During the lifetime of the Trust, it is likely that the Trustee will receive requests for information about the Trust, or its administration, from a beneficiary.

Sex discrimination is one of the hottest topics in employment law at present and in particular the concept of equal pay and the so-called ‘gender pay-gap'.

The recent case of Lunt v Csurgo (CHP 2019/140) has concisely summarised how the Isle of Man High Court will approach the division of a property/its proceeds of sale when a cohabitating couple split.

The claim followed the conclusion of two years of litigation (ORD 12/0035 & ORD 12/0034) between the parties in respect of the Bank's contractual claim for amounts owed by TSEL to the Bank pursuant to certain business loans.

The Isle of Man High Court issued useful guidance on the procedure and principles applicable to payment of provisional liquidators' fees in a protracted winding up case.

Greg Jones considers the fate which may await the UK's super rich following this week's UK General Election…

In the recent case of IFG International Trust Company Limited and others v French (2012) CHP 2012/0048, the Isle of Man High Court gave useful guidance on the entitlement of a former protector to an indemnity from a trust.

Creating a trust involves more than simply drafting a trust document and arranging for it to be signed.

The law on vicarious liability has recently been the subject of an important United Kingdom Supreme Court judgment which has limited its scope, providing a welcome relief for employers who would...

A 2016 case has marked a departure by the Courts from the usual standard of care imposed upon a financial advisor when advising clients.

The Jersey case Trilogy Management v YT & Others [2012] JCA 204 has provided some useful guidance in relation to the costs arising from non adversarial applications in relation to trusts.

Employee misconduct happens. When this occurs, in maintaining standards, employers have to take internal action.

Isle of Man trusts may continue for a number of years, (and indeed in perpetuity following the Trusts Amendment Act 2015), during which time it may be necessary for a change in trustees.

Men are scared of women now. Well, according to the New York Times in a May 2019 article reporting on the results from a recent LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey's new #MentorHer poll, ...

When Bruce becomes Caitlyn, and the trouble with the toilets...

The Isle of Man's first Tax Information Exchange Agreement ("TIEA") case has provided guidance on the position in Manx Law in respect of tax information exchange requests.

Many of us spend the majority of our working lives in or at work.

Obese, depressed and diabetic employees: are they disabled? Obesity, depression and diabetes are not conditions that ordinarily give rise to a view that the persons suffering are disabled.

The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority ("IOMFSA") has today published a much-anticipated suite of four documents which will be valuable to individuals and corporate entities interested

The International Labour Organisation's Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (the "Convention") comes into force on 20 August 2013. It consolidates and updates the existing extensive instruments currently in place.