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Attorney General's Chambers
Address:	3rd Floor St Mary’s Court Hill Street Douglas
Post Code:	IM1 1EU
Telephone:	+ 44 (0) 1624 685452
Fax:	+ 44 (0) 1624 629162

Members
Attorney General	Mr SM Harding
Government Advocate	Mr K Murray
Chief Legislative Drafter	Miss L Marsh-Smith
Legislative Drafters:	Mr I Beale
	Mr D Bermingham
	Mr H Connell
	Mrs M Hedqvist (Assistant)
Director of Prosecutions	Mr S Neale
Legal Officers	Miss RL Braidwood
	M Benson
	Mr J Bullas
	Mrs R Burnett
	Mr P Davey
	Mr D Griffin
	Mrs H Helfrich
	Mrs M Kelly
	Mrs F Kniveton
	Mr A Murphy
	Mrs E Murray
	Miss M A Norman
	Mrs E Smith
	Mrs L Watts

The Attorney General for the Isle of Man is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen and holds office during Her Majesty’s pleasure. He is ex officio a member of the Legislative Council and attends meetings of the Council of Ministers.

HM Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Crown in the Isle of Man and the Government of the Isle of Man. He is also responsible for the prosecution of offences in the Court of General Gaol Delivery and for the drafting of Government legislation.

The Attorney General’s Chambers deal with civil and criminal matters for the Government of the Isle of Man. It also provides legal advice to Government Departments and Statutory Boards.

Child Abduction

The Attorney General is the central authority under the Hague Convention and European Convention in relation to abducted children. For further information see the following documents or send an email to ChildAbduction@attgen.gov.im

Publications

The text of Acts of Tynwald passed after the end of 2000 can be found in the InfoCentre.

For details of the following publication fax: +44 (0)1624 629162 or phone: +44 (0)1624 686481.

Laws of the Isle of Man (printed and CD-ROM editions 2005 with updates), including the Statutes of the Isle of Man and the Manx Law Reports, is published by Blackhall Publishing.