The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Dougherty Quinn is a second tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn provides a ‘prompt service with hands-on partner involvement’. The firm is on the offshore legal panel of several major banks, and regularly acts for syndicates of banks. It also undertakes a significant amount of shipping finance work. Mark Dougherty is ‘extremely approachable and willing to go the extra mile to provide the level of service required’. Tom Maher is ‘a commercially tuned lawyer who gives real-world advice’.

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Within Commercial, Dougherty Quinn is a second tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn ‘represents excellent value for money’. The practice represented GVC Holdings on its acquisition of Sportingbet’s Turkish business and subsequent re-admission to AIM. Tom Maher is praised, and Mark Dougherty is ‘a personable and responsive lawyer’.

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Within Commercial property, Dougherty Quinn is a third tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn ‘communicates on a regular basis, and delivers on time, and on price’. The group is headed by Mark Dougherty , and includes associate Jodie Summers. It acted for Callows Yard in its lease of commercial units to Tesco Stores. Tom Maher also acts for large clients in this area, and is ‘efficient and professional’.

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Within Dispute resolution, Dougherty Quinn is a second tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn impresses with its ‘quality of service, technical knowledge and response times’. The team acted for four Isle of Man shipowning companies in obtaining an anti-suit injunction against 11 defendants. Team head Walter Wannenburgh is ‘practical’, and Giles Hill has ‘a strong client service ethic’. Michael Craine is an experienced practitioner.

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Within Employment, Dougherty Quinn is a second tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn ‘combines a leadership team of directors with significant experience, while nurturing a wider group of younger lawyers who are clearly highly motivated and in the upper echelon of the island’s new breed of practitioners’. The practice assisted the Isle of Man Government Department of Health in defending an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal, discrimination and unlawful deduction of wages. Jo Hill and Leanne McKeown ‘proffer imaginative, yet reliable and pragmatic, solutions’. Walter Wannenburgh is a key contact.

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Within Insurance and pensions, Dougherty Quinn is a second tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn’s ‘advice is well considered’. The practice advised on the formation of a captive insurance company within the Isle of Man. Paul Dougherty is a key contact. Pensions lawyer Annemarie Hughes is ‘strong on detail, and presents it in an intelligible manner’. Tom Maher advised on various offshore pensions matters.

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Within Investment funds and capital markets, Dougherty Quinn is a third tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn was Isle of Man counsel to 3D Diagnostic Imaging in a placing of new ordinary shares. Mark Dougherty and Tom Maher are key contacts.

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Within Private client and trusts, Dougherty Quinn is a second tier firm,

Dougherty Quinn acted for Crossman on the establishment of an Isle of Man trust. Team head Annemarie Hughes and Paul Dougherty are recommended.

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