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Annemarie Hughes
Work Department
Private Client, Trusts & Pensions
Position
Senior Counsel 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 handles a steady stream of work concerning the insurance and pensions sectors Annemarie Hughes
is a highly regarded pensions specialist, while Rachel Winterbach drafts pension scheme documents and has advised on pension scheme business acquisitions. Andrew Harding leverages his corporate knowledge to assist with takeovers of licensed insurance entities.
Isle of Man > Private client, trusts and tax
(Hall of Fame)DQ‘s dedicated tax and private client team undertakes a ‘wide and varied’ workload on behalf of leading banks, law firms, trustee providers, and accounting practices. Team leader Annemarie Hughes has notable experience in trust and private client matters, as well as international tax investigations, while Donna Matthews advises on the full spectrum of trust matters, from day-to-day administration issues to complex restructurings. Catherine French routinely assists corporate service providers and family offices with complicated trust and tax matters, such as economic substance issues. Joshua Quinn recently joined from M&P Legal.
Isle of Man > Corporate and commercial
DQ is an independent law firm which offers specialist tax, regulatory, and compliance services. Andrew Harding leads the practice and has an in-depth understanding of financial services regulation. As well as general commercial expertise, Mark Dougherty is experienced in Bermudan and shipping law. Annemarie Hughes is recognised for her commercial expertise, particularly regarding trust and tax law, and Donna Matthews manages a broad range of commercial matters, undertaking work for ship financiers.
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