John spoke about recent international trust cases, highlighting key decisions from Jersey, Guernsey, and Bermuda, as a well as the Isle of Man.

John began his writing and speaking interests in 1994, but things really took off in 1998 with a review of the treatment of trusts in divorce cases. He has since spoken on aspects of trust and succession law to audiences in London, New York, Toronto, Geneva, Shanghai, Jersey, Milan, Evian, Mauritius, and the Isle of Man.

Given the challenges from the other Crown dependencies, and the exposure to international scrutiny John believes it is important to keep up the legal profile of the Isle of Man in international circles, in order to maintain its commercial profile and technical and professional reputation.

John, whose interests include singing (he sang in five categories in the Guild a few weeks ago) also joined in the rather less formal IAETL “choir”, which sang four Vienna-focussed songs at the final dinner!