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‘We worked with Catherine Hammill on a number of financings and she was excellent.’

‘Holly McGarrigle was very professional. We worked a large transaction together and we found her to be available after hours when the transaction required. She is very knowledgeable in her area.’

‘The team is proactive and very responsive. Gets the deal done within the timescales’

‘Cains have an enviable reputation in the Isle of Man, built on solid expertise and excellent service levels.’

‘Tristan Head is excellent to work with, always delivering on time with comprehensive but succinct advice.’

‘The Cains team dealt with the Isle of Man aspects of a financing for one of our lender clients. They were very efficient and proactive and ensured that this aspect of the transaction was dealt with in a very streamlined manner.’

‘Tristan Head and Matthew Wilkinson acted on the financing. Both were excellent and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Direct access to key people. Good network of expert advisors to assist where needed.’

‘Alex Poole-Wilson has a keen eye for detail and a commercial mindset, very responsive to requests and deadlines.’

‘Cains are very responsive and have a wealth of expertise and knowledge across their team’

‘Holly McGarrigle and Stephanie Chew are very approachable and knowledgeable with excellent attention to detail’

‘Quick to respond, high quality work and efficient’

‘Excellent property knowledge and sound drafting based on extensive experience.’

‘Alex Poole-Wilson – extremely experienced in commercial property and drafting commercial leases.’

‘Cains has been very diligent and excellent in delivering legal services. We couldn’t recommend it enough.’

‘Tristan Head is excellent to work with, always delivering on time with comprehensive but succinct advice.’

‘Cains are straight forward, easy to work with practice, they collaborate and bring their best resources in to support their clients needs. They deliver to agreed timescales and many times exceed them, their rates are fair and people are commercial in approach.

‘Scott Leonard-Morgan is diligent, commercial and puts the customers needs at the heart of the legal services that he provides.’

‘As good as any top 10 London firm: reliable, speedy turnaround.’

‘Kirsten Porter has a great sense of balance between running with matters and seeking input.’

‘Kirsten Porter is always willing to go the extra mile and liaise with deal parties so as to facilitate the process. She is available for clarifications/explanations and replies to all queries thoroughly and with no delay, something which is not always the case for all lawyers at other firms. Kirsten really cares for her clients and will always ensure that every small detail is checked before sending comments etc. A real gem for Cains Advocates Limited.’

‘Kirsten Porter is very easy to work with, responsive and takes a commercial / pragmatic approach.’

‘Cains has strength in depth across a large number of disciplines. They are first class and leaders in their field in the IOM.’

‘Lindsey Bermingham is the complete and finished article. She is frighteningly bright, a brilliant tactician, and has a wonderful manner with clients. She has an unrivalled knowledge of the development and implementation of the AML legislation, policy and framework.’

‘A practice with a wealth of experience who are a safe set of hands.’

‘Lindsey Bermingham is a superb lawyer with excellent attention to detail. Lindsey is a real team player and puts clients at ease. Lindsey is hard working and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The Cains team offer extensive expert knowledge and experience, they are responsive and professional at all times’

‘Lindsey Bermingham is extremely knowledge on relevant legislation, she is personable and provides experienced and expert advice in her field.’

‘Cains are a long established firm that we use periodically through the year and we find them to be well equipped to answer business related questions in quick fashion. The quality of advice is strong, plain text explanations underpinned by detailed analysis – a very practical oriented firm that makes dealing with them easy.’

‘Lindsey Bermingham has been particularly helpful around AML matters, both sanctions regimes and also case specific advice.’

‘They take an extremely collaborative approach to work and feel like an extension of our deal / regulatory teams, they are also one of a very small number of firms that truly understands the local gambling industry.’

‘Scott Leonard-Morgan is always very responsive and always so easy to deal with. He is sensible on fees, delivering good value and trying to ensure the client always gets an end result they are happy with. Scott understands the way our clients work, which is invaluable.’

‘Their people are knowledgeable about their areas of practice.’

‘Jonathan Latham is attentive, responsive and knowledgeable.’

‘Cains are strong in insurance regulatory work. I am comfortable going to them for all such questions and have been satisfied with what they have done.’

‘Jonathan Latham is efficient, responsive and is a good representative of the firm. His advice is clear and needs little comment or input.’

‘They are very responsive and helpful. they have a good network to provide further contacts’

‘Jonathan Latham advised us on Insurance wrappers. He has an excellent knowledge of the topic and pointed a few things out to us that were very helpful.’

‘Availability of staff, professionalism & response time, subject matter expertise.’

‘Jonathan Latham and Tristan Head are a pleasure to work with and are the “go to” people in the Isle of Man for Insurance and Commercial matters.’

‘Steven Quayle and Matthew Wilkinson are very helpful – nothing is too much trouble. They relate well with 3rd parties.’

‘Go-to IOM aviation lawyers’

‘Only IoM law firm with genuine experience in aspects of ship and super yacht financing. Mike Edwards is the go to lawyer. Considerable expertise on all aspects of relevant IoM law’

‘Mike Edwards- responsive, pragmatic, sensible of legal fees.’

‘They were very helpful in resolving a particular and tricky issue including entering into discussions direct with the other party.’

‘The practice excels in understanding the needs of clients, especially those operating across multiple jurisdictions. We have experienced a commercial approach that is client-focused, and understands the balance between legal compliance and practical appplication.’

‘The team is very professional and most importantly spend time making sure they understand the client’s needs. We really feel we have consultants who are trustworthy, collaborative and provide practical solutions to our business needs.’

‘Katherine Sheerin and her team have been outstanding in providing legal consultancy services to our company. They are approachable, take time to understand the business needs which is very helpful as they provide the right and insightful solutions to our particular problems.’

‘Good availability and responsiveness. Enjoyable to work with. Very experienced practitioners’

‘The individuals in the employment team are experts in their field. They are very knowledgeable about employment law in various jurisdictions and are dual qualified in Isle of Man and UK, which are the areas I require advice in. They truly care about the service they provide their clients. They are direct, diligent and empathetic. Katherine Sheerin is a fantastic partner and a true asset to the team, driving the employment law services – excellent and knowledgeable support provided every time.’

‘Katherine Sheerin is our go to employment lawyer for Isle of Man employment queries.’