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Katherine Neal
Work Department
Counsel, Private Wealth
Position
Counsel
Career
Katherine advises professional trustees, settlors and beneficiaries on matters relevant to trusts and foundations, including drafting trust deeds and advising on complex structures including employee reward schemes, JPUTs and pensions.
Katherine has been recognised in the Citywealth IFC Power Women Top 200 list for 2018, is featured in the Citywealth Leaders List in 2019 and is a ranked lawyer in Chambers UK 2018 and 2019.
Katherine joined Ogier in 2012 having previously been a Partner at Harvey Ingram Shakespeare; working in their Leicester and Birmingham offices advising a variety of high net worth private, charitable and commercial clients on contentious and non-contentious issues.
Memberships
Katherine is a member of the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists, the working party for charities legislation in Jersey and until 2012 was the Vice Chair of the Law Society of England and Wales Private Section.
Education
Katherine graduated from the University of Licoln with a BA Hons in Law and French and completed her acedemic training at College of Law, York.
Admitted in:
2000 – England and Wales
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Private client, trusts and tax
(Next Generation Partners)Ogier‘s private wealth team works alongside the firm’s corporate, funds and private equity practices to support HNW families seeking to set up trusts in Jersey, advising on the establishment and management of complex trust structures and private investment funds, with an increased focus on ESG investments. Beyond trusts, the practice has assisted with setting up Jersey-registered charities and other philanthropic vehicles, as well as building up its ties to clients in the Middle and Far East. James Campbell and Josephine Howe jointly lead the practice, advising professional trustees and family offices on all aspects of Jersey trusts, with the latter also providing support in regard to charitable structures. Katherine Neal is the group’s employee incentives specialist, advising on employee reward schemes, pension plans and JPUTs, while Henry Wickham handles matters relating to estate planning and issues concerning wills. Steve Meiklejohn
is noted for his work advising HNWIs on estate planning, trust and fiduciary structures.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Jersey > Private client, trusts and tax
- Private client, trusts and tax Jersey
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