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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Advocate Paul Beckett presents paper on beneficial ownership at Oxford University Paul Beckett | Senior Advocate | Originally published 20 September 2016 Paul Beckett, Senior Counsel at MannBenham, recently delivered a paper on beneficial ownership at the 107th Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), held this year at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. The [...]
