Caroline Jennings > Simcocks > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

Simcocks
RIDGEWAY HOUSE
RIDGEWAY STREET
DOUGLAS
IM99 1PY
Isle Of Man
Caroline Jennings photo

Work Department

Dispute Resolution
Family Law
Private Client

Position

Advocate

Career

Caroline is the head of family law at Simcocks. She has considerable experience advising on all aspects of family breakdown, regularly acting in high net worth matters, often with complex business structures and/or international elements. Caroline advises on protective family agreements including pre/post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements. She advises on parental rights which often relate to child contact, residence and maintenance issues but can include areas such as adoption and relocation of children.

Admissions

  • Admitted Scotland 2005
  • Admitted Isle of Man 2009

Languages

  • English
  • French

Memberships

  • Isle of Man Law Society

Education

  • Aberdeen University (LLB Hons) 2002; (Dip.L.P) 2003
  • University Auvergne, France (Diploma)

Lawyer Rankings

Isle of Man > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

Caroline JenningsSimcocks

Simcocks is highlighted for its expertise in local and international litigation. Team head Chris Brooks oversees a varied caseload, including matters involving assets impacted by Russian sanctions. Caroline Jennings supports the team’s family law practice, with extensive expertise in contentious divorce matters. Elizabeth Simpson ‘is an outstanding commercial litigator’.

Isle of Man > Private client, trusts and tax

(Leading partners)

Caroline Jennings Simcocks

Simcocks excels across the full spectrum of trust law advice, including acting in contentious matters; the group also has extensive experience in probate and estate administration, frequently acting for ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Phil Games regularly establishes offshore and multi-jurisdictional trust structures and has experience advising wealthy international families on estate restructurings, while Louise Byrne handles high-net-worth financial relief divorce cases, and Kevin O’Loughlin has considerable corporate and company law, regulatory, and pensions knowledge. Caroline Jennings is head of family law, and Janice Turnbull has over 20 years experience as an advocate.