Josephine Howe
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Trusts
Band 2
About
Provided by Josephine Howe
Practice Areas
Channel Islands Local Legal Services; Estate Planning, Wills and Probate; Family Office; Private Wealth; Private Wealth and ESG; Regulatory; Sustainable Investing and ESG; Trusts Advisory Group
Career
Josephine acts for a wide range of professional trustees, high-net worth families and family offices on all issues concerning trusts and foundations as well as private wealth, probate and regulatory matters. Her principal areas of expertise include advising on the establishment, ongoing administration and restructuring of complex trust structures, family offices and private trust companies (together with all related company and commercial law issues) and on rectifying and mitigating breaches of trust. Josephine also advises on charitable and philanthropic structures.
Josephine works closely with her Dispute Resolution colleagues in connection with trustee representations to court and her Investment Fund colleagues in relation to Jersey's private fund regime.
Professional Memberships
Josephine is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a member of the Jersey Finance working party on Family Offices in Jersey.
Publications
Josephine contributes to various publications including Trust & Trustees, STEP Journal, Offshore Investment, Jersey Finance and e-private client and regularly presents to local trust companies. She is peer reviewer for 'Trust & Trustees: Foundations special edition'; co-author of the Jersey chapter of 'European Cross Border Estate Planning'; co-author of the Jersey chapter of 'Planning & Administration of Offshore & Onshore Trusts'; and a contributor to the Jersey chapter of International Succession Laws.
Chambers Review
Europe
Josephine Howe of Ogier is experienced in a range of offshore matters including family offices, focusing on non-contentious trust work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Josephine brings a perfect balance of professionalism, attentiveness, friendliness and level of service, each and every time."
"Josephine is very good and reliable in all matters of trust work."
"Josephine is extremely commercial, with a very fast turnaround. She is a very responsive lawyer."
"Josephine brings a perfect balance of professionalism, attentiveness, friendliness and level of service, each and every time."
"Josephine is very good and reliable in all matters of trust work."
"Josephine is extremely commercial, with a very fast turnaround. She is a very responsive lawyer."