Conflicted Attorneys in Turks and Caicos
In small jurisdictions such as the Turks & Caicos Islands, or small-town America, Ireland or the United Kingdom, it is not uncommon for clients to move from one firm of attorneys to another. The question frequently arises whether the former client can prevent his former attorneys from acting against him. The conventional, instinctive response is that an attorney can almost never act against a former client. That instinctive response is almost always wrong. The relevant principles were considered by the House of Lords in Bolikah. The court noted that there was no continuing legally enforceable obligation of loyalty on the …
Turks and Caicos Introduces Public Order Bill
The Turks and Caicos Public Order Bill seeks to introduce a series of public order offences, and a clamp down on, amongst other things, the sending of offensive messages and dissemination of false information. Two offences are created in the Bill with the stated aim of prohibiting people from the use of, for example, threatening, abusive or insulting words, signs or behaviour intended to cause that other person (i) to believe that immediate violence is going to be used against him or somebody else (Section 3); (ii) to be harassed, alarmed or distressed (Section 4). The violence also includes violent …
Turks and Caicos Introduces Public Order Bill
The Turks and Caicos Public Order Bill seeks to introduce a series of public order offences, and a clamp down on, amongst other things, the sending of offensive messages and dissemination of false information. Two offences are created in the Bill with the stated aim of prohibiting people from the use of, for example, threatening, abusive or insulting words, signs or behaviour intended to cause that other person (i) to believe that immediate violence is going to be used against him or somebody else (Section 3); (ii) to be harassed, alarmed or distressed (Section 4). The violence also includes violent …
The Advantages of Incorporating a Turks and Caicos Company
Opening or expanding your business into the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) can be an exciting prospect. The TCI is fully open for business and investment, and offers a number of different business structures under the law, each offering unique benefits. This article looks at starting a company in the TCI – specifically the features of incorporation. Wessex Fairchild Attorneys and its associated company management business Lex Corporate Services Ltd is here to help you at every step of the process. The formation of TCI companies is regulated pursuant to the Turks and Caicos Islands Companies Ordinance 2017. Incorporating a …
Turks & Caicos Attorneys Implement COVID-19 Measures
COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11th March 2020. The Turks and Caicos Islands went under a 24-hour curfew on 28th March 2020 and is now beginning a phased re-opening of certain businesses. A full re-opening of the local economy will begin on 6th July 2020 including a gradual reintroduction of domestic travel. Re-opening of Regional and International Borders will occur on 22nd July 2020. As of the 11th May 2020, some Government offices have already reopened with skeleton staff and reduced hours to provide critical services to the public. Law firms are also …
Turks & Caicos Attorneys Implement COVID-19 Measures
COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11th March 2020. The Turks and Caicos Islands went under a 24-hour curfew on 28th March 2020 and is now beginning a phased re-opening of certain businesses. A full re-opening of the local economy will begin on 6th July 2020 including a gradual reintroduction of domestic travel. Re-opening of Regional and International Borders will occur on 22nd July 2020. As of the 11th May 2020, some Government offices have already reopened with skeleton staff and reduced hours to provide critical services to the public. Law firms are also …
Turks and Caicos is Open for Business
The Turks and Caicos Islands (“TCI”) is a British overseas territory and despite the recent global events enjoys one of the more dynamic economies in the British West Indies. Upmarket tourism and offshore finance are the main sources of prosperity. The TCI is home to world class resorts and thousands of overseas companies are registered in the islands. The TCI is positioning itself as an island very much open for business, as the world opens back up following the COVID-19 pandemic, but at the same time striving for internationally recognized good standards of governance and corporate affairs. Foreign investment or …
New Chief Justice Takes The Bench in Turks and Caicos
JUSTICE Mabel Agyemang, a Ghanian judge of the highest calibre, officially took up her post as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands on April 1. Joining her on the judicial bench this past Wednesday was former Chief Magistrate Tanya Lobban-Jackson. Lobban-Jackson, a native of Jamaica, now serves as a judge of the Supreme Court. The two were sworn in by Governor Nigel Dakin on Monday (March 30) at the Governor’s Office in Providenciales. Commenting on the appointment via his Instagram page, Governor Dakin stated: “An enormous privilege to do this – under the strangest of circumstances – but …
Craig Oliver joins Wessex Fairchild Attorneys
Wessex Fairchild Attorneys, established by Neale Coleman and Arnelle Taylor in 2019, are delighted to welcome their newest attorney to join the team. …
Why Bother with a Written Contract?
Business-people are frequently frustrated by the unnecessary restrictions that lawyers seem to want to introduce. They think (possibly rightly) that if they were more attuned to business matters the lawyers would be business entrepreneurs themselves. Why is it necessary, a business-person might ask, after having gone to all the trouble of negotiating the deal, and sealing it over a good lunch, to go to the trouble and expense of putting into writing what had just been agreed. And on those occasions when everything goes smoothly they would be right to ask the question. It is, however, different when trouble develops. …