"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"
"action of ""The Deemster"" takes place in Michael Sheading. Michael, Isle of Man Michael Sheading () is a sheading (comprising the parishes of Jurby and Ballaugh, and Michael (District)) in the Isle of Man. Michael District is also a traditional parish. Michael Sheading has, according to the 2011 census, 3,568 residents (2006 census: 3,341). It is a mainly agricultural area on the west coast of the island. It was until 2016 a House of Keys constituency. The only significant settlement in the parish or district is the village of Kirk Michael. The TT motorcycle race course known as the Snaefell"
"the Isle of Man Mining Company, the Isle of Man Government, Douglas Town Board, the Isle of Man Railway Company and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Following the Great Manx Bank Robbery of 1878 when the Bank of Mona was robbed of almost £9,000 there was a run on other local banks. The Isle of Man Bank chartered a special steamer to convey £20,000 to the Isle of Man, but Dumbell's got by without any special provision.Alured Dumbell, a son of George Dumbell, was appointed Second Deemster in 1880 and as a consequence was obliged to resign his"
"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"
"destination, a result of the Wakes Weeks, when Lancashire mills and factories closed for holidays. To meet growing demand the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company purchased new steamers to bring many thousands of tourists to Douglas from Liverpool. The Isle of Man Advertising Committee was set up in 1894 under the Advertising Rate Act. A group of bankers, local businessmen and developers built new hotels, boarding houses and entertainment venues. They formed a Committee publicising the Isle of Man as a holiday resort, opening an office in London with Caine's brother in charge. When Caine wrote the Deemster in"
"The Deemster The Deemster is a novel by Hall Caine published in 1887, considered to be the first 'Manx novel'. It was Caine's third novel, the second to be set in the Isle of Man and it was his first great success. The plot revolves around the reckless actions of Dan Mylrea and the exile and atonement that follow. Early in his career, Hall Caine was acting as literary secretary to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and it was he who suggested that he write a novel set on the Isle of Man. However, it was not for another five years that"
"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"
"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"
"on the Isle of Man between 1873 and 1992. The last person to be sentenced to death on the Isle of Man (and anywhere in the British Isles) was Anthony Robin Denys Teare, at the Court of General Gaol Delivery in Douglas, in 1992. The case was heard before the Second Deemster of the Isle of Man, Henry Callow. Deemster Callow thus became the last judge in the British Isles to pass a death sentence (but chose not to wear a black cap whilst doing so). Following sentencing, Teare engaged a new lawyer, Louise Byrne, who immediately took the case"
"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"
"in Douglas at Fort Anne. His son was the Rev.William Bell Christian the last ever self-elected Member of the House of Keys and first elected member for Ramsey. Christian died in 1852 at his ancestral home in Lezayre. John Christian (Deemster) John Christian JP (12 July 1776 – 27 February 1852) was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man. Christian was born in Castletown in 1776. He was educated at Eton and St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 8th Wrangler in 1798 and graduated MA in 1801. Admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 23 January 1798, he"
"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"
"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"
"Arthur Luft Arthur Christian Luft CBE (21 July 1915 – 21 June 2009) was a Manx judge, a former First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls and a Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. He first set up practice in the Isle of Man in 1947 and in 1972 was appointed Attorney General and thus sat on the Legislative Council ex officio. In 1974 he was made Second Deemster before being promoted to First Deemster, Clerk of the Rolls and Deputy Governor in 1980. He was the first First Deemster not to have an ""ex officio"""
"Caine, and Marian Swayne were cast in the lead roles. The film was released in England in March 1918, when Hall Caine organised ""a stellar first night audience"" for the screening in aid of war charities. Caine had invited the Prime Minister, Lloyd George, but he politely declined the invitation. The Deemster The Deemster is a novel by Hall Caine published in 1887, considered to be the first 'Manx novel'. It was Caine's third novel, the second to be set in the Isle of Man and it was his first great success. The plot revolves around the reckless actions of"
"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"
"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"
"as John Storm. ""The Manxman"" (1916), also produced by the London Film Company and directed by Tucker, was filmed on the Isle of Man and, when released drew huge crowds in Britain and America. It was one of the few British films distributed in the United States that went on to become a financial and critical success. Starring Derwent Hall Caine and Marian Swayne ""The Deemster"" (1917), made in the United States, is the first special feature film Arrow Film Corporation made. Shot on location on Block Island, Rhode Island, the film was originally entitled ""The Bishop’s Son"" after Caine’s"
"historically known as Devonshire, although this is no longer the official name. Similarly, Dorset, Rutland and Somerset were formerly known as Dorsetshire, Rutlandshire and Somersetshire, but these terms are no longer official, and are rarely used outside the local populations. Hexhamshire was a county in the north-east of England from the early 12th century until 1572, when it was incorporated into Northumberland. In Scotland, barely affected by the Norman conquest of England, the word ""shire"" prevailed over ""county"" until the 19th century. Earliest sources have the same usage of the ""-shire"" suffix as in England (though in Scots this was"
"one of the last strongholds of Gaelic in Scotland. It is recorded in the ""Landnámabók"" that there were papar or culdees (Gaelic monks) in Iceland before the Norse. This appears to tie in with comments of Dicuil and is given further weight by recent archaeological discoveries. The settlement of Iceland and the Faroe Islands by the Norse would have included many Norse–Gael settlers, as well as slaves and servants. They were called Vestmen (Western men), and the name is retained in Vestmanna in the Faroes and the Vestmannaeyjar off the Icelandic mainland. A number of Icelandic personal names are of"
"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"
"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 from 1980 to 1993, when he became Second Deemster. He succeeded as"
"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"
"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"
"only island in the Cook Islands for which English is the native language. William Marsters, originally thought to have come from Leicestershire, England, is now thought to have come from Gloucestershire, which might explain why his descendants now spell the name ""Marsters"" due to the Gloucestershire accent. By the time his youngest daughter Titana Tangi died in 1973, there were over a thousand of Marsters' descendants living in Rarotonga and New Zealand. Though only some 50 family members remain on Palmerston, all of Marsters' descendants consider the island their ancestral home. In 1954 the family was granted full ownership of"
"John Christian (Deemster) John Christian JP (12 July 1776 – 27 February 1852) was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man. Christian was born in Castletown in 1776. He was educated at Eton and St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 8th Wrangler in 1798 and graduated MA in 1801. Admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 23 January 1798, he was registered as a Barrister-at-Law in 1803. He then lived in Somerset and was a JP for that region. He was married in 1807. In 1823 Christian was appointed First Deemster and moved back to the Island, living"
"Bent, in Chesire. According to Burke's Landed Gentry, the Drinkwater's Crest is 'Three wheat ears, two in saltire, one in pale or, encircled by a ducal coronet ppr.' William Drinkwater Sir William Leece Drinkwater (28 March 1812 – 22 May 1909) was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man. Drinkwater came from an old Liverpool family and was born on 28 March 1812. His grandfather was Mayor of Liverpool in 1810 and married a Miss Leece, of Ballamona, Braddan. The long European peace, which followed the Battle of Waterloo, resulted in many English children being sent to France for"
"torpedoed, off the coast of Ireland, by the German U-Boat U-52. Mealista Mealista () was a township in the west of the Isle of Lewis. It is currently largely uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances, which occurred there in 1838. Mealista is a name of Norse origin, ""melr-stadhr"", meaning 'lyme-grass steading'. Mealasta lends its name to Eilean Mhealasta which is just to the southwest. The area of Mealasta is known to be the location of a medieval settlement, with a possible nunnery on the headland. During World War II, fourteen of the survivors of the merchant ship ""SS Geraldine Mary"""
"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"
"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"
"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"
"seat in the LegCo, the right having been removed by an Act of Tynwald in 1980. He retired as Deemster in 1988 but was elected by the House of Keys to sit on the Legislative Council, which he did for 10 years before retiring in 1998. He was appointed CBE in the 1988 Birthday Honours. Arthur Luft Arthur Christian Luft CBE (21 July 1915 – 21 June 2009) was a Manx judge, a former First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls and a Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. He first set up practice in the"