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Appleby
Appleby is one of the largest offshore-based legal, fiduciary and administration service providers. With over 600 staff including 158 lawyers, the organisation has offices in the key offshore locations of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius[1] as well as the financial centres of London and Hong Kong.

Appleby in its present form was created by the merger of Bermuda based Appleby Spurling Kempe with Cayman Islands law firm Hunter & Hunter on April 2004 and the subsequent merger with Jersey – based Bailhache Labasse in September 2006.

Through these firms Appleby has a long and rich history dating back to the 19th century including becoming the first Law firm in Cayman in 1945. Over this time Appleby has been involved in the development of legislation affecting the economic and financial well being of the islands in which it operates. This involvement includes undertaking roles in key bodies such as Bar associations, Law Reform commissions and Monatary authorities.

The Group encourages its members to serve the local community, roles undertaken by people from the firm include cabinet ministers, members of parliament and judicial positions. The firm also undertakes the role of legal advisor to a number of local charities.

[1]The first offshore law firm to operate in Mauritius

The origin of the firm dates from the late 1890s. It was at this time that Mr Reginald Appleby, a major in the British Army, left active military duty to commence the practice of law in Bermuda. In 1938, Major Appleby and the late Sir Dudley Spurling established the firm Appleby Spurling. Upon Majors Appleby’s death, shortly after the end of the Second World War, Sir William continued the practice alone, until he was joined by William Kempe in 1948. Sir Dudley Spurling had a distinguished parliamentary career extending over 30 years, culminating in his appointment as Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1972 to 1976. William Kempe and the late Ernest Vesey, former partners, also served in Parliament, the latter serving both as a Cabinet Minister and as Deputy Speaker. The late Robert Motyer, another former partner, was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda. In the General Election of October 1993, three of the partners were elected to the House of Assembly, one subsequently being appointed a Cabinet Minister. This has included in undertaking roles in Parliament, the judiciary and prominent positions within local charities.

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