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Annemarie Hughes
Work Department
Private Client, Trusts & Pensions
Position
Director and Head of Private Client, Trusts & Pensions.
Annemarie has significant experience advising private clients/HNWIs, TCSP’s and insurance and pensions companies on complex trust, pensions and private client matters, both domestic and international.
Annemarie’s specialist areas of practice are:
- Private Client
- Trusts
- Regulatory and tax investigations
- Pensions
- Insurance
- Probate & Wills
Career
Qualified as a solicitor 2001; tax consultant and trust director of Isle of Man fiduciary services provider 2002-05; senior associate Appleby 2005-2010; re-qualified at the Manx Bar with Appleby 2007; director Dougherty Quinn 2012. Publications of note: IOM chapters of Planning & Administration of Offshore & Onshore Trusts – published by Bloomsbury Professional and Butterworths’ Offshore Service published by Lexis Nexis. Regular speaker on domestic and international conference circuits on topics such as trustee’s duties, foundations and TIEAs.
Languages
English
Memberships
Board member STEP Isle of Man and co-chair of STEP’s Isle of Man’s Technical & Policy Sub Committee; chartered tax advisor CIOT; trust and estate practitioner STEP. DQ is an Associate Member to the Isle of Man’s Association of Pension Scheme Providers.
Leisure
Travel, live music.
Lawyer Rankings
Isle of Man > Insurance and pensions
(Hall of Fame)DQ‘s insurance and pensions team is experienced in handling a broad range of pensions matters, advising a number of local and international clients on insurance and pensions matter. In addition, the team often works with the dispute resolution team to support clients with insurance litigation. Practice head Annemarie Hughes is ‘a talented and knowledgeable lawyer’ and recognised specialist in the pensions industry. Andrew Harding is experienced in financial services regulation, particularly when acting on behalf of insurers.
Isle of Man > Private client, trusts and tax
(Hall of Fame)The trusts and private client team at DQ works across the spectrum of the market, offering a range of advice on matters such as tax investigations, wills and probates. Annemarie Hughes is a trust and private client specialist with a particular focus on international tax investigations and TIEA requests. Donna Matthews advises trustees, directors and financial institutions on day to day trust administration, as well as complex restructurings of existing trust structures.
Isle of Man > Corporate and commercial
Coupled with the firm’s strong tax, regulatory and compliance services, the corporate and commercial team at DQ is able to handle a wide range of matters domestically and internationally, particularly in relation to M&A, restructuring and regulatory work. Practice head Andrew Harding is experienced in financial services regulation, while managing director Mark Dougherty is an expert in corporate and commercial law in both the Isle of Man and Bermuda. Annemarie Hughes focuses on commercial matters related to trusts and Adam Killip is an expert in the regulatory aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Donna Matthews supports local and international clients complex restructurings as well as day to day matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Isle of Man > Private client, trusts and tax
- Hall of Fame Isle of Man > Insurance and pensions
- Private client, trusts and tax Isle of Man
- Corporate and commercial Isle of Man
- Insurance and pensions Isle of Man