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Michael Riegels

b. 1938

British Virgin Islands lawyer

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About Michael Riegels

Born 1938. Michael Riegels is a British lawyer and barrister.

Michael Riegels (pronounced ; born 20 March 1938) was the inaugural chairman of the Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands. He is a qualified barrister and was formerly the senior partner of Harneys from 1984 to 1997, and he also served the president of the BVI Bar Association from 1996 to 1998 and as president of the British Virgin Islands branch of the Red Cross.

Career

Riegels was also part of the "gang of five" who drafted the original International Business Companies Act in 1984, the principal statute of the BVI's offshore finance industry for many years (and subsequently copied by a large number of competing offshore jurisdictions).

In 1999, he was appointed by the Government as chairman of a public inquiry in relation to the escape of certain Colombian prisoners who were on remand awaiting trial for charges relating to drug trafficking.

Background

He was born in Tanga, Tanganyika (later part of Tanzania) in 1938 and educated at Prince of Wales School in Nairobi, Kenya and Oxford University where he won a full blue for athletics. He was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1961 as a member of Gray's Inn, and to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands in 1973. He was one of the founding members of the BVI Bar Association in 1977.

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Pembroke College, Nairobi School, Pembroke College, Oxford

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Riegels?

British Virgin Islands lawyer

When was Michael Riegels born?

Michael Riegels was born on 20 March 1938 in Tanga.

What is Michael Riegels's occupation?

Michael Riegels is a lawyer and barrister.

What nationality is Michael Riegels?

Michael Riegels is British.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Michael Riegels

Β· Wikidata: Q16104966

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