Annemarie Hughes
Director / Head of Trusts, Pensions and Private Client,
DQ Advocates
Annemarie has gained a reputation as one of the Isle of Man's foremost trust and pensions specialists. Annemarie advises on complex contentious and non-contentious trust matters involving Isle of Man trusts and foundations.
Annemarie is recommended as a leading lawyer by leading independent directories.
Annemarie advises many of the Island's primary pensions administrators on all aspects of pensions law and regulation. Annemarie advises local fiduciaries regarding trusts matters generally, and in recent years has gained an increasing practice in advising clients on compliance with international tax investigations and requests under Tax information Exchange legislation. Annemarie has advised on several United States IRS and Department of Justice investigations involving Isle of Man companies and trusts including attending formal interviews as advisor with United States authorities.
Annemarie is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Director of STEP Isle of Man and member of the STEP Technical and Policy Committee. Annemarie also contributed to Bloomsbury's Planning and Administration of Offshore & Onshore Trusts and Butterworths Offshore Service and regularly presents at international and domestic conferences for leading conference organisers