INSIGHTS & REPORTS
Insights & Reports
Editorial perspectives, rigorous legal analysis and strategic foresight on complex commercial and public-law matters in the English-speaking Caribbean and beyond.
Caribbean Defamation in the Age of Facebook Live
A false claim on Facebook Live reaches thousands in seconds and outlives the broadcast. Courts are treating that reach as part of the harm, and the awards show it.
Disputes in Guyana's Oil Economy
The century's biggest oil find is producing disputes to match. From a US$53 billion arbitration to a local-content crackdown, the past year holds lessons for anyone doing business in Guyana.
Enforcing a Foreign Judgment in Trinidad and Tobago
A judgment won abroad has no force in Trinidad and Tobago until a local court recognises it. The two routes to enforcement, and the defences a debtor can raise.
Instructing Counsel in Trinidad and Tobago from Overseas
Foreign lawyers cannot appear in a Trinidad and Tobago courtroom, but the profession is built to be instructed from abroad. Who may appear, how instruction works, and what to settle before proceedings begin.
Appointing an Arbitrator in Trinidad and Tobago
How arbitrators are appointed under the Arbitration Act 2023: the default of three, the thirty-day clock, and the court's final say. What appointing parties should weigh in a candidate.
Arbitration in Trinidad and Tobago After the 2023 Act
Trinidad and Tobago retired an 85-year-old arbitration law in 2024. What the new Act changes, what a tribunal can now do and when arbitration is the right choice.
The Clauses That Decide a Cross-Border Dispute
A cross-border judgment is only as good as your power to enforce it. How the law and forum clauses decide who really collects.
Freezing Injunctions in Trinidad and Tobago
A freezing injunction stops a defendant moving assets before judgment. What Trinidad and Tobago courts require, what the order can do and the price of asking for one.
Dispute Resolution as a Business Decision
Resolving a dispute is a business decision, not just a legal one. How to match court, arbitration or settlement to the outcome you want.
Challenging a Government Tender in Trinidad and Tobago
An unsuccessful bidder in Trinidad and Tobago now has a formal route to challenge a tender award. The window is measured in days, and the regulator has real powers.
The Strategic Value of Early Legal Advice
When a dispute starts to form, the instinct is to wait. It is usually the wrong one. What you keep, say and decide in the first few weeks shapes the outcome more than the trial.
Why Caribbean Appeals End in London or Port of Spain
Two final courts serve the English-speaking Caribbean. Where your appeal ends depends on the country, and the answer shapes cost, distance and timing.
When Business Relationships Become Commercial Disputes
Most commercial disputes are shaped long before they reach a lawyer. How they arise, how to resolve them and why acting early matters.
Senior Counsel of Trinidad and Tobago
What the rank of Senior Counsel is in Trinidad and Tobago, how it is awarded and what it signals when you choose counsel for a dispute.
Getting Paid When the Money Is Abroad
A judgment is not money. Whether you ever collect depends on where the other side's assets sit and on the choices made before the case began.
What Trinidad's New AI Court Rule Means for a Commercial Dispute
Trinidad's courts now regulate generative AI. What the 8 July Practice Direction requires, and what it changes when you are in a dispute.
Social-Media Defamation in the Caribbean
A defamatory post is treated like any other publication, and Caribbean courts have started putting serious numbers on the harm. What the law says and how the defences work.
The Long Unwinding of CL Financial
The Caribbean's biggest corporate collapse began in January 2009. The principal litigation ended only in 2026, and the lessons still stand.