Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

[Seventh777]

As many of you are not from the British Isles and therefore are not aware of Jurisdictions and Legislations, I thought it a good idea to bring out into the open some pointers, as to not be fooled into thinking that software companies based in these channel islands are bound by British laws, they are not....

They are British Crown Dependencies but are not part of the UK, indeed they are not even part of the EU...the same applies to the Isle of Man.


After the separation of the Islands from Normandy and its administration, the local institutions were gradually moulded from time to time very largely on local initiative to meet the changing circumstances until their present constitutions evolved. The evolution did not at any time involve amalgamation with, or subjection to, the government of the United Kingdom and even today the Islands’ link with the United Kingdom and the remainder of the Commonwealth is through the Sovereign as latter-day successor of the Duke of Normandy. The Channel Islands have never been conquered by, or ceded territories to, the UK, nor have they ever been colonies or dominions.

For clarity it is worth pointing out that the term “Great Britain” refers solely to the mainland of England, Scotland and Wales, whereas “United Kingdom” refers to Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Neither term includes Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man which are, in fact, part of the British Isles."
http://www.gov.je/ChiefMinister/Internat…


The Isle of Man has the unusual status of being one of the British Isles that is neither part of Great Britain nor the United Kingdom. People born here are known as 'Manx', classified as British (as opposed to English). Despite the steady integration of new residents from other countries, some locals still refer to newcomers as 'comeovers' and England as 'across'."

Just thought I would bring this very overlooked aspect to everyone`s attention.