Howard has acted in high value contract dispute claims, shareholder disputes and trust litigation involving momentous decisions, allegations of sham trusts, applications to remove the trustees and applications to set aside Jersey Foundations on the basis of mistake re tax planning.

Howard is currently instructed in respect of a high value fraud dispute involving a shareholder dispute with a Jersey trust company. Howard is frequently instructed in respect of Civil Freezing and Norwich Pharamacal Orders.

Howard has advised the Law Officers Department in both Jersey and Guernsey, the Jersey Financial Services Commission and the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority in respect of a wide range of judicial review/public law matters. Howard appeared as lead counsel in the Privy Council case of Volaw, now a leading authority on the law of privilege against self incrimination.

Howard has great experience as a trial advocate. He has prosecuted murder, manslaughter and other serious criminal trials.

Howard is regularly instructed to advise on UK and Jersey sanctions issues in respect to acquisitions as well as advising on sanctions issues within his civil fraud, arbitration or other ongoing investigations or court proceedings. Howard has recently been involved in the sales of Chelsea Football Club and Truphone. Howard is currently instructed in respect of an ongoing money laundering investigation in Jersey linked to sanctions breaches in respect of assets held in offshore and corporate structures alleged to be worth $7 billion.