Introduction | Whistle-Blowing What is a whistleblower? A person who informs on a person or organisation who are preceived to be engaging in an unlawful or immoral activity. What does the legislation say is whistleblowing? You are a whistleblower if you are a worker and you report certain types [...]
Position Filled 12 May 2021 MannBenham is looking for a Qualified Accountant to join their expanding, award-winning business. Within the role there is a wide variety of accountancy tasks, with the successful candidate being involved across the main areas of work: Financial Accounting Tax and Payroll Work Financial Reporting [...]
Lawyer’s third book backed by the Roman Catholic Church Written by Duncan Foulkes | The Manx Independent, Isle of Man Newspapers Seal of approval: Senior counsel and advocate Paul Beckett worked from home on his latest specialist reference workIsle of Man lawyer’s third book backed by the Roman Catholic Church - well-known island lawyer Paul [...]
Blowing the Whistle and Personal Liability for Dismissal Under whistleblowing legislation, an employee cannot bring a detriment claim against his or her employer where the detriment amounts to dismissal. An employee can of course bring a claim relating to unfair dismissal on the ground of whistleblowing. This claim can only [...]
Probate in the Isle of Man What is Probate? Where someone has died (“the Deceased”), somebody else has to deal with their affairs and ensure that the assets of the Deceased are distributed to those entitled to them, after the payment of their liabilities. If the Deceased has made a Will, [...]
Regulating a new export market on the Isle of Man As the Isle of Man prepares to accept applications for medical cannabis cultivation licences after introducing new regulations, what are the major considerations for regulating a new business sector for cannabis, and is the island well-positioned to make the [...]
Isle of Man Government Approves Regulatory Framework for Cannabis Export Sector Isle of Man Government | Cannabis and the Isle of Man was originally posted 20 January 2021 The Isle of Man Government has passed new regulations to create a comprehensive framework to issue licenses for the production, distribution and export of cannabis products from the [...]
Redundancy & Related Issues - A Timely Reminder Employers | Employees Needless to say, the current COVID restrictions are imposing huge demands and strains on businesses and many are reluctantly having to consider cost cutting, including job losses. Written by Chris Grimson | Advocate | Originally published 27 May 2020 Given the severity of the situation [...]
How do I talk to my children about what is happening? The COVID-19 outbreak means that we are all facing new and uncertain challenges, not just communicating with children. These times can be hard for adults to face which makes us think, how are our children coping? Originally posted 19 May 2020 Whilst When the government [...]
What are the real challenges of co-parenting during a pandemic? We are now in Week 4 of Lockdown in the Isle of Man which has presented issues for many families across the Island. Originally published on 22 April 2020 Whilst When the government begins to ‘relax’ measures, separated and divorced parents, and their children, may continue [...]
