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Joanna Poole

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Work Department

Disputes.

Position

Joanna is a member of Farrer & Co’s specialist Contentious trusts and estates Group. Joanna advises on the full range of onshore and offshore contentious trusts and estates matters. Her offshore work includes international succession disputes and asset protection work including third party attacks against trusts on grounds such as sham. Her recent case load has involved jurisdictions such as Switzerland, Jersey, Cyprus, BVI, the Cayman Islands, Italy, Luxembourg and the US. Her onshore work includes applications to the court of protection, validity challenges to wills and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Joanna has contributed to specialist publications in the field such as Trusts and Trustees and STEP Journal and is also a contributor to the second and third edition of Tolley’s Inheritance Tax Planning.

Career

Joanna was called to the Bar in 2005. Following pupillage, she joined the Chancery Chambers Ten Old Square where her practice covered the full range of Chancery and commercial work. She joined Farrer & Co in 2009.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association ACTAPS Institute of Legacy Management AIJA The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

Education

King’s College, London (2000-03); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC; 2004-05); Pupillage at Ten Old Square, Chambers of Leolin Price CBE QC (2005-06)