The importance of a dialogue between Government and the public is well recognised in the Isle of Man.

In Pitt v Holt, Derek Pitt was very badly injured in a road accident and his wife was his receiver appointed by the Court of Protection.

On June 30 2016 Her Majesty's First Deemster, Deemster Doyle, delivered a judgment in the case of AB v CD, in which Kevin O'Loughlin and Christopher Arrowsmith of Simcocks acted for the Defendant trustee.

Deemster Corlett cited and relied upon Akhavan v Quinn Legal Advocates Limited 20134 as the leading case in the Isle of Man on security for costs.

The Rules of the High Court 2009 in the Isle of Man, give the court wide case management powers.

In 2004, the Isle of Man court in Re Impex[1]decided that the court had a common law power to co-operate with and assist other courts in relation to insolvency matters.

The difference of approach between the Privy Council and the Supreme Court may stem from the impoverished statutory framework for cross border co-operation in corporate insolvencies in certain jurisdictions, including the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown dependency and has its own parliament, Tynwald, which dates back to 979AD. Acts of Tynwald and orders and regulations made under these acts are the principal source of Manx law. Each act of Tynwald requires the assent of the Queen.

The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown dependency and has its own parliament