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.