Offshore: Dispute Resolution
UK Guide 2025 : Isle of Man
Band 1
About
Provided by Appleby
- Appleby Isle of Man’s Dispute Resolution group is recognised as a leader in its field. The firm is the largest in the island and undertakes a broader range of work than many local competitors. Particular specialisms include fraud and asset tracing, insolvency and restructuring, fund disputes and insured defence work (both personal injury and professional negligence).
- We continue to maintain our position on various offshore legal panels for many of the UK’s leading banks and a number of the island’s Life Insurers. We also have close relationships with a number of local trust and corporate service providers.
- We continue to take the lead in developing Manx law with a number of the ground breaking decisions, regularly drawing to the attention of the Isle of Man Court decisions of the courts of the other jurisdictions in which we practice around the world.
- The group works closely with the corporate and trust teams in the Isle of Man and across Appleby’s ten jurisdictions, differentiating us considerably from our local competitors.
- At Appleby, our global presence allows us to provide timely and comprehensive legal advice at the time most critical to our clients. This includes providing British Virgin Islands (BVI) law advice in a European time zone such as advising on the laws, rules, regulations and practices which govern the BVI.
Chambers Review
Appleby fields a formidable team of litigation experts with longstanding experience advocating for clients before the Isle of Man courts. The firm offers noted strengths in representing insurers, particularly in connection with defending high-value personal injury claims. It also acts on behalf of a series of prominent UK banks. The firm is frequently called upon to handle claims stemming from fraud allegations, including obtaining freezing injunctions.
Work Highlights
- Appleby acted for Moorgate Industries in a contested insolvency case.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Appleby gives solid advice, but also creative and pragmatic solutions."
"Appleby is a team with international scope and heft."
"The team are very responsive and provide excellent service."
"Appleby's lawyers have a very good appreciation of the commercial ramifications of the application of Isle of Man law."
"The firm's advice is always well thought through and comes with comments on the commercial implications."
"Appleby gives solid advice, but also creative and pragmatic solutions."
"Appleby is a team with international scope and heft."
"The team are very responsive and provide excellent service."
"Appleby's lawyers have a very good appreciation of the commercial ramifications of the application of Isle of Man law."
"The firm's advice is always well thought through and comes with comments on the commercial implications."
Notable Practitioners
Department head Mark Holligon is an experienced commercial litigator with notable expertise in cross-border insolvency disputes. He is also comfortable advising clients on fraud-related claims. Holligon acts as managing partner of the Appleby Isle of Man office.
"Mark is very calm and sensible under pressure. He is a smart and creative lawyer."
"Mark is undoubtedly top of the class when it comes to insolvency-related disputes."
"He is very dedicated to his clients and always willing to look at things in multiple different ways."
Caren Pegg has a broad disputes practice that sees her advising on a range of commercial litigation matters. She has notable expertise in high-value contentious insolvency disputes.
"Caren is our go-to lawyer in the Isle of Man."
Charles Davies is well respected for his corporate and commercial disputes-focused practice. He also advises on trusts disputes for both trustees and beneficiaries.
"Charles is a very bright lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Appleby
Isle of Man
Members
Provided by Appleby
Claire Corkish
Erin Trimble-Cregeen
James Dean
Keira Gore
Kyle Mills
Head of Department
Phillip Cronje
Sami Benbatoul
Tim Swift