We provide a range of services Caribbean-wide, including legal support and consultancy, investigations, conduct of arbitration and civil litigation (both in the region and in London), multi-jurisdictional law reviews, regional law opinions, and defence of criminal proceedings in relation to maritime and commercial matters. In addition to our extensive experience in contentious matters, we have experience gained both in the region and internationally across a broad spectrum of corporate and non-contentious matters, including: establishment; operation; joint venture, partnership and shareholder arrangements; and drafting of commercial contracts.
We also provide P&I Club and insurance company correspondent services.
The maritime matters which we have handled include:
- Collisions and salvage off Barbados, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Nevis, St Eustatius, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Trinidad and Suriname.
- Groundings, loss of vessels and General Average off Anguilla, Antigua, the Bahamas, Brazil, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and North Atlantic.
- Port and vessel damages in Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Oil and other pollution, reef and environmental damage in Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Eustatius, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Personal injury in the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Sea carriage and road haulage cargo claims investigations, court actions and arbitrations in Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
- Bunker disputes and engine breakdowns off the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti and Trinidad.
- Stowaways, drug smuggling, crew smuggling, crew, immigration and customs matters in Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Ship and cargo arrests in Antigua, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Haiti, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
- Corporate and Ship Registry investigations in Anguilla, Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
- Ship and cargo surveys and investigations.
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