Who we are
Old Court Chambers is a new incorporated Isle of Man legal practice, formed by the merger of two well-established local firms. With the former firms Moroneys and Mannin Chambers joining forces in May 2011, the considerable expertise and reputation of two of the Island's prominent legal players have now been brought together under the same banner.
Old Court Chambers provides professional legal services to clients in the Isle of Man and internationally. Most of our lawyers hold multi-jurisdictional legal qualifications.
Our advocates have expertise across a broad spectrum of practice areas. Our clients include local and multinational corporations, leading international law firms and high net worth individuals.
High standards, and personal service of the highest quality, are the aims of the team at Old Court Chambers.
Louise Byrne LL.B. (Hons)
Advocate (Director)
One of the leading litigation practitioners on the Isle of Man, Louise has acted in a number of major civil and criminal trials over the last 20 years. Louise is particularly known for complex, high net worth financial relief divorce cases, which she combines with her role as Director. Louise was previously Principal of Moroneys.
- Called to the Manx Bar (1988)
- Admitted as Notary
- Admitted as a solicitor (England & Wales) (1999) (non practising)
- Family and divorce
- Civil & commercial litigation
- Private Client
Reported cases
Simpson & others v Light House Living Limited & another (2DS / 2010) (Staff of Government Division) (insolvency set-off)
Clarkson & Clarkson v DoI (CP 2009/18) (Chancery Procecure) (amendment of pleadings)
T v B (2009/137) (Family Business) (removal of child out of jurisdiction); (2004/273) (Family Business) (stay of proceedings)
S v S (2008/117) (Family Business) (title to pension fund)
MacLeod v MacLeod [2008] UKPC 64 (Privy Council) (divorce & financial relief)
Devo v R (2DS / 2007) (Staff of Government Division) (trade marks)
Cook v Norlands [2001] UKPC 52 (Privy Council) (contract)
Todd v R (1993-95) MLR 330 (Staff of Government Division) (importation of controlled drugs)
Paul Beckett M.A. (Oxon.)
Advocate (Director)
Paul is one of the leading specialists in company and trust law on the Isle of Man. He brings some 30 years' professional experience to Old Court Chambers, including recently as Head of Mannin Chambers.
- M.A. (Worcester College, Oxford) (Open Scholar, 1975-78)
- Admitted as a Solicitor (England & Wales) (1981)
- Called to the Manx Bar (1990)
- Commissioner for Oaths (Isle of Man) (1996)
- Admitted as Notary Public (1996)
- Solicitor, Irish Republic (1998) (non-practising)
- Solicitor, Northern Ireland (2006) (non-practising)
- Company and Commercial
- Trust and Private Clients
- Pensions
Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales (1978), Isle of Man Law Society (1990), Irish Law Society (1998); Law Society of Northern Ireland (2006)
International Bar Association (1981 - 2011); Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (1993); The Society of Legal Scholars (2002).
English PEN (an international association of published writers) (2006)
Oxford and Cambridge Club, London
Addtional information
Public Duties
Honorary Representative, Isle of Man Government in Switzerland 1992 to 1994
Chairman, Isle of Man Data Protection Appeals Tribunal (1989 to 2006)
Member, Isle of Man Law Society Council (2001 to 2004; 2006 to 2008)
Chairman, Legislation Committee of the Isle of Man Law Society (2001 to 2004; 2006 to 2008)Chairman, Education Committee of the Isle of Man Law Society (2004)Spokesman on Human Rights for the Isle of Man Law Society (2007 to 2009)
Member and Acting Chairman, Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (Isle of Man) (2006 to 2009)
Deputy Chairman, Interception of Communications Tribunal (Isle of Man) (2006)
Deputy Surveillance Commissioner (Isle of Man) (2007 to 2009)
Chairman, Financial Services Tribunal (2011 - 2012)
Publications
International Bank Secrecy (Isle of Man chapter) (Published by Sweet & Maxwell, London, 1992)
European Cross-Border Estate Planning (Isle of Man chapter) (Published by Sweet & Maxwell, London, first published 1995, updated annually)
Offshore Trusts (Contributor) (Published by Kluwer Law International, 1996)
Limiting Liability of Professional Partnerships (Co-author) (Published by Jordans, London 1998)
International Insurance Law and Regulation (Isle of Man chapter) (Published by Sweet & Maxwell, London first published 1998, updated annually)
Jim Travers LL.B. (Hons)
Advocate (Director)
Jim is a senior criminal litigation practitioner on the Island. Jim appears in proceedings before both the Summary courts and at the Court of General Gaol Delivery on a wide variety of cases. Jim also has considerable experience in Licensing law.
- Legal Practice Course (1998)
- Called to the Manx Bar (2002)
- Criminal litigation
- Licensing law
Memberships
Isle of Man Law Society (2001)
Addtional information
Lecturer to Manx Bar students (on criminal law)
Member, Isle of Man Sports Council (2006)
Tracy McQuillan BSc (Hons), Dip. Law
Associate Advocate
Tracy has a wide client base. She has experience in dealing with a broad range of matters before all Manx Courts. She deals with a wide range of private client and public government work, but also carries out a considerable amount of liquor licensing and family law work.
- B.Sc. (Hons) (1999)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (2002)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Paralegal Studies (2002)
- Legal Practice Course (Commendation) (2003)
- Called to the Manx Bar (2006)
- Commissioner for Oaths (2007)
- Admitted as Notary Public (2010)
- Company and Commercial
- Property
- Family
Memberships
Isle of Man Law Society
Addtional information
Tracy had two years of valuable life-experience working for Oxford University Press before she commenced her legal career at a full service law firm on the Island where she qualified in 2006. She moved to Moroneys in 2008 where she practised Company/Commercial law, Family law and Licensing. She now deals with Family matters, Commercial and Residential Property transactions, Commercial transactions, Licensing, Wills and Probate. She is currently growing the Company’s E-Gaming business. She combines a wealth of common sense with an approachable and easy manner.
Tracy has responsibility for the Compliance function of the Company together with supporting the Directors in marketing issues.
Away from the office, Tracy is a keen horse riding enthusiast and theatre lover.
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Steven Coren M.A. (Cantab.), LL.M.
Associate Advocate & Barrister*
* Non-practising
Steven is a civil litigator, who specialises in all areas of public law. Steven appears at all levels of courts, and at tribunals and inquiries, and has acted or advised in a number of notable Manx public law and planning cases. Steven also handles commercial and employment disputes, and acts as a mediator.
- M.A. & LL.M. (Downing College, Cambridge)
- E.C.S. Wade Prize for Constitutional Law (University of Cambridge)
- Jules Thorn Scholar & Harmsworth Exhibitioner (Honourable Society of the Middle Temple)
- Called to the Bar of England & Wales (2007)
- Called to the Manx Bar (2011)
- Civil & commercial litigation
- Company & commercial
- Employment
- Environmental law (landfill & water pipelines)
- Media & information law
- Public & administrative law
Memberships
Isle of Man Law Society
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Administrative Law Bar Association
Human Rights Lawyers Association
Tallis Consort
Addtional information
Appointed Deputy Surveillance Commissioner (2009)
Member, Isle of Man Data Protection Tribunal (2010-)
Former volunteer, Public Law Project
Fluent in French (former translator for European Court of Justice)
Reported cases
X v HMAG (2DS / 2010) (Staff of Government Division) (permission to appeal to Privy Council)
Clarkson & another v DOI (2011/43) (Chancery Procedure) (judicial recusal / leave to file doleance claim out of time)
Murphy v Templeton (2010/23) (Ordinary Procedure) (appeal against Employment Tribunal decision)
DoI v Clarkson & others (2010/107) (Chancery Procedure) (section 92(7) of Highways Act 1986)
O’Hare v St. Christopher’s Fellowship & another (Employment Tribunal) (2008) (unfair dismissal)
Inquiry into Waste Management Facilities at Archallagan, Turkeyland and Point of Ayre (2008)
Commission of Inquiry into the Care of Young People (2006)
Inquiry into the Exercise of Certain Functions By Braddan Parish Commissioners (2005)
Michael Hamill LL.B. (Hons)
Associate Solicitor
Michael practises in all areas of private client, trusts, and corporate and commercial law. Michael specialises in all matters (contentious and non-contentious) concerning the creation, re-organisation and administration of trusts; estate planning, including taxation; wills; and administration of estates.
- LL.B. (Hons) (Collingwood College, Durham) (2006)
- Legal Practice Course (2007)
- Admitted as a Solicitor (England & Wales) (2010)
- Admitted as a Solicitor (Northern Ireland) (2011) (non-practising)
- Registered as a Legal Practitioner (Isle of Man)
- Due to be called to the Manx Bar in August 2012
- Company and commercial
- Private client
- Tax and estate planning
Memberships
Isle of Man Law Society
Law Society of England and Wales
Law Society of Northern Ireland
Daithi O'Regan M.I.I.L.Ex.
Legal Executive
Daithi has over four years' experience in criminal litigation. Before joining Moroneys in 2010, Daithi worked in the criminal litigation department of a firm of Dublin solicitors and was involved in a number of high-profile criminal cases heard before Ireland's Circuit Criminal and Central Criminal Courts.
- Certificate in Civil and Criminal Law (Ireland) (2005)
- Dip. Professional Legal Studies (Ireland) (2009)
- Civil & commercial litigation
- Criminal litigation
- Family & divorce
Memberships
Admitted to the Irish Institute of Legal Executives (2010)
Addtional information
Having served with the Irish Defence Forces, Daithí contributes some of his spare time to the community as an instructor in the Isle of Man Army Cadet Force.
