Collas Crill trainee lawyer, Bonnie McPartland, has qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales. Following the successful completion of her training contract in the firm’s Jersey office, Bonnie will now join the trusts and fiduciary team as an Associate. Since joining Collas Crill in 2016, Bonnie has gained a wealth of experience in trust, commercial and dispute resolution matters, which she will be able to bring to her new role. She will specialise in all aspects of Jersey trusts and foundations law, advising on trust structures and on both non-contentious and contentious trust matters.

Bonnie, who previously worked in the Employment Team at another leading offshore law firm, is also a qualified Barrister (non-practising), having been called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2011. Bonnie said: “I am delighted to have qualified as a Solicitor. The training programme at Collas Crill enabled me to gain a breadth of experience, which in turn, also helped me to decide what I wanted to specialise in. It was extremely valuable and now I’m very excited to join to the trusts and fiduciary team, building on my experience to support the practice going forward.”

Aztec Group has strengthened its Jersey private equity team with the appointment of Ivana Paprckova as an Associate Director in Jersey. Following a string of significant client wins, Ivana will join the Group’s private equity team where she will play a lead role in the delivery of fund administration services to its private equity clients. Day-to-day, Ivana will oversee accounting, investor reporting, the audit process and the preparation and distribution of financial statements, in addition to advising on associated technical matters. Ivana joins the Group from PwC in Jersey, where she most recently held the position of senior manager in their Asset Management – Assurance team. In this capacity, she led a team responsible for the delivery of audit and advisory services to a portfolio of leading private equity and real estate managers. During her ten years with the firm, Ivana also undertook secondments to London and New York, giving her international exposure to the alternative investments industry. A member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Ivana also holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Economics, Slovakia.

Standard Bank Wealth International is inviting students and graduates to apply for its summer intern programme. Africa’s largest bank by assets, which has its Wealth International division based in Jersey and the Isle of Man, prides itself on being ‘a great place to do great work’. Its intern programme was launched in 2015 and has been hugely successful, with an average of seven interns completing the programme each year. Some have gained permanent employment at Standard Bank after graduating. Tom Burston, Resourcing Partner at Standard Bank, said: “We are really keen to offer high-calibre, motivated undergraduates with a strong set of A-Level results the chance to join this fantastic intern programme. This is not the sort of intern programme where you sit in a classroom or spend your day executing menial tasks. We will offer a hands-on opportunity to experience life as anyone joining the bank would. You will work within dynamic and diverse teams, which will give you invaluable experience and help strengthen your career prospects, all the while being mentored, paid and encouraged to generate fresh ideas and perspectives.” Jack Bougeard successfully applied to join the summer intern programme last year. He impressed so much that, at the end of his placement, he was offered a permanent role in the IT team in Jersey.

Oben Law and Oben Regulatory are proud to announce the appointment of Advocate Claire Rigby and Louise Godley, who both join Oben as Senior Associates. Claire is a specialist family lawyer with significant experience practising in both England and Jersey. She will be using her expertise to offer family law as a new service, delivering high quality, sensitive and realistic matrimonial advice. Claire qualified as an English Solicitor over 20 years ago and as a Jersey Advocate in 2006. She previously worked at Payne Hicks Beach, one of the leading family law firms in England. She has extensive experience of acting for high net worth matrimonial clients in the resolution of complex financial issues, and frequently those with an international element. Louise qualified as an English solicitor with a leading City Law firm in 2001. She has over a decade of experience in the offshore banking and funds sectors, having worked as a Legal Counsel at Deutsche Bank and Kleinwort Benson, and as an Associate in one of the Island’s largest law firms. Her responsibilities included advising on company acquisitions and the migration of banking and investment management businesses to different jurisdictions, as well as providing general corporate and commercial advice to all areas of the business.

3Ci Sport has appointed Mark Wilkinson as Head of Production to lead the newly established sports media company as it builds on recent successes. With a background in long format programme production and live broadcast, Mark’s career includes 14 years at ITV as well as three Olympic Games with OBS and numerous production credits with the BBC, IMG Media and Perform Group.

3Ci Sport operates from Jersey in the Channel Islands and services a growing need for engaging content across a range of international sports’ governing bodies, including the ICC, ICC Americas, ICC Europe, USA Cricket and Cricket Canada. Commenting on his appointment, Mark said, “I’m delighted to be taking on this leadership role and look forward to bringing my experience from a wide range of previous production work into the mix at 3Ci Sport. Having spent the last five years as Director of Orchid Digital, I’m excited to expand my network and introduce my management and production skills on a variety of new projects.” 3Ci Sport also offers live online coverage of sporting events and is partnering with the Channel Islands Surfing Federation for this summer’s RipCurl International Grom Search.