"Collected Works through a different publisher, he would have to pay £350 to Chatto & Windus for the rights to ""The Deemster"". The novel is set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Thorkell Mylrea buys himself into becoming a Deemster (or judge) on the Isle of Man. He then uses his influence to have his brother, Gilcrist, appointed Bishop, but Gilcrist disappoints him in being good, pious and beyond bribery. In contrast to their father, the Deemster's children, Ewan and Mona, grow up to become a conscientious and diligent priest and a caring and good woman. In contrast,"
"acted as a panel Deemster, from time to time presiding over numerous General Gaol matters. Montgomerie is married and has two adult sons. Alastair Montgomerie Alastair Aitken Montgomerie is the Criminal Deemster of the Isle of Man. He was appointed as a Deemster by the Lieutenant Governor. Montgomerie was educated at Fettes College Edinburgh, Manchester University and the College of Law and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales on 2 July 1979. From 1980 to 1991 Montgomerie was involved in a wide range of criminal cases in England. He went to the Isle"
"with original jurisdiction, and a Staff of Government Division with appellate jurisdiction. The former summary jurisdiction of the Deemsters in contract, debt etc. was to be exercised by the Common Law Division. The jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts relating to probate, administration of estates and matrimonial causes was vested in the High Court on 5 July 1884. (The court had no power to dissolve a marriage until 1938, when judicial divorce was first introduced in the Isle of Man) The offices of First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls were merged in 1918, and provision was made for the appointment"
"Alastair Montgomerie Alastair Aitken Montgomerie is the Criminal Deemster of the Isle of Man. He was appointed as a Deemster by the Lieutenant Governor. Montgomerie was educated at Fettes College Edinburgh, Manchester University and the College of Law and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales on 2 July 1979. From 1980 to 1991 Montgomerie was involved in a wide range of criminal cases in England. He went to the Isle of Man in 1991 and worked within the Attorney General’s Chambers. Since June 2003 Montgomerie held the position of Deputy High Bailiff and"
"Rolls is now the First Deemster. Clerk of the Rolls The Clerk of the Rolls () is a judge and Head of the Judiciary in the Isle of Man. This position was formerly distinct from that of the Deemsters but now the Clerk of the Rolls is held jointly with the office of First Deemster. The Clerk of the Rolls formerly had a seat in the Legislative Council. The current Clerk of the Rolls and First Deemster is His Honour Andrew Corlett QC. In 1918, the Judicature (Amendment) Act 1918 amalgamated the offices of Clerk of the Rolls and First"
"additional part-time deemsters (previously called 'Acting Deemsters') are appointed from time to time to hear a particular case. The current Deemsters (from November 2018) are: The First Deemster, Second Deemster and Judge of Appeal are appointed by, and hold office during the pleasure of, the Lord of Mann, (acting on the advice of the UK's Secretary of State for Justice). Additional Deemsters are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor on the recommendation of the First Deemster. As ""ex officio"" Deputy Governor, the First Deemster acts in place of the Lieutenant Governor in the latter's absence, or during a vacancy in that"
"Deemster in 1975. There are currently (2017) three full-time Deemsters. These are the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls (who is also the Deputy Governor), the Second Deemster, and an additional full-time Deemster. The offices of First Deemster, Second Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls are ancient offices. The offices of First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls were combined in 1918, and a new office of Deputy Deemster was created in 2002 but abolished in 2009. Additional deemsters, full-time or part-time, may now be appointed; the present full-time additional deemster previously held the office of Deputy Deemster, and"
"Clerk of the Rolls The Clerk of the Rolls () is a judge and Head of the Judiciary in the Isle of Man. This position was formerly distinct from that of the Deemsters but now the Clerk of the Rolls is held jointly with the office of First Deemster. The Clerk of the Rolls formerly had a seat in the Legislative Council. The current Clerk of the Rolls and First Deemster is His Honour Andrew Corlett QC. In 1918, the Judicature (Amendment) Act 1918 amalgamated the offices of Clerk of the Rolls and First Deemster. Thus the Clerk of the"
"the island. He went up to Pembroke College, Oxford in 1978, and graduated in law from the University of Oxford. He was called to the English and Manx Bars in 1984. Andrew Corlett Andrew T.K. Corlett is the current First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls of the Isle of Man who served as Second Deemster from 2011 to 2018, having previously held the title of Deputy Deemster from 2007. His appointment as First Deemster & Clerk of the Rolls was announced on 10 July 2018. Corlett was a litigation director with the Douglas law firm Simcocks since 2001. He"
"Staff of Government Division The Staff of Government Division of the High Court of Justice (usually shorted to Staff of Government Division) is the Court of Appeal in the Isle of Man. It hears all appeals, both criminal and civil, from the High Court. It is the second highest court in the Isle of Man with final appeal going to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council acting as 'The Queen in Council'. The judges of the Staff of Government Division are the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls, the Second Deemster, the Judge of Appeal and any other"
"is effectively the criminal division of the court. The Second Deemster normally sits as the judge in this court. In 1992, His Honour Deemster Callow passed the last-ever sentence of death in a court in the British Islands (which was commuted to life imprisonment). Capital punishment in the Isle of Man was formally abolished by Tynwald in 1993 (although the last execution on the island took place in 1872). Politics of the Isle of Man The government of the Isle of Man is a parliamentary representative democracy. As a Crown Dependency, it is not subordinate to the government of the"
"decorations. The President's robes also display the triskelion. The Isle of Man's highest judicial officers, the Deemsters, participate in the ceremony, wearing scarlet robes and long wigs. There are currently three Deemsters, including the First and Second Deemster. Their office is of great antiquity, as is reflected by the curious phraseology of their ancient oath, during which they promise to ""execute the laws of this isle justly … betwixt party and party, as indifferently as the herring's backbone doth lie in the midst of the fish."" Some individuals are invited to attend as ""Guests of Honour"". Guests of Honour include"
"by a Deemster. Appeals are dealt with by the Staff of Government Division with final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. The head of the Judiciary is the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls. The other High and Appeal Court Judges are the Second Deemster, Deputy Deemster and Judge of Appeal, all of whom are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The Court of General Gaol Delivery is the criminal court for serious offences (effectively the equivalent of a Crown Court in England). It is theoretically not part of the High Court, but"
"English Queen's Counsel who are appointed as acting deemsters to hear an appeal. The name ""Staff of Government"" comes from the original court of appeal on the Island, which consisted of the officers of the Lord of Mann, and later the officers of the Lieutenant Governor. The Judicature Act 1883 created the High Court of Justice, and replaced the Lieutenant Governor's officers with the two deemsters who acted as judges in the courts of first instance, and the Clerk of the Rolls. However, this left the Lieutenant Governor continuing to act as judge despite lacking any legal training. He was"
"office. Unlike judges in the United Kingdom, Deemsters have no security of tenure and thus have no legal protection against dismissal by the government. The process whereby the appointment and removal of Manx judges occur on the formal advice of United Kingdom politicians is seen as an effective alternative. Owing to a lack of early records, the list cannot record any Deemsters before 1408, and is therefore not necessarily complete for the earlier years. The dates given are those for the first appearance of a name in the records, although the person may have been in office for some time"
"at 32 Hans Place, Chelsea on 28 March 1951. Following his funeral his body was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. Stewart Stevenson Moore Stewart Stevenson Moore QC (1 January 1860 – 28 March 1951) was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man. Stewart Stevenson Moore was born in Peel, Isle of Man, on New Year's Day, 1860. He hailed from an old and established Manx family, of Lhergydhoo in the Parish of German. His father, the Reverend John Stevenson Moore, was Vicar of Dagenham, Essex and his grandfather John"
"the Lieutenant Governor. After the Coroners take the oath, the Lieutenant Governor states, ""Learned deemsters, I exhort you to proclaim to the people in ancient form such laws as have been enacted during the past year and which have received the Royal Assent."" Each law is promulgated by the First Deemster in English and by the Second Deemster in Manx. The deemsters state the title, and a brief description of the effects, of each act. For example, on Tynwald Day in 2003, one Act was promulgated with the words ""Transfer of Deemsters' Functions Act 2003, which transfers certain functions of"
"With effect from 1 September 2009 the constitution of the High Court was changed. There are now two tiers of judges:— At the same time the separate Chancery, Common Law and Family Divisions were merged into a single Civil Division, and the procedure of the court was reformed on similar lines to the English Civil Procedure Rules 1998. All serious crimes on the Isle of Man are tried in the Court of General Gaol Delivery. The Second Deemster normally sits as the judge. This court is not formally part of the High Court, but is administered as though it were"
"(acting on the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice in the United Kingdom), and the judicial officers, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The High Bailiff and the Deputy High Bailiff are ""ex officio"" judicial officers, and additional judicial officers (full-time or part-time) may be appointed. Civil matters are usually heard at first instance by a single deemster sitting in the High Court. Criminal proceedings are heard at first instance before either the High Bailiff or the Deputy High Bailiff or a bench of lay magistrates, in less serious cases. More serious criminal cases are heard before a deemster"
"Judiciary of the Isle of Man The lowest courts in the Isle of Man are the summary courts, Coroner of Inquests, Licensing Court, Land Court, etc. These courts are presided over by magistrates. There are two stipendiary magistrates, the High Bailiff and the Deputy High Bailiff, along with lay justices of the peace. The superior court of the Isle of Man is the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man, consisting of a Civil Division and an appeal division, called the Staff of Government Division. The judges of the High Court are the deemsters, appointed by the Queen"
"High Court of Justice (Isle of Man) The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is governed by the High Court Act 1991. There are four permanent judges of the High Court: The First Deemster is President of the High Court and has responsibility for the distribution of the work of the High Court. The Judge of Appeal, a part-time appointment, can only sit in the Appeal Division. Unless the parties otherwise consent, the quorum of the Appeal Division is at least two judges of the High Court. A deemster may not sit on an appeal from his"
"of an English King’s Counsel as a standing Judge of Appeal, to sit with one deemster to hear appeals from the other Deemster. The governor ceased to be a judge of the court in 1921. The jurisdiction of the Court of Criminal Appeal, which was set up in 1921, was transferred to the Staff of Government Division of the High Court on 1 December 1969. From 1991 the jurisdiction of the court in family matters was to be exercised by a new Family Division. A new office of Deputy Deemster was created in 2002 but abolished in 2009 (see below)."
"own judgment or order. At present, there is a panel of acting deemsters, who may be called upon to assist in the discharge of the business of the High Court. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man came into existence on 1 January 1884. It merged the former Courts of Chancery, Court of Exchequer, Court of the Staff of Government, Court of Common Law and Court of Admiralty and the Deemster’s Courts. Its judges were the Lieutenant Governor, the Clerk of the Rolls and the two deemsters. It consisted of a Chancery Division and Common Law Division"
"David Doyle (judge) David Doyle is, until 31 July 2018, the First Deemster, Clerk of the Rolls and Deputy Governor of the Isle of Man. He was appointed in 2010 and was formerly a partner of Dickinson Cruickshank & Co from 1985 onwards. He was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1982 and the Manx Bar in 1984. He spent his formative years in Hong Kong, where he was educated at Island School. He graduated from the University of Newcastle with a degree in law in 1981. In November 2010 it was announced that he would take up the"
"a Deemster, Stevenson Moore was an ""ex officio"" member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man, and he was Chairman of the Local Government Board and chairman of the board of Agriculture. Upon his retirement as First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls in 1921, Moore returned to live in England. However he returned to the Isle of Man in 1931 to preside over the retrial of a case of negligence against the Highway Board. This was the first time a Deemster had emerged from retirement to hear a lawsuit in the island's High Court. His return was"
"Verderer Verderers are officials in Britain who deal with common land in certain former royal hunting areas which are the property of the Crown. The office was developed in the Middle Ages to administer forest law on behalf of the King. Verderers investigated and recorded minor offences such as the taking of venison and the illegal cutting of woodland, and dealt with the day-to-day forest administration. In the modern era, verderers are still to be found in the New Forest, the Forest of Dean, and Epping Forest, where they serve to protect commoning practices, and conserve the traditional landscape and"
"First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls in 1998, serving until 2002. William Cain (deemster) Thomas William Cain QC is a former First Deemster of the Isle of Man. He was born on 1 June 1935. He was educated at Marlborough College and then Worcester College, Oxford University. After performing his National Service from 1953-1955, he was called to the Bar at Grey's Inn in 1959 and admitted to the Manx bar in 1961, whence he worked for T W Cain and Sons, Advocates. He served as Attorney General and Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man"
"position of First Deemster following the death of Michael Kerruish earlier in the year. Doyle was sworn in on 20 December 2010. In 2010 he produced a book titled Manx Criminal Law and Procedure, dealing with all areas of criminal law in the Isle of Man. On 18 November 2011, he was appointed as a Bencher of Gray's Inn. It was announced in February 2018 that Doyle would stand down from the position of First Deemster in July 2018 and return to private practice. He will be succeeded by Andrew Corlett. David Doyle (judge) David Doyle is, until 31 July"
"Andrew Corlett Andrew T.K. Corlett is the current First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls of the Isle of Man who served as Second Deemster from 2011 to 2018, having previously held the title of Deputy Deemster from 2007. His appointment as First Deemster & Clerk of the Rolls was announced on 10 July 2018. Corlett was a litigation director with the Douglas law firm Simcocks since 2001. He specialised in public law, human rights and employment law and was previously a Government Advocate from 1995-2001, and a partner with Dickinson Cruickshank. Corlett was educated at King William's College on"
"Stewart Stevenson Moore Stewart Stevenson Moore QC (1 January 1860 – 28 March 1951) was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man. Stewart Stevenson Moore was born in Peel, Isle of Man, on New Year's Day, 1860. He hailed from an old and established Manx family, of Lhergydhoo in the Parish of German. His father, the Reverend John Stevenson Moore, was Vicar of Dagenham, Essex and his grandfather John Stevenson Moore (1804–1896) had been a Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba and a Wesleyan preacher. As a"
"other incumbent priests in the team are entitled ""Team Vicar"". In the Deanery of Jersey, which is part of the Church of England, a rector is appointed to one of the island's twelve historic parishes and as such has a role in the civil parish administration alongside the Constable; the parish also takes full responsibility (through levy of rates) for maintaining the church. Vicars are appointed to district churches, have no civil administrative roles by right, and their churches' upkeep is resourced by the members of the congregation. In the Church of Ireland, Scottish Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of"
"Manx courts. The supreme court for the Isle of Man is the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The Isle's traditional local appellate court is the Staff of Government Division which has only two judges, titled deemsters, whose decisions are joined to the original trial decision. They almost always have a majority, if either deemster agrees with the trial Judge. In addition to precedent, the laws of the Island develop through statute from two main sources: Acts of Tynwald (known as insular legislation) and Acts of Parliament in Westminster. The power of the United Kingdom Parliament, and its predecessor the"
"the deemsters to the Treasury."" If an Act of Tynwald is not promulgated within 18 months of receiving the Royal Assent, it ceases to remain valid. Once the deemsters promulgate the laws, individuals may present petitions for the redress of grievances. Petitions are presented at the foot of Tynwald Hill to the Clerk of Tynwald, who conveys them to the Lieutenant Governor. The petitions are then referred to a committee of Tynwald. Thereafter, after the singing of the first verse of the National Anthem, the Deputy Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabulary calls the participants individually off the"