Cains has appointed Caren Pegg to its Board of Directors and litigation team as Director and Head of Employment and Regulatory, with effect from 5 May 2026.
Caren (pictured) is top ranked by the legal independent research companies as a leading individual for Dispute Resolution. She advises on a broad range of civil and commercial disputes, regulatory disputes, sanctions, fraud and asset tracing, freezing injunctions, contentious insolvency, public law matters, director/shareholder disputes, and GDPR/data breaches. She has particular experience in representing entities and individuals that are subject to regulatory investigations, supervision and enforcement and advising on civil penalties.
Caren is widely known for her significant expertise in employment law and is ranked with ‘Hall of Fame’ and top tier status in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories. She deals with all aspects of contentious and non‑contentious employment, including redundancies, employment issues arising from mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, tribunal and high court employment claims, work permits and contracts of employment. Caren is also a CEDR accredited Commercial and Work-Place Mediator.
Caren has been actively involved in liaising with the Isle of Man Government via her Board role with the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce, where she was a former President. She has contributed to consultations on many major legislative developments introduced on the Island over the past 20 years including the Employment Act 2017 and all its amendments as well as the Equality Act 2017. She is also routinely called upon by clients and societies to carry out training for them, or to present and speak at events.
Robert Colquitt, Managing Director and Head of Litigation at Cains, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Caren to Cains as a Director. Caren is an exceptionally experienced advocate with a great reputation for her work in commercial disputes, regulatory and employment law. Her depth and breadth of expertise will be a real asset to our clients and to Cains as a whole.”
Caren Pegg added: “Cains is a top tier firm with an outstanding reputation for the high quality of its people, expertise and advice. I am very much looking forward to joining the Board and the Team at this time of expansion and growth.”
