Vicki Unsworth
Director
Vicki specialises in civil and commercial litigation, including regulatory and data protection, representing both local and international clients. Vicki has a strength in commercial litigation and insolvency litigation, which is where a large focus of her practice lies. She has fantastic attention to detail and really thinks outside the box. Her knowledge of the law is second to none and she always looks for a practical and positive commercial approach to litigation. As regulatory and data protection advice is required more and more, Vicki has undertaken significant training and qualifications in order to ensure clients receive up to date and relevant advice and assistance.
Vicki is always prepared to work long hours and go above and beyond to ensure success for her clients.
Vicki has been involved in some extremely complex and high value commercial litigation, trust disputes and insolvency matters before the Island’s Courts. Vicki also has a strong reputation in personal injury and medical negligence work as well as other civil litigation. In addition, Vicki, assisted by Sara-Jayne, recently represented the family of a prisoner who committed suicide whilst in prison, and secured a finding of neglect against both the Isle of Man Prison and the Isle of Man Government Department of Health as a result of their actions and failures.
Vicki was named as one of only eight leading individuals in offshore dispute resolution, by the Legal 500 in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 editions.
Vicki was the lead author of the Isle of Man chapter in the Law Reviews’ Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review, assisted by Matt as co-authors – Isle of Man
Qualifications
LLB Hons 2003
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice 2004
Manx Bar Exams 2006
Qualified Manx Advocate 2007
Commissioner for Oaths 2007
International Compliance Association AML Certificate 2014
IOD Certificate 2018
IOD Diploma 2018
Certified Data Protection Practitioner (GDPR) 2018
Civil and Commercial Mediator 2025
Experience
Corlett Bolton & Co 2004 – 2007
M&P Legal 2007 – 2012
Advocates Smith Taubitz Unsworth Ltd 2012 – date
Appointments and Memberships
Isle of Man Law Society
Isle of Man Law Society Elected Council Member 2012 – date
Isle of Man Law Society Vice President 2021 – 2023
Isle of Man Law Society President 2023 – date
Winner of the Deemster Kerruish Endeavour Award 2015
Institute of Directors
PDP Data Protection Practitioner (GDPR)
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Society of Mediators
Lead Author of the Isle of Man chapter in the Law Reviews’ Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review
Legal 500 Offshore Dispute Resolution – Leading Individual
Recommendations
Legal 500 2013 – Dispute Resolution
“Vicki Unsworth is brilliant in her attention to detail.”
Legal 500 2015 – Dispute Resolution
“the ‘pragmatic’ Vicki Unsworth has broad civil and commercial litigation experience.”
Legal 500 2016 – Dispute Resolution
“Vicki Unsworth, who represented Kaupthing in a major insolvency case, is ‘extremely sharp and a pleasure to work with’.”
Legal 500 2017 – Dispute Resolution
“The ‘outstanding’ Vicki Unsworth handles commercial litigation and insolvency matters as well as personal injury and medical negligence cases.”
Legal 500 2018 – Dispute Resolution
“On the commercial litigation front, Vicki Unsworth is representing Kaupthing and its subsidiaries in a dispute concerning the liquidation of Isis Investments, of which Kaupthing is a significant creditor; she also successfully defended the beneficiaries of a trust from a claim brought by the English Crown Prosecution Service for £3.3m following the conviction of the settlor.”
Legal 500 2019 – Dispute Resolution
“Civil and commercial dispute specialist Vicki Unsworth ‘has a very high regard for her clients’ time’ and impresses with her ’empathetic and transparent approach’, which enables her to ‘provide a superior quality of service’ In recent highlights, the team defended a US citizen facing allegations of civil fraud in a trust dispute involving elements of US, Isle of Man and St Vincent and the Grenadines law.”
Legal 500 2020 – Dispute Resolution
“An outstanding team with the ability to grasp the essential issues in the case and apply to them excellent legal knowledge coupled with good judgement”
“Knowledgeable and experienced”
“The firm is always accessible, polite and informative”
“Vicki Unsworth is a rising star of the practice and is prepared to take on high-value matters and turn them around effectively and efficiently”
“Vicki Unsworth is extremely able in court”
“Darren Taubitz and Vicki Unsworth are a pleasure to work with”
The Law Reviews Expert Panel 2019