Adam Killip

Practice Areas

Adam is an Isle of Man advocate, Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths whose key areas of practice are Corporate & Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions; Banking & Finance; Financial Services and Fintech & Blockchain.

Career

Adam qualified as a Manx Advocate in January 2015. Prior to joining Whittles in 2024, he spent 12 years at another leading Isle of Man law firm.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Isle of Man Law Society and the Alliance of Isle of Man Compliance Professionals.

Clients

Boston Limited

Cavendish Trust Company Limited

Bspoke 360 Limited

Industry Sector Expertise

Corporate & Commercial;

Mergers & Acquisitions;

Banking & Finance;

Financial Services;

Fintech & Blockchain.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Isle of Man

Languages Spoken

English (fluent)

French (conversational)

Experience

10 years PQE as an Isle of Man advocate and ... years practising as a Notary Public

Work Highlights

Assisting with a significant due diligence exercise of an acquired trust business.

Our client purchased a client book of business from another regulated CSP following which significant issues were identified in the purchased business. Advice sought from Whittles in relation to remediation and contractual ability to dispute certain contractual matters. Contractual settlement of the disputed arrangements was achieved between our client and the seller in July 2024

Bspoke 360 Limited sold their regulated client book of business to Charterhouse Lombard Limited. Whittles acted for Bspoke 360 Limited in the sale.

Successfully negotiated an exit for two lay clients from an onerous superyacht timeshare arrangement (believed to be the first of its kind in the world) involving multiple parties with divergent views .

Education

Awards