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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | [[Paisner & Co]] was a firm set up by in 1932 by Paisner’s father, [[Leslie Paisner]], which represented major clients [[Penguin Books]], [[Great Universal Stores]] and [[Forte Holdings]] in the 1940s and 1950s. The company is a result of the 2001 merger between [[Berwin Leighton]] and [[Paisner & Co]]. <ref> [http://www.blplaw.com/about-blp/facts-awards-history?view=heritage About BLP] | + | [[Paisner & Co]] was a firm set up by in 1932 by Paisner’s father, [[Leslie Paisner]], which represented major clients [[Penguin Books]], [[Great Universal Stores]] and [[Forte Holdings]] in the 1940s and 1950s. The company is a result of the 2001 merger between [[Berwin Leighton]] and [[Paisner & Co]]. <ref> BLP Law [http://www.blplaw.com/about-blp/facts-awards-history?view=heritage About BLP], accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
| − | Harold Paisner initially did not want to go into law, originally working at an investment bank. After a few years with the bank he developed an interest in corporate finance and realised it would be useful to have a legal qualification, and “so it came about that I might as well do my training at my father’s firm”, he said. Harold became a partner in 1972 and when his father retired in 1976, the two Paisner brothers ‘stepped into their father’s shoes’, with Harold becoming managing partner of [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]] and [[Martin Paisner]] appointed as head of his father’s trusts practice. <ref> Suzi Ring [Starting out strong] | + | Harold Paisner initially did not want to go into law, originally working at an investment bank. After a few years with the bank he developed an interest in corporate finance and realised it would be useful to have a legal qualification, and “so it came about that I might as well do my training at my father’s firm”, he said. Harold became a partner in 1972 and when his father retired in 1976, the two Paisner brothers ‘stepped into their father’s shoes’, with Harold becoming managing partner of [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]] and [[Martin Paisner]] appointed as head of his father’s trusts practice. <ref> Suzi Ring [Starting out strong] ''Legal Week'', 29 September 2011, accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
===Controversies=== | ===Controversies=== | ||
| − | In 2004, whilst Paisner was a non-executive of [[Courts]] plc, the company went bankrupt, meaning the workers would lose a large part of their pensions. In 2005 he was investigated by [[Stephen Ross]] of [[HR Trustees]] for maladministration as not only was he non-executive of the company but his firm, [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]], provided legal advice to the company at different times.<ref> Christine Seib and Neelam Verjee [Anomalies alleged by holders of Court’s pensions] | + | In 2004, whilst Paisner was a non-executive of [[Courts]] plc, the company went bankrupt, meaning the workers would lose a large part of their pensions. In 2005 he was investigated by [[Stephen Ross]] of [[HR Trustees]] for maladministration as not only was he non-executive of the company but his firm, [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]], provided legal advice to the company at different times.<ref> Christine Seib and Neelam Verjee [Anomalies alleged by holders of Court’s pensions] ''The Times'', 12 February 2005, accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
===Israeli work=== | ===Israeli work=== | ||
| − | In June 2014 [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]] advised [[First International Bank of Israel]] on the sale of its UK banking subsidiary [[FIBI]] Plc to [[Tungsten Corporation]] plc, to form [[Tungsten Bank]]. On the sale Paisner said, "This was a very important transaction for the Bank, a longstanding client of the firm, and we were delighted to have the opportunity of advising them upon it.”<ref> [BLP acts for First International Bank of Israel on sale of its UK bank 16 June 2014] | + | In June 2014 [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]] advised [[First International Bank of Israel]] on the sale of its UK banking subsidiary [[FIBI]] Plc to [[Tungsten Corporation]] plc, to form [[Tungsten Bank]]. On the sale Paisner said, "This was a very important transaction for the Bank, a longstanding client of the firm, and we were delighted to have the opportunity of advising them upon it.”<ref> [BLP acts for First International Bank of Israel on sale of its UK bank 16 June 2014] ''News Bites'', 26 June 2014, accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
==Philanthropy== | ==Philanthropy== | ||
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===Rothschild=== | ===Rothschild=== | ||
| − | In 1998 [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] wanted to encourage city financers to make investments into the West Bank and Gaza. [[Jonathan Penkin]], the director of [[ABN Amro Rothschild]], who has represented the bank in Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Egypt returned from the area with a delegation including Paisner and [[Lord Levene]], the Mayor of London, convinced that the bank could play a leading role in introducing city investors to the area. The Rothschilds have history in the region; the family helped to finance early Jewish settlements, it runs a charitable trust that funds philanthropic projects in Israel and Sir [[Evelyn de Rothschild]] was known to have little time for the policies of the then right-wing Israeli government and hoped to help establish the firm foundations of the fledging Palestinian economy. <ref> Matthew Kalman [Rothschild wants City to invest in Palestine] | + | In 1998 [[N M Rothschild & Sons]] wanted to encourage city financers to make investments into the West Bank and Gaza. [[Jonathan Penkin]], the director of [[ABN Amro Rothschild]], who has represented the bank in Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Egypt returned from the area with a delegation including Paisner and [[Lord Levene]], the Mayor of London, convinced that the bank could play a leading role in introducing city investors to the area. The Rothschilds have history in the region; the family helped to finance early Jewish settlements, it runs a charitable trust that funds philanthropic projects in Israel and Sir [[Evelyn de Rothschild]] was known to have little time for the policies of the then right-wing Israeli government and hoped to help establish the firm foundations of the fledging Palestinian economy. <ref> Matthew Kalman [Rothschild wants City to invest in Palestine] ''The Sunday Times'', 27 December 1998, accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
| − | Paisner’s links with the Rothschild family also extends to their work with the [[Institute for Jewish Policy Research]], with [[Jacob Rothschild| Lord Rothschild]] holding the position as honorary president. <ref name="Gov"> [http://www.jpr.org.uk/governance Governance] | + | Paisner’s links with the Rothschild family also extends to their work with the [[Institute for Jewish Policy Research]], with [[Jacob Rothschild| Lord Rothschild]] holding the position as honorary president. <ref name="Gov"> Institute for Jewish Policy Research [http://www.jpr.org.uk/governance Governance], accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
===Ben Gurion University=== | ===Ben Gurion University=== | ||
| − | Paisner was appointed president of the [[Ben Gurion University Foundation]] in 2011.<ref name="Jpost"> Greer Fay Cashman [http://www.jpost.com/Features/In-Thespotlight/Grapevine-A-little-piece-of-Boston A little piece of Boston] | + | Paisner was appointed president of the [[Ben Gurion University Foundation]] in 2011.<ref name="Jpost"> Greer Fay Cashman [http://www.jpost.com/Features/In-Thespotlight/Grapevine-A-little-piece-of-Boston A little piece of Boston] ''Jerusalem Post'', 15 March 2011, accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> The foundation is a registered charity that provides aid in various cities around Israel; concentrating on education and training. The board is made up of [[Eric Charles]], Harold and his brother [[Martin Paisner]]. In 2009 they raised £682,566 and spent £760,829. <ref> Bizdb [http://www.bizdb.co.uk/company/ben-gurion-university-foundation-01376848/ Ben Gurion University Foundation], accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
| − | In 2011 he was responsible for the establishment of [[Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society]] at [[Ben Gurion University]], <ref name="Jpost"/> and he is currently chair of the international advisory board.<ref> [http://pelorous.totallyplc.com/public/cms/61/0/67/206/July%202013%20Newsletter.pdf?realName=SXKbkb.pdf July 2013 Newsletter] | + | In 2011 he was responsible for the establishment of [[Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society]] at [[Ben Gurion University]], <ref name="Jpost"/> and he is currently chair of the international advisory board.<ref> Ben Gurion University Foundation [http://pelorous.totallyplc.com/public/cms/61/0/67/206/July%202013%20Newsletter.pdf?realName=SXKbkb.pdf July 2013 Newsletter], accessed 23 November 2014 </ref> The Centre was set up in order to “promote a greater awareness within Israel, of the growing importance of Europe and of the European Union.<ref> Europe Ben Gurion University [http://www.europebgu.org.il/about-cseps/ About CSEPS], accessed 12 December 2014.</ref> |
| − | In 2011, in his role as president of the [[Ben Gurion University Foundation]], Paisner presented the Ladislaus Laszt Ecumenical and Social Concern Award to the UK Chief Rabbi [[Jonathan Sacks]]. The award which, ‘acknowledges and rewards people whose deeds reflect tolerance, hope and vision - those aspects so essential to the survival of the human race.’ Paisner called Sacks a “true beacon of hope, who brilliantly advances Jewish values to the wider community” and he is a “gift to the Anglo-Jewish community, and British society as a whole.”<ref> Jerusalem Post Staff [BGU honors UK Chief Rabbi Sacks] | + | In 2011, in his role as president of the [[Ben Gurion University Foundation]], Paisner presented the Ladislaus Laszt Ecumenical and Social Concern Award to the UK Chief Rabbi [[Jonathan Sacks]]. The award which, ‘acknowledges and rewards people whose deeds reflect tolerance, hope and vision - those aspects so essential to the survival of the human race.’ Paisner called Sacks a “true beacon of hope, who brilliantly advances Jewish values to the wider community” and he is a “gift to the Anglo-Jewish community, and British society as a whole.”<ref> Jerusalem Post Staff [BGU honors UK Chief Rabbi Sacks] ''Jerusalem Post'', 10 March 2011, accessed 23 November 2014.</ref> |
===Charities=== | ===Charities=== | ||
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====Institute for Jewish Policy Research==== | ====Institute for Jewish Policy Research==== | ||
| − | Paisner was appointed chairman of the think tank [[Institute for Jewish Policy Research]] in 1997<ref> [http://www.jpr.org.uk/documents/JPR-accounts-2009.pdf JPR accounts 2009] | + | Paisner was appointed chairman of the think tank [[Institute for Jewish Policy Research]] in 1997<ref> Institute for Jewish Policy Research [http://www.jpr.org.uk/documents/JPR-accounts-2009.pdf JPR accounts 2009], accessed 23 November 2014.</ref><ref name="Gov"/> |
| − | Other members of the IJPR include [[Jacob Rothschild| Lord Rothschild]], honorary president; [[Stephen Moss]], vice-chairman and a former trustee on the [[Jewish Leadership Council]], former governor of the [[Leo Baeck Rabbinic College]] and a trustee of [[JCoSS]] (a Jewish secondary school in New Barnet, London) and [[Jewish Child’s Day]]<ref> [http://www.stephenmoss.co.uk/about.php About] | + | Other members of the IJPR include [[Jacob Rothschild| Lord Rothschild]], honorary president; [[Stephen Moss]], vice-chairman and a former trustee on the [[Jewish Leadership Council]], former governor of the [[Leo Baeck Rabbinic College]] and a trustee of [[JCoSS]] (a Jewish secondary school in New Barnet, London) and [[Jewish Child’s Day]]<ref> Stephen Moss [http://www.stephenmoss.co.uk/about.php About], accessed 12 December 2014.</ref>; [[Simon Haskel| Lord Haskel]], president and former trustee of the Israel-Diaspora Trust<ref> Parliament Publications [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldreg/ldregold/reg11.htm Register of Lords’ Interests], accessed 12 December 2014.</ref>, a supporter of [[Labour Friends of Israel]]<ref> Labour Friends of Israel [http://www.lfi.org.uk/lfi-supporters-in-parliament/ LFI supporters in parliament], accessed 12 December 2014.</ref>; [[Peter Levy]], vice-president and former chairman of the [[Jewish Chronicle]].<ref> [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/peter-levy-stands-down-jc-chairman Peter Levy stands down as JC Chairman] ''Jewish Chronicle'', 9 December 2008, accessed 12 December 2014.</ref> |
====Berwin Leighton Paisner==== | ====Berwin Leighton Paisner==== | ||
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====Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation==== | ====Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation==== | ||
| − | Harold, as well as his brother [[Martin Paisner| Martin]], is a trustee at the charity [[Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation]].<ref> [http://opencharities.org/charities/218365 Barnett Shine Foundation] | + | Harold, as well as his brother [[Martin Paisner| Martin]], is a trustee at the charity [[Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation]].<ref> Open Charities [http://opencharities.org/charities/218365 Barnett Shine Foundation], accessed 28 November 2014.</ref> The [[Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation]] donated £300,000 to the [[The British Institute of International and Comparative Law]], a charity [[Martin Paisner]] is on the board of trustees of, to provide income for general purposes but with the power to ‘apply the whole or any part of the Trust Fund whether capital or income in or towards the implementation of any one or more of the objects of the Trust’. In 2000, £178,468 was transferred to settle a deficit on unrestricted funds, leaving a balance of £121,532 that has remained until at least 2006.<ref> The British Institute of International and Comparative Law [http://www.biicl.org/files/340_report_2006_part5.pdf Annual Report and Financial Statements 31 December 2006], accessed 28 November 2014.</ref> |
====The Bedford Square Charitable Trust==== | ====The Bedford Square Charitable Trust==== | ||
| − | Both Harold and [[Martin Paisner| Martin]] were trustees at The [[Bedford Square Charitable Trust]]. The registered address for the charity is ‘c/o(Care of) [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]], Adelaide House, London Bridge, London, EC4R 9HA’.<ref> [http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/bedford-square-charitable-trust-12190 Bedford Square Charitable Trust] | + | Both Harold and [[Martin Paisner| Martin]] were trustees at The [[Bedford Square Charitable Trust]]. The registered address for the charity is ‘c/o(Care of) [[Berwin Leighton Paisner]], Adelaide House, London Bridge, London, EC4R 9HA’.<ref> Charity Choice [http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/bedford-square-charitable-trust-12190 Bedford Square Charitable Trust], accessed 28 November 2014.</ref> |
====The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel==== | ====The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel==== | ||
| − | Harold was a trustee at The [[Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association Israel]], a charity registered in June 1986 and removed in September 1998. The charity was set up ‘to promote the prevention and cure of chest and lung diseases of all descriptions including tuberculosis, bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer in the state of Israel’.<ref> [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/RemovedCharityMain.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=294738&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel] | + | Harold was a trustee at The [[Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association Israel]], a charity registered in June 1986 and removed in September 1998. The charity was set up ‘to promote the prevention and cure of chest and lung diseases of all descriptions including tuberculosis, bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer in the state of Israel’.<ref> Charity Commission [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/RemovedCharityMain.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=294738&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel], accessed 28 November 2014.</ref> |
====The British Friends of the A D L==== | ====The British Friends of the A D L==== | ||
| − | Harold was a trustee at The [[British Friends of the ADL]], a charity registered in January 1992 and removed in August 2002. The charity was set up ‘to advance public education in the causes of discrimination against minority communities wheresoever in the world situate and in particular in all matter relating to the history etc. of the Jewish people and to promote racial harmony and good race relations within England and Wales.'<ref> [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/RemovedCharityMain.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1007494&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The British Friends of the A D L] | + | Harold was a trustee at The [[British Friends of the ADL]], a charity registered in January 1992 and removed in August 2002. The charity was set up ‘to advance public education in the causes of discrimination against minority communities wheresoever in the world situate and in particular in all matter relating to the history etc. of the Jewish people and to promote racial harmony and good race relations within England and Wales.'<ref> Charity Commission [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/RemovedCharityMain.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1007494&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The British Friends of the A D L], accessed 28 November 2014.</ref> Presumably this was an organisation set up to channel funds to the US based [[Anti Defamation League]]. |
====The Painser Charitable Trust==== | ====The Painser Charitable Trust==== | ||
| − | Both Harold and [[Martin Paisner|Martin]] are trustees at The [[Paisner Charitable Trust]]. ‘The charity engages in a varying range of charitable giving to registered charities, embracing particularly the relief of those in need and the advancement of health and education.’ In 2013 the charity had an income of £3,786 and outgoings of £3,850.<ref> [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=275087&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Paisner Charitable Trust] | + | Both Harold and [[Martin Paisner|Martin]] are trustees at The [[Paisner Charitable Trust]]. ‘The charity engages in a varying range of charitable giving to registered charities, embracing particularly the relief of those in need and the advancement of health and education.’ In 2013 the charity had an income of £3,786 and outgoings of £3,850.<ref> Charity Commission [http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=275087&SubsidiaryNumber=0 The Paisner Charitable Trust], accessed 28 November 2014.</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 6 July 2015
Harold Paisner (born 4 June 1939) is a senior partner in corporate finance at Berwin Leighton Paisner[1], having qualified in 1971. His younger brother Martin Paisner also works at the firm one constituent of which was founded by their father Leslie Paisner.
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Education
Paisner attended St Paul’s School; read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at University College, University of Oxford; and completed his Juris Doctorate Degree at the College of Law, London.
Family Life
Paisner’s father, Leslie Paisner, founded Paisner & Co, which eventually became Leighton Berwin Paisner. When he retired, Harold became managing director of the company and Martin took over his charitable trusts.
Martin Paisner is a lawyer with Berwin Leighton Paisner who specialises in charity law, he is also affiliated with around one hundred charities and companies.
His son, Jonathan Paisner, is also a trained lawyer. He has worked at Leighton Berwin Paisner, Shore Capital Group and Puma Investments and currently works at Mathias Gentle Page Hassan, NetScientific and LMN Capital Partners.
Career
Paisner & Co was a firm set up by in 1932 by Paisner’s father, Leslie Paisner, which represented major clients Penguin Books, Great Universal Stores and Forte Holdings in the 1940s and 1950s. The company is a result of the 2001 merger between Berwin Leighton and Paisner & Co. [2]
Harold Paisner initially did not want to go into law, originally working at an investment bank. After a few years with the bank he developed an interest in corporate finance and realised it would be useful to have a legal qualification, and “so it came about that I might as well do my training at my father’s firm”, he said. Harold became a partner in 1972 and when his father retired in 1976, the two Paisner brothers ‘stepped into their father’s shoes’, with Harold becoming managing partner of Berwin Leighton Paisner and Martin Paisner appointed as head of his father’s trusts practice. [3]
Controversies
In 2004, whilst Paisner was a non-executive of Courts plc, the company went bankrupt, meaning the workers would lose a large part of their pensions. In 2005 he was investigated by Stephen Ross of HR Trustees for maladministration as not only was he non-executive of the company but his firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner, provided legal advice to the company at different times.[4]
Israeli work
In June 2014 Berwin Leighton Paisner advised First International Bank of Israel on the sale of its UK banking subsidiary FIBI Plc to Tungsten Corporation plc, to form Tungsten Bank. On the sale Paisner said, "This was a very important transaction for the Bank, a longstanding client of the firm, and we were delighted to have the opportunity of advising them upon it.”[5]
Philanthropy
Paisner is involved in a lot of philanthropic work, focused on Israeli life and Zionist organisations. Berwin Leighton Paisner also act as lawyers for a number of charities including the Jewish Philanthropic Association For Israel & The Middle East and the United Jewish Israel Appeal.
Rothschild
In 1998 N M Rothschild & Sons wanted to encourage city financers to make investments into the West Bank and Gaza. Jonathan Penkin, the director of ABN Amro Rothschild, who has represented the bank in Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Egypt returned from the area with a delegation including Paisner and Lord Levene, the Mayor of London, convinced that the bank could play a leading role in introducing city investors to the area. The Rothschilds have history in the region; the family helped to finance early Jewish settlements, it runs a charitable trust that funds philanthropic projects in Israel and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild was known to have little time for the policies of the then right-wing Israeli government and hoped to help establish the firm foundations of the fledging Palestinian economy. [6]
Paisner’s links with the Rothschild family also extends to their work with the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, with Lord Rothschild holding the position as honorary president. [7]
Ben Gurion University
Paisner was appointed president of the Ben Gurion University Foundation in 2011.[8] The foundation is a registered charity that provides aid in various cities around Israel; concentrating on education and training. The board is made up of Eric Charles, Harold and his brother Martin Paisner. In 2009 they raised £682,566 and spent £760,829. [9]
In 2011 he was responsible for the establishment of Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society at Ben Gurion University, [8] and he is currently chair of the international advisory board.[10] The Centre was set up in order to “promote a greater awareness within Israel, of the growing importance of Europe and of the European Union.[11]
In 2011, in his role as president of the Ben Gurion University Foundation, Paisner presented the Ladislaus Laszt Ecumenical and Social Concern Award to the UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. The award which, ‘acknowledges and rewards people whose deeds reflect tolerance, hope and vision - those aspects so essential to the survival of the human race.’ Paisner called Sacks a “true beacon of hope, who brilliantly advances Jewish values to the wider community” and he is a “gift to the Anglo-Jewish community, and British society as a whole.”[12]
Charities
| Charity name | Charity number | Position | Dates position held | Co-trustees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Barnett Shine Foundation | 218365 | Trustee | 07/11/1963 - 04/03/2005 | |
| The Institute for Jewish Policy Research | 252626 | Trustee | 18/03/1970- | June Jacobs, Lord Simon Haskel, Baroness Julia Neuberger, Brian Smouha, Vicki V R Harris, Mark Goldberg, Peter F Halban, Catherine Fieschi, Dominique Moisi, Susan Neiman, Joanna Frances Newman, Goran Rosenberg, Peter Levy |
| The Bedford Square Charitable Trust | 264631 | Trustee | 04/10/1972 - 16/09/2009 | |
| Ben Gurion University Foundation | 276203 | Trustee | 27/07/1978- | Martin Paisner, Eric Charles, David Wernick, Jonathan Prevezer, Conrad Sandler, Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea, Raymond Pollock, Sidney Corob, Miriam Hyams, Norman Hyams, Hyman Kreitman, Spencer Lawson |
| The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel | 294738 | Trustee | 27/06/1986 - 24/09/1998 | |
| The British Friends of the ADL | 1007494 | Trustee | 17/01/1992 - 07/08/2002 | |
| Paisner Charitable Trust | 275087 | Trustee | Martin Paisner |
Institute for Jewish Policy Research
Paisner was appointed chairman of the think tank Institute for Jewish Policy Research in 1997[13][7]
Other members of the IJPR include Lord Rothschild, honorary president; Stephen Moss, vice-chairman and a former trustee on the Jewish Leadership Council, former governor of the Leo Baeck Rabbinic College and a trustee of JCoSS (a Jewish secondary school in New Barnet, London) and Jewish Child’s Day[14]; Lord Haskel, president and former trustee of the Israel-Diaspora Trust[15], a supporter of Labour Friends of Israel[16]; Peter Levy, vice-president and former chairman of the Jewish Chronicle.[17]
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Berwin Leighton Paisner has a 'small but historic specialism' in charities. Its 'charities practice has survived through the transformations that have taken place', in the firm, 'if only because the senior partners do a lot of charities trustee work and rely on the firm for assistance."'[18] According to the head of the Tax department at BLP, Michael Wistow, charities work allows the firm to explore 'synergies' with the firms work for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The firm 'only' targets 'the most profitable work'. According to Wistow 'We're not acting for a charity walking in off the street… We act for a number of billionaires and half- billionaires [and] sometimes they take the decision to go all philanthropic on us.'[18]
Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation
Harold, as well as his brother Martin, is a trustee at the charity Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation.[19] The Barnett Shine Charitable Foundation donated £300,000 to the The British Institute of International and Comparative Law, a charity Martin Paisner is on the board of trustees of, to provide income for general purposes but with the power to ‘apply the whole or any part of the Trust Fund whether capital or income in or towards the implementation of any one or more of the objects of the Trust’. In 2000, £178,468 was transferred to settle a deficit on unrestricted funds, leaving a balance of £121,532 that has remained until at least 2006.[20]
The Bedford Square Charitable Trust
Both Harold and Martin were trustees at The Bedford Square Charitable Trust. The registered address for the charity is ‘c/o(Care of) Berwin Leighton Paisner, Adelaide House, London Bridge, London, EC4R 9HA’.[21]
The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel
Harold was a trustee at The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association Israel, a charity registered in June 1986 and removed in September 1998. The charity was set up ‘to promote the prevention and cure of chest and lung diseases of all descriptions including tuberculosis, bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer in the state of Israel’.[22]
The British Friends of the A D L
Harold was a trustee at The British Friends of the ADL, a charity registered in January 1992 and removed in August 2002. The charity was set up ‘to advance public education in the causes of discrimination against minority communities wheresoever in the world situate and in particular in all matter relating to the history etc. of the Jewish people and to promote racial harmony and good race relations within England and Wales.'[23] Presumably this was an organisation set up to channel funds to the US based Anti Defamation League.
The Painser Charitable Trust
Both Harold and Martin are trustees at The Paisner Charitable Trust. ‘The charity engages in a varying range of charitable giving to registered charities, embracing particularly the relief of those in need and the advancement of health and education.’ In 2013 the charity had an income of £3,786 and outgoings of £3,850.[24]
Affiliations
Harold sits on the board of many companies and charities as a director, secretary or LLP member.
| Company name | Dissolved? | Role | Date of Appointment | Date of resignation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L M N Capital Limited | Yes | Director | 20/07/2011 | - |
| Puma High Income VCT plc | No | Director | 07/10/09 | 23/11/14 |
| Puma VCT 11 plc | No | Director | 01/10/2014 | - |
| Family Trustee Company Limited | Yes – 16/01/2013 | Director | 28/03/1991 | N/A |
| Aon Surety & Guarantee Limited | Yes – 17/08/2004 | Secretary | 15/10/1993 | 6/11/1993 |
| Carpet Manufacturing Company Limited | Yes – 09/02/1993 | Director | 12/03/1991 | N/A |
| E.I.B.X Limited | Yes – 14/01/1993 | Director | 15/04/1991 | N/A |
| Think plc | Yes | Director | 30/04/1993 | 05/09/2001 |
| Edgbaston Investment Trust Limited | Yes – 02/06/1995 | Director | 18/07/1991 | N/A |
| Kinsdale Investments Limited | Yes – 12/02/2004 | Director | 22/06/1992 | N/A |
| Estates & Agency Holdings Limited | No | Director | 14/08/1991 | 27/08/2004 |
| Carpet International Nominees Limited | Yes – 16/02/1993 | Director | 21/03/1991 | N/A |
| Estates & Agency (Barking) Limited | Yes – 07/06/1995 | Director | 18/07/1991 | N/A |
| H A E Trustees Limited | Yes – 01/04/2009 | Director | 28/11/1991 | 30/03/1993 |
| Estates & Agency (Blakes Market) Limited | Yes – 02/06/1995 | Director | 18/07/1991 | N/A |
| 74 Portland Place Limited | Yes – 20/04/2011 | Director and Secretary | 13/09/1992 | 03/06/1998 |
| Robert Fleming Finance (Number 2) Limited | Yes – 19/12/2001 | Director | 03/01/1992 | 03/01/1995 |
| Trident Investments Holding Company Limited | Yes – 22/12/1998 | Director | 28/10/1992 | N/A |
| Debron Investments Limited | Yes – 15/01/1993 | Director | 28/03/1991 | N/A |
| IFSE Limited | Yes – 20/06/1992 | Director | 20/03/1991 | N/A |
| Intersept (Europe) Limited | Yes – 23/06/1992 | Director | 18/03/1991 | N/A |
| Rollins Hudig Hall (Nederland) Limited | Yes – 13/04/2010 | Director | 28/02/1991 | 30/06/1993 |
| Highplain Limited | Yes – 20/12/2000 | Director | 07/12/1993 | N/A |
| Paisner Limited | Yes – 22/07/2003 | Director | 15/03/1999 | N/A |
| Salter Paper Group Limited | Yes – 09/08/2012 | Director | 15/03/1999 | N/A |
| Courts Plc | Yes – 26/11/2010 | Director | 30/04/1993 | 05/09/2001 |
| Paisner Services | Yes – 14/10/2003 | Director | 29/12/1993 | N/A |
| Inlandglide Limited | Yes – 10/02/1998 | Director | 31/03/1991 | N/A |
| Lomas (UK) Limited | Yes – 16/03/1993 | Director | 07/11/1991 | N/A |
| Lomas Estates Limited | Yes – 16/03/1993 | Director | 07/11/1991 | N/A |
| Clydemoors Limited | Yes – 25/05/1993 | Director | 24/10/1991 | N/A |
| Surety & Guarantee Consultants Limited | Yes – 03/06/2003 | Director | 29/06/1993 | 19/06/1994 |
| Brymoors (City) Limited | Yes – 25/05/1993 | Director | 24/10/1991 | N/A |
| Lomas Investments Limited | Yes – 16/03/1993 | Director | 07/11/1991 | N/A |
| Brymoors Limited | Yes – 25/05/1993 | Director | 24/10/1991 | N/A |
| New Queens Hall Orchestra | Yes | Director | 27/02/1992 | 14/04/1997 |
| London & Partners International | Not trading | Director | 11/06/2002 | 31/03/2011 |
| Endeavour (Europe) Limited | No | Director | 22/12/1991 | 22/12/1993 |
| Interface Flooring Systems (UK) Limited | Yes – 15/01/1993 | Director | 28/03/1991 | N/A |
| G I N D Limited | Yes | Director | 10/08/1989 | 10/08/1989 |
| The Institute for Jewish Policy Research | No | Director | 11/11/1997 | - |
| Ben Gurion University Foundation | No | Director | 23/04/1997 | - |
| Linpac Group Holdings Limited | No | Director | 01/06/1991 | 21/08/2003 |
| Tungsten Bank Plc | No | Director | 24/02/2004 | 14/03/2012 |
| Berwin Leighton Paisner | No | LLP Member | 30/11/2005 | - |
| Trident Investments Company | No | Director and Secretary | 28/10/1992 | 29/01/1998 |
| Lin Pac Inc | No | Director and Secretary | 15/04/1981 | 26/08/2001 |
| 74 Portland Place Residents Ltd | Yes – 07/02/2006 | Director | 30/03/1993 | 20/09/2000 |
Notes
- ↑ BLP Law Harold Paisner, accessed 3 June 2015.
- ↑ BLP Law About BLP, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Suzi Ring [Starting out strong] Legal Week, 29 September 2011, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Christine Seib and Neelam Verjee [Anomalies alleged by holders of Court’s pensions] The Times, 12 February 2005, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ [BLP acts for First International Bank of Israel on sale of its UK bank 16 June 2014] News Bites, 26 June 2014, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Matthew Kalman [Rothschild wants City to invest in Palestine] The Sunday Times, 27 December 1998, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Institute for Jewish Policy Research Governance, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Greer Fay Cashman A little piece of Boston Jerusalem Post, 15 March 2011, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Bizdb Ben Gurion University Foundation, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Ben Gurion University Foundation July 2013 Newsletter, accessed 23 November 2014
- ↑ Europe Ben Gurion University About CSEPS, accessed 12 December 2014.
- ↑ Jerusalem Post Staff [BGU honors UK Chief Rabbi Sacks] Jerusalem Post, 10 March 2011, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Institute for Jewish Policy Research JPR accounts 2009, accessed 23 November 2014.
- ↑ Stephen Moss About, accessed 12 December 2014.
- ↑ Parliament Publications Register of Lords’ Interests, accessed 12 December 2014.
- ↑ Labour Friends of Israel LFI supporters in parliament, accessed 12 December 2014.
- ↑ Peter Levy stands down as JC Chairman Jewish Chronicle, 9 December 2008, accessed 12 December 2014.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Luke McLeod-Roberts [BLP hiring spree and tax umbrella policy paves way for City supremacy] ‘’The Lawyer’’, 21 June 2010, Pg. 11.
- ↑ Open Charities Barnett Shine Foundation, accessed 28 November 2014.
- ↑ The British Institute of International and Comparative Law Annual Report and Financial Statements 31 December 2006, accessed 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Charity Choice Bedford Square Charitable Trust, accessed 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Charity Commission The Friends of the Lung and Tuberculosis Association of Israel, accessed 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Charity Commission The British Friends of the A D L, accessed 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Charity Commission The Paisner Charitable Trust, accessed 28 November 2014.
