Offshore Britain - Isle Of Man

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Commercial property

Appleby

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Appleby supports a wide range of prominent international corporates and financial institutions on the sale, purchase and leasing of commercial real estate on the Isle of Man. In addition, the team is particularly adept at acting for lenders in matters concerning real estate finance. The team is led by Kyle Sutherland, who also acts as head of the corporate department and banking and asset finance team. Tom Brook has a diverse practice centred around real estate and property finance transactions, while Melissa Wong acts for some of the firm’s biggest clients in commercial property matters. Another key name is the ‘professional, polite, efficient’ Alexandra Dernie .

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Testimonials

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  • 'Alexandra Dernie and Melissa Wong were both very helpful and responsive.’

  • ‘The turnaround time, quality of analysis, insight and end product has always been impressive. We can always rely on the deliverables of Appleby and trust highly what they say.'

  • ‘Alexandra Dernie is incredible. It always feels like she goes the extra mile for us. Her ability to understand our issues and then deal with them quickly and calmly is very impressive. She is also able to translate complex legal matters into layman terms to help our understanding. She is cheerful and is always available, and happy, to help. Genuinely, she is a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Very personal service. Responsive. Reliable. Good communication, listening and adapting.’

  • ‘Alexandra Dernie is professional, polite, efficient.'

Key clients

  • Halfords Autocentres Limited
  • Santander Financial Services PLC
  • Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Limited
  • DP Realty LimitedSwagelok Limited
  • Peel NRE Developments Limited
  • SDI (Isle of Man) Limited
  • Marks and Spencer PLC
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • Manx Internet Commerce
  • AIB Group (UK) plc
  • HSBC Bank plc
  • ADT Fire and Security PLC

Work highlights

  • Advised Santander Financial Services PLC in relation to their new key client facing headquarters in the capital of the Isle of Man.
  • Assisting one of the largest employers in the Isle of Man with the purchase of a new site in which they will expand their manufacturing business.
  • Advising a client on organising the purchase, lease and wayleave requirements for their new multi-million-pound medicinal cannabis complex with solar energy farm.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Alexandra Dernie

Alexandra Dernie

Appleby

Alexandra is a Senior Associate within the Isle of Man Corporate team. joined Appleby in 2011 as a trainee and was commissioned as an Isle of Man Advocate in 2013 after a two year period of articles and passing the Manx Bar Exams. Alexandra practices in corporate, aviation and commercial property law. Within the realm of corporate law, Alexandra assists with a diverse range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, legal due diligence, banking and asset finance transactions and multi-jurisdictional corporate restructuring. Alexandra co-wrote the Isle of Man chapter of Aircraft Finance Online, published by Thomson Reuters in 2018.

Melissa Wong

Melissa Wong

Appleby

Melissa is a senior associate within the Corporate department in the Isle of Man, specialising in Private Client & Trusts work and Commercial Property. Melissa acts for international financial institutions, law firms and corporate service providers, advising on a full range of complex legal issues which affect both their own businesses and those of their clients. Melissa deals with all aspects of trust, foundation and estate related matters including trust and corporate transactions, restructuring, provision of advice to trustees, council members, beneficiaries and protectors, assisting executors and beneficiaries with Isle of Man probate and providing legal opinions on the authority and capacity of trustees and foundations to enter into a variety of transactions.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kyle Sutherland

Other key lawyers

Tom Brook, Alexandra Dernie, Melissa Wong

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