Lindsey Bermingham > Cains > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

Cains
FORT ANNE
DOUGLAS
IM1 5PD
Isle Of Man

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Lindsey is a Director within Cains’ top tier Litigation team and has experience on all aspects of commercial and chancery litigation. 

She is also highly experienced in regulatory issues, anti-money laundering and international cooperation and has significant experience of large-scale criminal investigations and trials.  In 2010, Lindsey was awarded the Chief Constable’s Certificate of Merit for her contribution to a complex money laundering/fraud investigation.

Lindsey recently re-joined Cains having been engaged by the Isle of Man Government between October 2016 and June 2019 to set up the Island’s Financial Intelligence Unit.  During this time Lindsey also served as a member of the Egmont Committee of financial intelligence units, a united body of 164 financial intelligence units from around the globe. 

Lindsey has been hailed as “knowledgeable and approachable”, with clients briefing her “because they don’t want her on the other side”.

Career

Manx Advocate 1997; English Solicitor (non-practising); November 2016 – June 2019, Head of the Isle of Man Financial Intelligence Unit.

Memberships

Isle of Man Law Society.

Lawyer Rankings

Isle of Man > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Lindsey Bermingham Cains

The litigation team at Cains has a strong track record of managing complex, high value litigation disputes. In particular, the team specialises in insolvency disputes, asset tracing, fraud and trust litigation cases on behalf of a range of significant domestic and international banks, lenders and corporates. Peter Clucas is an expert in insolvency matters and regulatory enforcement, while Robert Colquitt handles all aspects of commercial and chancery litigation domestically and internationally. Seth Caine is a leading name in insolvency cases and Lindsey Bermingham is particularly experienced in regulatory and anti-money laundering issues. Tara Cubbon-Wood handles high profile contract disputes and claims against directors. Charles Williams handles litigious commercial matters for onshore and offshore clients. Robert Long joined the team from Humphrey & Helfrich in 2022.

Isle of Man > Insurance and pensions

The insurance and reinsurance team at Cains provides the full spectrum of regulatory and transactional assistance to some of the biggest names in the industry. members of the team are equipped to handle the biggest transactions in the sector, both on a domestic and multijurisdictional level. Tristan Head regularly supports clients with regulatory matters in addition to handling international transactions involving Isle of Man businesses. Jonathan Latham handles a wide range of insurance matters, including complex multijurisdictional reorganisations of groups of insurance companies. Lindsey Bermingham has significant litigation experience, while Scott Leonard-Morgan has a strong reputation for insurance transactional work.