John Corlett
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William John Howarth Corlett, QC, LL.B
(born 25 March 1950) was Her Majesty's
Attorney General for the Isle of Man
and ex officio
Member of the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2011.
He was called to English Bar
in 1972 and the Manx Bar in 1974. He was a partner of Dickinson Cruickshank & Co 1975-1992 and senior partner of Corlett Bolton & Co 1992-1998 before being appointed Attorney General
in 1998. He was made a Queen's Counsel
in 1999.
Bachelor of Laws
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(born 25 March 1950) was Her Majesty's
Monarch
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Attorney General for the Isle of Man
Attorney General (Isle of Man)
The Attorney General of the Isle of Man has an ex officio seat in the Legislative Council and is the Government's top legal adviser.The Attorney General is a Crown officer, rather than a member of the Isle of Man Government...
and ex officio
Ex-officio member
An ex officio member is a member of a body who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term is Latin, meaning literally "from the office", and the sense intended is "by right of office"; its use dates back to the Roman Republic.A common misconception is that the participatory rights...
Member of the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2011.
He was called to English Bar
Call to the bar
The Call to the Bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party, and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received a "call to the bar"...
in 1972 and the Manx Bar in 1974. He was a partner of Dickinson Cruickshank & Co 1975-1992 and senior partner of Corlett Bolton & Co 1992-1998 before being appointed Attorney General
Attorney General (Isle of Man)
The Attorney General of the Isle of Man has an ex officio seat in the Legislative Council and is the Government's top legal adviser.The Attorney General is a Crown officer, rather than a member of the Isle of Man Government...
in 1998. He was made a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1999.