Hubert Edwards is an Associate in the firm's Corporate and Financial Services, Dispute Resolution and Tax Practices.

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Hubert's practice focuses primarily on banking, capital markets, including matters such as CRS, AML/CFT; civil and commercial litigation, property dispute litigation, regulatory and tax matters.

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Hubert has lectured and presented on anti-money laundering, corporate governance and regulatory subjects. He has also written extensively and presented on fiscal, economic and national development issues.

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Hubert is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in financial services and exposure across a range of sectors. A former deputy managing director of a commercial bank, he has also held senior roles in one of the big four accounting firms and with the banking regulator.

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Recent engagements include:

• Assisted with the financing of a major public private partnership concern.
• Assisted in conducting a comprehensive assessment of the Government of The Bahamas' potential borrowing needs and providing advice to a client.
• Assisted at the appeal stage of litigation in a very substantial quieting matter.
• Assisted with a significant client matter involving guardianship and conservatory applications.
• Assisted with a range of tax related matters to include providing advice on liability for stamp tax; exemptions from real property tax (RPT); registration and liability for value added tax (VAT); reporting obligations under Common Reporting Standard (CRS); and DMTT related matters to a number of large clients.

Bar Admissions

• The Bahamas Bar

Vice President, Bahamas Institute of Financial Services, January 2000 to present.

The Bahamas Bar Association

Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants

Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK