OVERVIEW
Ray is head of Maples and Calder's London-based Trusts & Private Client team at the Maples Group. His expertise includes contentious and non-contentious international trusts and private client work.
BACKGROUND
Ray started with the Maples Group in 2016. Prior to that, he was head of the private client and trusts BVI and Cayman practices for an international law firm. Ray previously lectured at King's College London, specialising in the law of trusts, and practised as a Chancery barrister at the London Bar. Ray has been recognised in Legal 500 and ranked within the top 20 in private wealth management by Citywealth. He has also been ranked in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL)
Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
1988 – Called to the Bar of England and Wales (not practising)
2009 - Admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands
2010 - Admitted as a barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
EDUCATION
Balliol College, Oxford, UK, BA (Hons), Jurisprudence, 1987, First Class
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
French
Spanish
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KNOWLEDGE
- BVI Trusts and Private Client Legislative Offering 24 May 2021
- Cayman Islands Update: Witnessing Deeds or Instruments Remotely in a COVID-19 World 06 April 2021
- An Offshore Perspective on the True Effect of Mr Pugachevs Trusts 29 March 2018
- Disposing of British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Shares by Will 08 January 2018
- Private Client International Comparative Legal Guide 2018: BVI 04 January 2018
- Fertile Grounds for Dispute 30 March 2017
- A New Vehicle for the Cayman Trusts Industry- the Foundation Company 16 February 2017
- Private Client Law in the Cayman Islands Overview 01 February 2017
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group's Trust & Private Client Team Ranked in 2021 Chambers High Net Worth Guide 12 August 2021
- Maples Group Named Standout Firm in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 19 August 2020
- Maples Group Maintains Leading Position in Chambers High Net Worth 29 July 2019
- Maples and Calder Top Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 26 July 2018
- Maples and Calder Wins Award at 2018 Global Restructuring Review Awards 27 June 2018
- Maples and Calder Wins Two Awards at the 10th Annual M and A Advisor Awards 31 May 2018
- Maples Drives Largest Ever Cayman Islands Cross Border Restructuring 19 October 2017
- Maples and Calder Partners Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 24 June 2016
- Maples and Calder Recruits Trusts Specialist, Ray Davern 02 June 2016