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Joshua is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team.
Joshua qualified as a Solicitor Advocate (England and Wales) with Higher Rights of audience in 2015 before returning to the Island to requalify as an Advocate.
Joshua is a highly regarded trial advocate with a wealth of expertise in employment, commercial (commercial disputes and insolvency), contentious trust and property disputes and related regulatory matters.
Joshua has extensive experience in civil trial and numerous interlocutory applications.Joshua is experienced in all aspects of commercial disputes having advised on contractual disputes, including debt recovery, sale and supply of goods and services, breaches of directors’ duties through to insolvency and winding up proceedings.
Joshua is regularly instructed on behalf of landlords and tenants in proceedings involving forfeiture and dilapidations appearing in court on a frequent basis. In addition to his usual practice in this area, Joshua has also dealt with matters concerning the Agricultural Holdings Act 1969. Joshua is familiar with this area and able to advise on disputes arising from tenancies over agricultural land and in particular understands the practical implications having been an NFU panel solicitor during his time in practice in the UK.
Joshua has a growing reputation in his employment practice, and represents either employees or employers in discrimination cases, and claims concerning unfair dismissal and contractual breaches. He has been recognised in the Legal 500 as a rising star in this area.
Joshua regularly advises clients who are regulated by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (FSA) and in particular those who are regulated to provide Corporate Services, Collective Investment Schemes, and Trust Services.
In 2023 Joshua was elected a member of the Isle of Man Law Society Law Council which regulates the Advocates on the Isle of Man.
- Stevens v Davies – 2022 unreported Staff of Government Appeal A recent Appeal following an unsuccessful Application for the rectification of the Status Quo.
- Martin Webb v Raymond and Hillary – 2022 unreported High Court matter Successfully acted for the Defendants in their Counterclaim for ownership of land of historical interest in Dalby; a World War two bunker. This is believed to be the first case before the High Court to successfully rectify and error on the title register pursuant section 65(1) of the Land Registration Act 1982 with reference to sub-section 65(3). Press coverage: https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/courts/land-dispute-over-a-second-world-war-bunker-556795
- The Estate of Harvey v Harvey and Otrs – 2022 unreported High Court matter Successfully acted for the Defendants in their Counterclaim for (i) Constructive Trust, (ii) proprietary estoppel and (iii) Protected Tenancy under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1969.
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- MRP International Ltd & Otr v Maciver & Otr (Ord) [2021] MLR N-12 A recent case on setting aside default costs certificates.
- Pye v Douglas Borough Council (EET) 2021 N-11 Successfully acted for the Complainant in a high profile claim for unlawful deductions under the Employment Act 2006. Press coverage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-56510463
- Mark Versluijs v Department of Home Affairs (Fire and Rescue Service) – unreported EET Successfully acted for the Complainant in a high profile claim for unfair dismissal following protected disclosure Employment Act 2006. Press coverage: https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/999/firefighter-cleared-of-monkey-chant-racism-233849
