Claire Corkish > Appleby > Douglas, Isle Of Man > Lawyer Profile

Appleby
33-37 ATHOL STREET
DOUGLAS
IM1 1LB
Isle Of Man
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Claire Corkish is Partner and an experienced litigator within the Isle of Man Dispute Resolution department. She has extensive experience in a broad range of commercial litigation matters. In particular, she advises on injunctive relief, search and disclosure orders, cross border mutual legal assistance actions (including anti-suit injunctions), jurisdictional issues, fund disputes and insolvency matters. Claire also advises and appears on behalf of clients in high profile take over and transfer schemes.

Since qualifying in November 2009 Claire has appeared before the Isle of Man High Court (at first instance and appellate levels) on a variety of contentious litigation matters. Claire also has significant experience in representing clients at mediation and joint settlement meetings.

She completed a six month secondment from the Isle of Man to Hong Kong with Appleby in 2014. Whilst in Hong Kong, Claire assisted a number of Chinese and Korean clients in relation to corporate disputes involving BVI and Cayman incorporated entities.

Career

Claire was admitted as an Advocate of the Manx Bar on 27 November 2009.

Memberships

Claire was the Chairperson of the Isle of Man Young Lawyers Association from 2012 to 2014.

Education

University of Nottingham (England)

Lawyer Rankings

Isle of Man > Dispute resolution

(Next Generation Partners)

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Complex disputes are a mainstay of Appleby‘s disputes practice, and the firm has excelled in matters involving multiple jurisdictions and novel points of law. Christopher Cope is a well-respected insolvency litigator, and Charles Davies advises on challenging company and trust disputes. Among other claims, group head Mark Holligon is well-versed in fraud claims and asset tracing matters; Caren Pegg assists with the full spectrum of commercial litigation; and Claire Corkish is an experienced litigator who also advises on take-over and transfer schemes. As a STEP member, Erin Trimble-Cregeen focuses on trust disputes, and Keira Gore is praised as ‘an excellent and reliable solicitor‘.