Overview of Lending and Taking Security in the Isle of Man

Published: 1 May 2025

Appleby has contributed to a guide on Lending and Taking Security in the Isle of Man, which now forms part of the Finance Global Guide for Practical Law, a key online know-how resource for lawyers and in-house counsel engaging in cross-border work.


Authored by Appleby Isle of Man’s Tom Brook and Sophie Corkish, the Q&A is a guide to lending and taking security in the Isle of Man and provides a high-level overview of a number of topics, including:

  • common forms of security;
  • guarantees;
  • risk areas;
  • subordination;
  • debt trading and transfer mechanisms;
  • agent and trust concepts;
  • enforcement of security interests;
  • borrower insolvency; and
  •  cross-border issues.

To access the pdf of the Q&A Guide, please follow the link: Lending and Taking Security in the Isle of Man Overview

Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information, visit practicallaw.com.

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