Andrew Langan-Newton

Andrew advises on complex trust disputes and Chancery matters, with particular experience in claims arising from mismanagement or breach of trust duties.

• Represented clients in their successful challenge of the use of the Chancery Procedure in contentious trust litigation.
• Represented clients in a successful application to the court to reverse a trustee mistake.
• Advised and represented clients in the removal of an executor of a deceased’s estate.
• Represented clients in their defence of claims of proprietary estoppel and common intention constructive trust.
• Advised a beneficiary on a court application for the rectification of a mistake in a trust deed.
• Advised beneficiaries of a trust on the efficacy of a ‘no-contest’ clause in a trust deed.
• Advised beneficiaries on indemnities requested by a retiring trustee on the ending of a trust.
• Advised a trustee on a court application for relief from a mistake under the Isle of Man statutory equivalent to the Rule in Hastings-Bass.
• Advised a trustee on disclosure obligations to beneficiaries.

Andrew represents clients in employment claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination, breach of contract, whistleblowing, and jurisdiction issues.

• Represented a complainant in the Employment & Equality Tribunal in a dispute over the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
• Represented a complainant in the Employment & Equality Tribunal in a claim alleging discrimination relating to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2017.
• Represented a complainant bringing a protected disclosure (whistleblowing) claim in the Employment & Equality Tribunal in a successful High Court appeal against a disclosure order.
• Reviewed and advised upon a proposed contract of employment.
• Advised and represented a client in a protected disclosure/whistleblowing claim.
• Advised a client on the efficacy of non-compete and non-solicitation provisions in a contract.

Andrew represents clients in doleance (judicial review) claims against public bodies and advises clients on public and constitutional law, including in relation to climate change and environmental law.

• Represented a charity in a doleance (judicial review) claim to reverse a high-profile planning decision to fell an elm tree tunnel.
• Advised a client on the lawfulness of no win no fee agreements under Isle of Man law.
• Advised a client on the lawfulness of waste disposal by a local authority.

Andrew handles contentious land and property disputes, including boundary issues, covenants, and landlord and tenant matters.

• Represented an Isle of Man charity in a doleance claim (judicial review) against a planning decision of a Government department.
• Represented a large retailer in an application to the Isle of Man court for a renewal of its business tenancy that was ultimately successfully negotiated.
• Advised the landlord of a commercial letting on specific provisions of its lease and on negotiating an amendment to the lease with the tenant.
• Advised a property management company of a large block of flats on the proper interpretation of a repairing covenant.

Andrew specialises in high-value corporate and commercial litigation, including contractual disputes, debt recovery, and insolvency, with a strong track record in complex multi-party cases.

• Provided an expert opinion on an aspect of Isle of Man insolvency law for multimillion-pound foreign proceedings.
• Provided an expert opinion on Isle of Man company law in foreign proceedings.
• Acted for the claimants in the registration and enforcement of a foreign judgment in the Isle of Man, in excess of £1 billion.
• Acted for the respondent law firm following its discovery of a large-scale fraud perpetrated by a former consultant.
• Represented the respondents in a claim for injunctive relief following the sale of a trust and corporate service provider.

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution 2025-2026

George Johnson Law Prize 2014, 2018, 2024