Josephine Howe
Josephine is an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey, a BVI Solicitor and a Scottish Solicitor; 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.
Josephine acts for a wide range of professional trustees, settlors and beneficiaries, including leading trust companies, private banks and family offices on all issues concerning trusts and foundations as well as private wealth, probate and regulatory matters. Her principle areas of expertise include advising ultra high net worth clients and family offices on the establishment and administration of complex trust structures, private trust company structures, restructuring trusts and on rectifying and mitigating breaches of trust.
Josephine has been recognised in Chambers HNW, Chambers UK, Legal 500 UK, Legal Week Private Client Global Elite and by Citywealth as a Future Leader.
Clients say that Josephine "has a huge amount of Jersey trust experience and is able to provide first-rate trust advice (technical, trustee advisory, and associated areas) in a very short timescale" and a "go-to name for establishing family offices".
Josephine contributes to various publications including Trust & Trustees, STEP Journal, Offshore Investment, Jersey Finance and e-private clients. 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.