UK
Practice Areas
Mark is a Director in DQ’s Dispute Resolution department, and also heads DQ’s Insolvency & Restructuring team. Since qualifying as a Manx Advocate in 2012 Mark has regularly appeared at all levels of the Isle of Man High Court of Justice.
Professional Memberships
Mark is a member of the IFG, which is a handpicked group of specialist fraud lawyers across the world focused on securing injunctions, asset recovery and trust busting remedies in key offshore jurisdictions. Mark is ranked for Dispute Resolution in the Isle of Man as a Band 1 ranked lawyer in Chambers & Partners UK and also as a “leading partner” by the Legal 500.
Industry Sector Expertise
Mark practices a wide range of commercial litigation, but has particular experience in acting in commercial disputes (ranging from complex contractual disputes through to issuing proceedings seeking to secure and recover substantial assets such as private jets, yachts and properties held through Isle of Man companies), fraud & asset recovery, corporate insolvency, claims against directors, the appointment of receivers, applications for injunctive relief, trust disputes, enforcing foreign judgments and assisting with the recognition of foreign trustees in bankruptcy and obtaining of ancillary orders from the Isle of Man High Court. Due to his expertise Mark has given expert opinions on Isle of Man law to courts in the United States, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.
Experience
Whilst working full-time as an Advocate Mark previously completed a long-distance masters degree in Corporate and Insolvency Law with Nottingham Law School, earning not only a distinction, but also being awarded a prize for the best overall performance in the Law School at postgraduate level.