LITIGATION
The Litigation department deals with matters which involve disputes, claims and the recovery of debts, whether through the courts or by means of arbitration.
The department represents a wide variety of corporates, state owned enterprises, and individuals across a broad spectrum of law, such as the fields of insurance, maritime, transportation, insolvency, competition, intellectual property, banking, matrimonial and family, and constitutional.
Disputes and disagreements involving:
- Business, commercial and corporate;
- Recoveries of non-payment;
- Insurance claims, insolvencies, liquidations;
- Matrimonial and family;
- Trust and deceased estates;
- Marine, admiralty and maritime;
- Constitutional and administrative matters;
- Financing and loan agreements;
- Property, sectional title, share block;
- Sales of property, movables and claims;
Some examples:
- I sold my business and now have a dispute with the buyer about the interpretation of the sale agreement;
- My business has been running a loss and I need assistance with sorting out my creditors;
- I am in dispute with my family over my share of a family trust;
- My insurance company rejected my claim for damage to the roof of my factory building;
- I am in dispute with my business partner and we need to dissolve the partnership;
- A ship carrying imported cargo has been diverted and there are delays and losses. Who do I claim from?
- My delivery driver caused an accident and I am being sued.