Barry Smith

Barry is a qualified South African attorney, conveyancer and notary public, as well as an English solicitor, and a Manx Advocate and notary public. He has been practicing for more than 40 years in South Africa and the Isle of Man.

Before working with DQ as a consultant Barry was a Group Legal Director of a large trust and fiduciary service provider. Barry’s specialist areas of practice are:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Secured lending
• Property unit trusts
• Collective investment schemes
• Private client
• Trusts
• Pensions
• Corporate structuring
• Corporate governance
• Financial services regulation
• Online gaming

Barry has significant experience in relation to a broad range of corporate matters and private client work. He graduated at the University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg) in South Africa with a BCom, LlB and is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP).