Written by Chris Grimson | Advocate At odds with the festive season which most of us hope to enjoy at this time of year, local law firm MannBenham Advocates is reporting a marked increase in demand for advice and assistance from company directors, senior management and staff following a sudden flurry of high-level redundancies and dismissals [...]
For businesses which rent their premises, a letter from the landlord advising that ‘its time for the rent review’ can get the managements blood pressure soaring. For tenants and landlords alike it is important to have a good understanding of what the rent review provisions in the lease mean and how they will be implemented in [...]
An estranged daughter has recently challenged and succeeded in a claim for part of her late mothers estate after being disinherited by her mother. When her mother died she made it absolutely clear in her will that she did not want her daughter to inherit any of her estate and instead left her estate to animal [...]
The Isle of Man has for a long time been part of the global market in many industries including the financial sector, corporate services and online gambling. As a result, numerous multinational companies have branches or head offices on the Island and often seek to bring in skilled workers from other jurisdictions as short or long [...]
If you are a budding or seasoned Entrepreneur seeking to settle in the Isle of Man in order to set up or take over a Manx business the Isle of Man Immigration Rules provide a potential route for you as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur. In order to qualify as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur, you need to [...]
Rules on immigration governing who may enter and stay in a country exist so that countries can control who crosses their borders. A country may well want to encourage certain categories of people to come and live there in order to benefit their economy. Often therefore immigration systems will have mechanisms in place to permit people [...]
Why have a shareholder agreement? Many limited companies are started by friends or former colleagues who have come up with a great business idea who have a desire to create a successful business. Whilst trying to focus on making the business a success many overlook the potential problems they are storing up for themselves by not [...]
At MannBenham we focus on providing a fast, high quality professional conveyancing service. Our team, which provides a full range of services including both domestic and commercial conveyancing, is Advocate led. Before we undertake any work, we will agree a fixed fee with you, so that you know what you will be paying. Our team will [...]
The Isle of Man Government’s Department of Economic Development has recently has recently announced that it is seeking Tynwald’s approval for the relaxation of work permit controls in the ICT (Information Communications Technology), e-Business and e-gaming sectors. E-Business and e-Gaming have become a key part of the Isle of Man’s economy and there is a current [...]
Often, as a cost saving device, Advocates and legal advisors on request give corporate service providers and other clients a selection of precedents suitable for the establishment and management of trusts. A precedent is selected by the administrators which they imagine is required, names are added, some changes may be made to reflect particular needs, wishes [...]
