Isle of Man Law Society O'Rourke. 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
Isle of Man Mining Company Isle of Man Mining Company The Isle of Man Mining Company, also referred to as the Foxdale Mining Company, was a mining company formed to operate the Foxdale Mines on the Isle of Man. At what date mining operations in the Foxdale district of the Isle of Man commenced is not known, but it is said that the lodes were worked by a London company early in the eighteenth century, and according to handed down traditions and the remnants of ancient workings the operations must of resulted in considerable success, so long as the primitive machinery used to purge the