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23 January 2017

2016 Sir Michael Birt Caroline Weatherill Memorial Lecture

Sir Michael Birt Presents the Caroline Weatherill Memorial Lecture The Isle of Man Law Society was pleased to welcome Sir Michael Birt as its guest speaker on the 13 October 2016. Sir Michael was appointed Attorney General of Jersey in 1994 before being sworn in as Deputy Bailiff in 2000 and Bailiff in […]

10 October 2016

George Johnson Law Prize 2016

Congratulations to Alexander Armstrong on being awarded the 2016 George Johnson Law Prize. The Award was presented by His Honour Deemster Doyle to Mr Armstrong who was accompanied by colleagues from Callin Wild. His Honour Deemster Doyle said “Before I make the formal award of the George Johnson Law Prize for 2016 I would […]

11 July 2016

Social Committee/JLA

Congratulations to the Social Committee who took part in the KPMG Relay on Friday 24 June in support of Wish Upon A Dream. The team finished in an impressive 9th place out of 84 Teams. Meanwhile the Junior Lawyers took part in the Children’s Centre Rounders Championship. Whilst we do not have statistics on their […]

22 December 2015

Kevin O’Loughlin pens winning essay

Congratulations to Kevin O’Loughlin on being awarded the 2015 George Johnson Law Prize. Presenting the award His Honour Deemster Doyle said Mr O’Loughlin’s submission dealt with a difficult subject “in a mature way” and went on to say, “the author had studied the relevant law in details and the objective of the prize had […]

14 August 2015

New Council Members

We are pleased to announce that following elections on Thursday 6th August 2015 Vicki Unsworth and Colin Bird were elected to Council. Vicki is Manx born and bred and qualified as a Manx Advocate in March 2007. In November 2012 Vicki set up Advocates Smith Taubitz Unsworth Ltd, with Hazel Smith and Darren Taubitz, a specialist Litigation […]

5 June 2015

New C.E.O. Appointed

Council is pleased to announce that Juan Moore will take up the full time role of Isle of Man Law Society Chief Executive Officer on Monday June 1. Juan, who is from Douglas, holds a Law and Accountancy degree, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and has in excess of […]

8 May 2015

Geoff Karran MBE Recommended for Tynwald Honour

Congratulations To Geoff Karran MBE! The Society’s congratulations go to former IOM Law Society President Geoff Karran for the recognition of his outstanding contribution to Manx life. The Tynwald Honours Committee has recommended that he be awarded the prestigious Tynwald Honour on 6th July 2015. For more details of the extraordinarily long list of his […]

29 April 2015

Congratulations! Gough Law achieves Lexcel Accreditation

Congratulations go to Gough Law who have achieved Lexcel accreditation from the Law Society of England and Wales. This is the first Manx practice to achieve this arduous certification. Lexcel is a legal practice quality mark for excellence in legal practice management and excellence in client care. To acquire and maintain accreditation, practices must develop […]

29 April 2015

Panel Deemster List Extended

The Society was delighted to be advised that senior Advocate Hazel Smith has been appointed a Panel Deemster. Ms Smith has considerable experience in the field of family law, which will greatly contribute to the work of the Courts and those they serve. She joins the ranks of other practising Manx Advocates who also serve […]

16 January 2015

Society Joint Training Initiative

On 2nd February the Society is hosting multi-agency training to address the new Public Law Protocol introduced by Deemster Roberts in respect of family matters. Judges, court staff and social workers will attend together with Advocates. The Society is delighted to welcome UK Barrister, Clive Baker of 7 Harrington Street Liverpool who is also the […]

16 January 2015

New President & Council Elected

At the Society’s 2015 AGM, Advocate Simon Cain of Appleby was appointed as the incoming President, replacing retiring President Kevin O’Riordan of Kelly Luft. Other new appointees included Jane Gray of Dickinson Cruickshank (Ramsey) who was appointed as Vice-president in place of retiring Vice-President Paul Kerruish of Kerruish Law. The new look Council has the following members: […]

2 January 2015

Happy New Year!

The Isle of Man Law Society wishes you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. Our offices are open on 2nd January until 4pm and normal working hours are resumed on January 5th

19 December 2014

AGM

Advocates are reminded that the Annual General Meeting will be held at 10.30 at the Palace Best Western on 16th January 2015. Formal Notice of the meeting and AGM packs have been distributed (and uploaded to the website). If you have not received yours and cannot access the Members’ pages please contact us. Please reserve your […]

19 December 2014

Merry Christmas!

The Isle of Man Law Society wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our offices will close on 22nd December and re-open on 2nd January 2015

11 December 2014

IOM Law Society Deemster Kerruish Endeavour Award

IOM Law Society Deemster Kerruish Endeavour Award Former Society President, Jonathan Wild, was today the very proud recipient of the Society’s Deemster Kerruish Endeavour Award. President Kevin O’Riordan said that he felt that the award was for the Society’s unsung heros and that Jonathan had never courted publicity for the work he […]

27 October 2014

Law Society holds Experts in Legal Proceedings advocacy course

Law Society holds Experts in Legal Proceedings advocacy course The Isle of Man Law Society’s latest advocacy training programme brought together two eminent legal practitioners to deliver a course on the use of experts in legal proceedings. Retired QC Adrian Whitfield has appeared in many landmark clinical negligence and healthcare cases. He is a former […]

19 October 2014

Society Visits Law Society of Scotland

The President and CEO of the Isle of Man Law Society were delighted to be included in the guest list of the Law Society of Scotland at their recent post-referendum conference. The conference was attended by Scottish solicitors; politicians and representatives of law societies from other jurisdictions. With a profession of 11,000 the volume of matters handled […]

19 October 2014

2014 Caroline Weatherill Lecture -QC unearths wealth of experience

The legal complexities of exhumation, the hanging of the Manchester Martyrs in 1867 and the crimes of serial killer Dr Harold Shipman provided much of the material for the 2014 Caroline Weatherill Memorial Lecture given by the Isle of Man Judge of Appeal, Geoffrey Tattersall QC. His Honour first paid tribute to Caroline Weatherill […]

7 October 2014

George Johnson Law Prize

George Johnson Law Prize The Society is delighted to report that Andrew Newton of Appleby has been awarded the 2014 George Johnson Law Prize for his essay on the importance of the Rule of Law on economic development. This essay can be read on the Law Society website. A presentation was made by His Honour Deemster […]

7 October 2014

2014 Caroline Weatherhill Memorial Lecture

The Isle of Man Law Society is delighted to announce that the Isle of Man Judge of Appeal, Geoffrey Tattersall QC, is to give the 2014 Caroline Weatherhill Memorial Lecture. A leading barrister in England and Wales, His Honour is an expert in personal injury and clinical negligence. In addition, he practices in the field […]