BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
Registering of Business names
Registering of Profit companies
Registering of Non-Profit companies (churches, mosques, temples, charitable organizations and other non-profit organizations)
Corporate Secretary Services for Commercial Enterprises
Resident Agent Services
Annual Returns
Bye Laws
Contract creation and negotiations
Statutory Compliance regulations
CONTENTIOUS CIVIL LITIGATION
Breach of Contract
Negligence Claims
Personal Injury Claims
Insurance Claims
Labour Disputes
Debt Recovery
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Acquiring of Patents
Acquiring of Copyrights
Acquiring of Trademarks
FAMILY AND MATRIMONIAL
Our Attorneys have considerable experience in applications including, but not limited to, the following:
Divorce
Maintenance
Child Custody
Property Settlement
Alimony/Ancillary Financial Relief
Paternity Applications
Cohabitational Declarations (Common law marriage)
Domestic Violence
REAL ESTATE AND CONVEYANCING
Agreements for Sale of land (Estate Contract)
Deeds of Conveyance including, but not limited to:
Deeds of Gift
Deeds of Mortgage
Deeds of Partition
Deeds of Assent
Deeds of Lease
Real Property Ordinance (RPO Land Matters).
BANKING AND FINANCE
We handle the legal matters of a number of prominent Credit Unions in Trinidad and Tobago.
We have engaged in numerous matters against major Financial Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago and the region.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Our Attorneys have substantial experience before the Supreme Court of Judicature both as instructing and advocate Attorneys at Law which give them a full understanding of the intricacies involved in litigation. This experience allows them to be particularly well versed in negotiations of contentious matters as they are able to show and predict the possible outcomes of disputes and more aptly guide parties involved to an amicable resolution of all possible disputes.
ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE
Wills (Estate Planning)
Grants of Representation
Grants of Probate
Grants of Letters of Administration with will annexed
AVIATION AND MERCANTILE LAW
Registration of ships/aircrafts
De-registration of ships/aircrafts
Shipping Act/ Civil Aviation Act compliance and regulation
IMMIGRATION
Our Attorneys offer advice in all aspects of Immigration, including:
All forms of work permit applications, inclusive of both initial and renewals.
Trinidad and Tobago Status and Naturalization applications (Advice in connection with obtaining and retaining lawful permanent residency and citizenship status.):
Employment-based applications
Family-based applications
Marriage-based applications
Diversity (DV) lottery
Passport applications: Trinidad and Tobago as well as USA passports.
Licence applications for Non-nationals wishing to acquire land in Trinidad and Tobago.
Non-immigrant assistance to businesses and individuals such as:
B visas: Tourist and business visitors
E visas: Treaty Investors who are forming/acquiring US enterprises
F visas: Students
H-1B visas: Professionals
J/H-3 visas: Trainees-(e.g., post-graduate internships or integral to studies at a non-U.S. university)
K visas: Fiancé(e)s/spouses
L visas: Individuals transferred within their company of employment to a branch in a foreign country/
O visas: Individuals of tremendous ability in a particular field (e.g., in the sciences, arts, business etc)
P visas: Groups (e.g., entertainment groups or sports groups)
EMPLOYMENT
We at Scoons Attorneys and Counselors at Law are dedicated to excellence and to solving employment issues in an efficient and precise manner. We offer advice on the complete range of employment issues, including:
Employment tribunal and court proceedings, including dismissal, discrimination, and other individual disputes.
Drafting and negotiating employment agreements and policies.
Advising upon the termination of contracts and negotiating severance packages for both employer and employee.
Confidentiality agreements.
Human rights claims and employer’s liability claims.
APPELLATE MATTERS (Court of Appeal Matters)
Our Attorneys have substantial experience before the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago. We not only contest appeals on behalf of our clients but our services extend to provide advocate attorney services for other legal practitioners in need of assistance at the appellate level. We have succeeded in many of these applications and stand ready to go the distance to ensure the appropriate redress for our clients.
