Former Deemster David Doyle has been appointed as a Grand Court Judge in the Cayman Islands.
In this full-time appointment in the self-governing British Overseas Territory, he will serve in the Financial Services Division.
Mr Doyle served as a First Deemster - the top judge - in the island between 2010 until his retirement from the post in July 2018.
He was also the deputy governor of the Isle of Man during that period.
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Since November 2018 he has worked for Cains, a Douglas-based law firm.
Prior to this he sat as a Judge of Appeal for Jersey and Guernsey from 2015 to 2018. Mr Doyle was called to the English Bar in 1982, and the Manx Bar in 1984.
From 1984 to 2003 he was a partner with Isle of Man firm of advocates, Dickinson Cruickshank & Co, and from 1997 to 2003 was a member of the governing council of the Isle of Man Law Society and elected vice-president in 2003.
He was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2019.
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Cayman’s Judicial and Legal Services Commission advertised the post both locally and overseas, confirming that Mr Doyle had been selected from a short list of three candidates.
It’s Lieutenant Governor, Martyn Roper OBE, said that he was ’delighted to appoint someone of Deemster Doyle’s calibre’ and looked forward to welcoming him to the Cayman Islands this summer, when he is expected to take up the position.
The Governor continued: ’His extensive understanding of relevant local, regional, and international legislation coupled with his wide-ranging experiences hearing financial services matters in the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will enhance the ability of the Grand Court to continue advance the administration of justice in the financial services sector.’