Joe Burrows
Joe spent much of his training and post-qualification working in the dispute resolution team, with a particular focus on corporate and commercial disputes – he often works closely with the Humphrey & Helfrich Corporate and Commercial team. Such disputes have involved assisting clients with the challenge of corporate service agreements, consideration of complex, cross-jurisdictional building and warranty disputes, and aiding counsel instructed in respect of allegations of white collar, commercial crime.
Since qualifying in 2021, Joe has also gained significant experience in the area of corporate insolvency, assisting both creditors and liquidators with a variety of Manx-centric insolvency scenarios, as well as with more internationally-focused elements. These have included:
- Assisting creditors in the winding-up of a property development company pursuant to a tripartite profit share agreement;
- Advising and drafting pleadings on behalf of large multi-national corporations seeking to liquidate the top-co of a world-wide group registered in the Isle of Man;
- Guiding creditors as to the Isle of Man Court’s jurisdiction to facilitate “soft-power” provisional liquidation;
- Worked with American counsel in respect of cross-border Chapter 11/insolvency proceedings and facilitated creditor arrangements requiring court sanction;
- Worked with UK counsel in respect of a Gulldale-style application, seeking, inter alia, for the UK court to recognise a request from the Manx court to place a Manx company into administration in England.
In addition to those examples cited, Joe is often called upon by local liquidators and corporate service providers for ad-hoc advice on all aspects of Manx Insolvency procedure.
Legal 500 Testimonials (2025):
'Joe Burrows has been dealing with my case for over two years now and has always made me feel at ease during this ongoing, stressful time. He is very understanding of my medical situation and issues within my daily life, and I feel able to contact him with any concerns should I need to which I feel is important.'
‘Joe Burrows was very professional in his approach to my case. he explained what I needed to understand in my language.’