Part 1 of this special edition of Keeping It Civil, the Hassans’ Tax Advisory team, led by Hassans Partner and International Tax Bites host, ⁠Grahame Jackson⁠ with Partner ⁠Chloe Oppenheimer Fa⁠ and Senior Associate ⁠Jesse Monteverde⁠, discuss the recently agreed UK / EU Treaty which will allow:

• fluidity of movement at the border between Gibraltar and Spain, allowing easy access to Spain and the EU for holidays and day trips with reduced risk of border closures and queues;
• the ability to spend 90 days in 180 days in Schengen without being subject to the Entry / Exit Scheme;
• the opening of flight routes to EU destinations;
• investment in the Gibraltar and Campo de Gibraltar area; and
• continuity of the UK-derived legal system,

and the opportunities this will afford High Net Worth Individuals (HNWis) already in Gibratlar and those considering relocating to Gibraltar.

In this episode the Tax Advisory Team in the shape of Partners Grahame Jackson (also Chair of the Gibraltar Association of Tax Advisers) and Chloe Oppenheimer Fa discuss the headline provisions of the Gibraltar Budget 2024.

In the last episode of the Hassans Environment Prize Trilogy, host and project team lead Tania Rahmany catches up with Headteacher at Bayside Comprehensive School, Gaynor Lester.

A three pronged project, the School are involving a number of their education departments to create:

• a secret garden made from recycled materials,
• fog nets to capture levanter moisture - collaborating with design assistance from fellow Prize applicant Nigel-Albert Garcia.
• metal creature structures for collecting recyclable waste in the school.

Tania and Gaynor discuss how the projects are going so far and what the next steps are.