The firm’s dynamic civil and commercial litigation team is one of the largest specialist litigation teams in The Bahamas. Grounded by its solid commercial acumen, many of our attorneys are cross-trained and dual-qualified in the UK, the U.S.A., and the Caribbean. Team members are regularly engaged in a broad spectrum of international litigation and have built a strong and extensive practice in cross-border disputes.
The Group has been involved in some of past decade’s most notable international cases, including the BCCI and Grupo Torras cases. The firm was also instructed by the liquidators of Oracle Fund Limited (in liquidation) – a Bahamian Mutual Fund in liquidation – and represented the Fund in litigation against Fortis (the Fund Administrator) and the former directors of the Fund, who settled the claim at the steps of the courthouse.
The firm regularly advises on all facets of trust law:
Our practice includes contentious banking, finance, fraud, and regulatory matters, and we have acted in complex financial disputes for blue-chip banking clients globally and locally. Group members have conducted cases relating to commercial loans, asset finance, letters of credit, security, insolvency, fraud, asset recovery, anti-money laundering, capital markets, financial regulation, and bank payments.
Our Asset Recovery team has been skilled in recapturing hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of our clients, which typically include corporations, financial institutions (including banks and trusts companies), and private individuals. We continue to be successful in offering first class, results-oriented service to locate and recover assets lost due to misappropriation, negligence or fraud.
The Firm has extensive experience in all aspects of labour and employment relations law and has advised leading Bahamian corporations concerning matters involving:
The Firm has acted as counsel in trade disputes before the Industrial Tribunal, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. We also have substantial experience in preparing employment contracts and reviewing personnel policy manuals and practices.
Attorneys have extensive experience in tax dispute resolution including the filing and prosecution of tax objections and tax appeals.
Our litigation practice regularly counsels clients on matters relating to admiralty accidents. A highly specialised area, Admiralty Litigation requires in-depth knowledge of the unique circumstances, policies and laws governing boating and water activities in The Bahamas. We are well equipped to secure impressive financial recovery for our clients.
Higgs & Johnson litigators understand that Arbitration has become an important first step in the dispute resolution process and are well versed in the field of alternative dispute resolution and arbitration (ADR).
ADR typically includes:
The team intuitively recognises and effectively articulates when settling a dispute outside of court might be the best course of action. A partner of the firm serves on the editorial board of Dispute Resolution International, a publication of the International Bar Association.
