references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message bedell industry legal & fiduciary founded 1939 founder george bedell dick cristin headquarters jersey channel islands number of employees 500 december 2011 website bedellgroup.com bedell is an offshore law firm and an independent trust company which provides legal and fudiciary services in financial jurisdictions jersey guernsey london dublin geneva mauritius and british virgin islands . contents 1 history 2 bedell trust 3 bedell cristin 4 awards & accolades 4.1 bedell cristin 4.2 bedell trust 5 references history edit advocate george bedell set up in practice at 21 hill street st helier in 1939 . he had previously been commissioned to introduce income tax to the island and was appointed first comptroller of income tax for jersey in 1928 . after moving back to england during the war he returned to jersey and set up in partnership with another prominent lawyer dick cristin founding bedell and cristin as it was then known in 1958 . dick cristin helped pioneer the abolition of the statutory 5 % cap on interest rates in 1962 . bedell trust edit bedell trust was founded in 1971 coinciding with the increase in trust work and the growing banking presence in the island . bedell trust operates in offices from guernsey london geneva dublin and mauritius . bedell cristin edit bedell cristin is an offshore law firm bedell offer a range of legal support and advice for corporate clients financial institutions and private clients . awards & accolades edit bedell cristin edit international law firm of the year 2011 citywealth magic circle awards offshore client care law firm of the year 2011 chambers europe winner of the corporate intl magazine 2011 global award for corporate & finance law firm of the year in guernsey isle news winner of the corporate intl magazine 2011 global award for dispute resolution law firm of the year in jersey isle news full service law firm of the year in jersey 2010 corporate intl magazine legal awards shortlisted international legal team of the year step private client awards 2011 12 bedell trust edit winner of the owner managed trust team of the year award step private client awards 2011 12 top 25 most admired companies 2011 private client practitioner top 25 trust companies 2010 and 2011 private client practitioner highest number of partners and directors citywealth leaders list 2011 shortlisted in four categories including trust company of the year trustee of the year and woman of the year citywealth magic circle awards 2011 references edit bedell trust ceo named one of the most influential private client professionals bedell trust launches bedell management services mauritius limited bedell cristin legal 500 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bedell company & oldid 696867999 categories offshore law firmsoffshore magic circlecompanies of jerseyhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from april 2012all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 december 2015 at 14 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view