Isle of Man Law Society Isle of Man Law Society The Isle of Man Law Society is the professional body in respect of the advocates' profession in the Isle of Man. The Society is the longest established professional body in the Isle of Man, formed by the Law Society Act 1859 passed by Tynwald while the island's capital was still at Castletown. The Society was established to provide its members with access to a law library, which still exists at the Hall of the Society in Douglas and holds legal case histories and reference books. The Society's role has developed and, as well as dealing
Poor Laws of the Isle of Man An Act of Tynwald established a Home for the Poor in 1889. Ann Harrison Associational Culture, 1830-1914 in A New History of the Isle of Man, vol 5 () Liverpool:University Press, 2000 pp393/406 Poor Laws of the Isle of Man The Poor Laws of the Isle of Man refer to the legislation relating to poor relief passed on the Isle of Man during the 19th century. The Isle of Man, in contrast to neighbouring Britain, did not adopt an English style scheme of poor relief (see Tudor Poor Laws) and instead, prior to the Napoleonic Wars, relied on a system