The recent English case of Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman (2017) is interesting. The defendant joined the claimant's recruitment business in 2002 on terms including a 6 month no-compete restriction.

The Isle of Man is one of the premier locations for regulated online gambling in the world and Simcocks has developed specialist competencies to keep pace with this vibrant and constantly evolving sector.

It is hoped that a similar approach would be taken in the Isle Man.

In an interesting case (First Personnel Services Limited v Halfords Limited) decided at the end of 2016, a client terminated the services of a recruitment agency with which it had dealt over many years...

Under English law a specialty is a common law category of formal contract valid without consideration.

Whether dealing with a multinational corporation or a private client, the dispute resolution department adopts a commercially realistic approach to bring each case to an efficient and practical conclusion.

Retention of Title clauses in Supply Contracts serve the useful purpose that if a customer fails to pay, particularly in case of insolvency, the supplier can get his goods back, provided the contract makes it clear that title is not to pass until payment is made and the other requirements for an effective Retention of Title clause are in place.

The use of hyperlinks to access third party websites is such a common part of internet communication that it is hard to imagine that they might give rise to a claim of infringement of copyright in material on the site being accessed.

The Private Client team at Simcocks specialises in advising high net-worth individuals and is a recognised leader in this field. The independent research directory, The Legal 500, says we offer "high quality advice and delivery".

The Isle of Man Maritime Group's rousing evening reception was one of the highlights of this year's London International Shipping Week.

Dealing with business assets on divorce can be complex. Are you a shareholder, a director or both? Do you assist in running the business? If you are the business owner, do you want to keep the business? If so, how will you compensate your ex?

The Isle of Man Government’s press release of August 2 2005 promised the creation of a new type of business friendly company that would be simple and inexpensive to administer, and the Companies Act 2006 came into effect on November 1 2006 creating the 2006 Act Company.

CEO of Simcocks Advocates and Director of its subsidiary, Juristrust, Phil Games discusses the potential pitfalls of an individual acting as protector on a trust and the benefits of appointing a corporate protector.

Pre and post-nuptial agreements are likely to be given binding status, in a move that’s intended to give couples a more predictable outcome on divorce.

Isle of Man foundations are mainly used for private wealth and charitable purposes although there is no reason why they cannot be used in a commercial context.

Mediation has long been seen as a good way of trying to resolve differences especially in family cases.

A new Trade Marks Act 2013 is expected to take effect shortly.

The Isle of Man authority responsible for foreign sanctions (Customs and Excise) has recently issued a General Licence that streamlines the way in which Advocates can be permitted to receive payment for their legal fees when working for sanctioned entities and individuals.

The Mercury case (R (on the application of Mercury Tax Group and another) v HMRC [2008] EWHC 2721) provided obiter English Law comments in relation to the closing or completion of matters where some of the parties ...

Simcocks has prepared this briefing in response to the substantial updating of Manx IP law that has recently taken place or is in progress.