Rachel Berry > Keystone Law > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
THE OLD COURTHOUSE
ATHOL STREET
DOUGLAS
IM1 1JD
Isle Of Man

Work Department

Human Resources: Employment, Employers and Senior Executives and Dispute Resolution

Position

Rachel is an advocate in the Isle of Man team with specialist focus on employment and dispute resolution. She has assisted with the employment aspects of a number of acquisitions and reorganisations in the Isle of Man, carrying out reviews of employment contracts and advising prospective purchasers of their obligations towards the employees. On the contentious side, Rachel has advised both employers and employees on their disputes, has helped negotiate settlements, drafted compromise agreements and, when a solution could not be reached, appeared before the employment tribunal.
Outside of the employment arena Rachel has a broad litigation experience, having acted in a number of high-value personal injury claims (mostly defendant insurer work), complicated will disputes, and insolvency matters. 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: 

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Contracts of employment and consultancy agreements
  • Compromise agreements
  • Employment tribunal claims
  • Commercial litigation
  • Personal injury
  • Construction disputes
  • Will and estate disputes
  • Inheritance Act claims

Career

Qualified as a solicitor in 2007 at Appleby, joined Keystone in 2016

Lawyer Rankings

Isle of Man > Dispute resolution

Keystone Law‘s ‘commercial, accessible and practical’ dispute resolution handles a wide range of disputes with  a particular focus on representing clients in complex commercial disputes, trust litigation, professional negligence and contentious employment matters. Gillian Christian is ‘highly skilled’ in trust litigation, especially on equitable relief and rectification cases. Andrew Marshall is ‘a true lawyer’s lawyer’ who regularly handles complex commercial disputes and shareholder disputes, while Rachel Berry handles a broad range of commercial litigation as well as contentious employment matters.

Isle of Man > Employment

(Next Generation Partners)

Rachel BerryKeystone Law

Keystone Law features a full service employment practice that handles a wide range of employment, pensions and incentives matters, including disciplinary procedures, tribunals, redundancy and restrictive covenants. Team head Gillian Christian handles a variety of domestic and international employment matters, while Andrew Marshall focuses on contentious employment matters, including those involving sex discrimination and unfair pay. Rachel Berry is another important member of the team.