Simcocks Director, Alex Spencer, discusses the firm’s experience and expertise in providing Isle of Man legal opinions. What is a legal opinion? In banking and finance matters, a legal opinion is … [Read more...]

As intellectual property plays such a vital role in the key activities of many businesses, it is important not only that it is properly protected and used but also that third party rights are not … [Read more...]

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. Her … [Read more...]

Businesses need to gear up for a raft of new, far reaching social legislation that aims to ensure fair and equal treatment for all. The Equality Bill 2016 will create rights in the Isle of Man … [Read more...]

On the 27th March 2017, His Honour Deemster Doyle, First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls, delivered his judgment in Affinity Management Services Limited v Justus Limited. The issue before the court … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

In banking and finance matters, a legal opinion is often sought from Isle of Man advocates to confirm the capacity and valid incorporation and existence of a legal entity established under the laws of … [Read more...]

Under the Manx and UK copyright legislation, it is not an infringement of a design document to make industrially (ie more than 50 copies) articles in accordance with the design which are not … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

The Isle of Man's strong reputation for player protection, sound anti-money laundering regulations and world-class telecommunications infrastructure means that it has solid foundations in place to … [Read more...]