Caren Pegg > Appleby > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

Appleby
33-37 ATHOL STREET
DOUGLAS
IM1 1LB
Isle Of Man

Work Department

Dispute resolution, employment.

Position

Caren Pegg is a partner in the Dispute Resolution department in the Isle of Man. She joined the firm in 2001 and qualified as an Isle of Man advocate in 2003.

She is an experienced advocate and deals with a broad range of civil and commercial disputes, including freezing injunctions, enforcement of judgments, asset tracing, Norwich Pharmacal applications, public law issues and director/shareholder disputes.

Caren also specialises in employment law and is the Global Head of the Employment team. She has extensive experience in dealing with both non-contentious and contentious matters, including redundancy, employment issues related to mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, unfair dismissal, sex discrimination and contracts of employment. Her clients range from leading global and local corporate entities to high net worth individuals. She also has experience in dealing with GDPR, work permit and immigration issues and also regarding the employment aspects of shipping law, including crew contracts.

She has been actively involved in liaising with the Isle of Man Government as part of the consultation process for both the Isle of Man Law Society and the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce for all the employment legislation that has been introduced over the last twenty years including the Employment Act 2006 and the Equality Act 2017.

Career

Qualified as an advocate in the Isle of Man 2003; partner Appleby 2014.

Memberships

Employment & Training Committee, Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce (President)

Education

University College London (England)

Lawyer Rankings

Isle of Man > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Caren PeggAppleby

Appleby handles complex and high value disputes on a domestic and international level. The firm offers considerable expertise in international commercial litigation, insolvency work and trust disputes on behalf of some of the market’s most important players. Managing partner Mark Holligon focuses on commercial litigation and restructuring both onshore and offshore. The ‘bold and experienced litigator’ Caren Pegg handles a range of heavyweight civil and commercial disputes involving fraud, freezing injunctions and contentious data protection issues. Charles Davies handles complex corporate and commercial disputes, while Christopher Cope specialises in fraud claims and trust disputes. Other key names include Claire Corkish, Keira Gore and Erin Trimble-Cregeen.

Isle of Man > Employment

(Hall of Fame)

Caren PeggAppleby

The employment and immigration team at Appleby covers the entire spectrum of employment matters in both a contentious and non-contentious setting. This includes in high profile tribunal cases, as well as sensitive restructuring matters and compliance with the 2020 Equality Act. Caren Pegg leads the practice, acting on a range of matters involving redundancy, unfair dismissal, discrimination and GDPR issues. Juan Thornley is an experienced corporate lawyer who also leads the firm’s pensions team. Keira Gore has a particular focus on equality law, equal pay and discrimination matters, while Kyle Mills provides support in tribunal claims other contentious matter.

Isle of Man > Gambling

The technology and innovation group at Appleby assists prominent clients in a range areas surrounding gambling and emerging technologies, including e-gaming, e-sports, blockchain, NFTs and e-commerce. The firm handles all manner of contentious and non-contentious work within these markets and plays an instrumental role in the drafting of legislation for the sector. Team leader Claire Milne specialises in advising online gambling and gaming operators and e-business companies while also advising on data protection and outsourcing issues. Corporate head Kyle Sutherland is a core member of the team, as well as dispute resolution expert Caren Pegg. Recently-promoted counsel Katherine Garrood is experienced regulatory fintech work, while Sophie Corkish handles a range of corporate and commercial matters.