Acting Deemster James Corbett KC has taken on new professional roles in the UK and Australia despite resigning from a major £100m pensions case last month on grounds of ill health.
Corbett had been presiding over two linked class‑action matters, Kells & Others v Friends Provident International Limited and Dickinson & Others v Utmost International Isle of Man Limited, involving 739 investors, many of whom say they lost their life savings.
He stepped down in June after hearing all the evidence but before delivering judgment, creating an unusual and uncertain situation for one of the island’s largest ever civil cases.
Since then, it has emerged that Corbett has taken positions in two sets of chambers, including one based in Australia, while continuing his own practice.
Manx.News approached both the Isle of Man Government and Corbett’s chambers for comment, but neither has responded.