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Our team is experienced in civil litigation at every level of the court structure, and in a wide range of practice areas within civil litigation, including, contract law, personal injury settlement and litigation, shareholder disputes, trust, estates, construction, debt collection, insolvency and employment law.
Mr Alrick Scott, QC, is the leader of the litigation team. He has been counsel in several substantial and high-profile court actions over the years since his call to the Bar. He has worked with several senior attorneys in Barbados, as well as with attorneys and firms outside of Barbados on civil litigation matters. He has acted as a Judge of the High Court of Barbados, where he heard and decided several civil matters in a wide range of practice areas. He is also a trained arbitrator and member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator of England. He has the experience of carrying the responsibility for litigating as well as deciding serious civil litigation matters.
Judgments which Mr Scott rendered as a Judge of the High Court can be accessed via the link below.
We act for start-up locally incorporated companies, preparing incorporation documents, preparing organizational and other minutes, issuing shares, and advising on capitalization of start-up companies. We have acted on behalf of large and small companies in corporate finance and project finance transactions involving substantial sums, as well in the acquisition of businesses by way of asset purchase and share purchase transactions. We have also worked for clients in joint venture arrangements as well in insolvency proceedings, including the largest insolvency proceedings in Barbados.
Our clients include too, those selling and purchasing residential lands, residential properties and condominium units and obtaining mortgages to assist in the purchase of the same. At present, we represent one of the largest landowners in Barbados, in various property transactions. We work closely with a property sales and property management company to assist clients with their need to find a buyer or a seller or a tenant for their property.
Amongst our team, is experience in litigating a range of substantial corporate and commercial matters, including, shareholder disputes, receiverships, and debt collection amongst others.
Our team has received training in construction contracts and Public Private Partnerships/Private Finance Initiatives. Members of our team have been involved in construction and infrastructural projects in various ways. We have advised on and drafted contracts involving PPPs/PFIs as well as various types of construction contracts. We have negotiated and settled terms of project financing for PPPs/PFIs. We have advised and represented parties in construction disputes, including, in adjudication, in arbitration, and in Court, including enforcing arbitral awards in Court. Members of our team were part of the team in the Barrack Construction arbitration, at different stages, which resulted in the largest arbitral award in Barbados to date.
We are able to assist employers and contractors with the pre-contract to the contract stage, with the tendering process, the negotiation and settlement of construction or PPP/PFI contracts, dispute prevention and early dispute settlement, enforcement of arbitral awards, and with the litigation process.
We can provide a trained arbitrator, with experience as an advocate and as a Judge, to arbitrate any construction or infrastructural dispute.
Arbitration is a flexible and confidential alternative to traditional litigation, where parties agree to submit their dispute to one or more neutral arbitrators for a binding decision. It is often faster and more cost-effective than going to court, with the added benefit of maintaining privacy and preserving business relationships. At Virtus Legal, we understand that commercial disputes can disrupt operations and damage reputations. That’s why we offer comprehensive arbitration services designed to help clients achieve fair and enforceable outcomes with minimal disruption.
Our team includes highly qualified and experienced legal professionals with specialist training in arbitration and negotiation. We combine deep legal knowledge with practical, strategic thinking to provide effective solutions to complex commercial disputes outside of the traditional court process.
As Barbados strengthens its legislative and institutional framework for arbitration—including the Arbitration Act and the Barbados Arbitration and Mediation Court—we are ready to guide clients through the full arbitration process. We can also assist clients in developing internal dispute resolution policies, preparing for arbitration proceedings, and enforcing or challenging arbitral awards both locally and internationally.
We advise on wills and explain the legal implications of the person’s wishes, as well as draft wills in accordance with the expressed wishes of the client. We assist personal representatives of deceased’s persons at every stage of the process of administering the estate of the deceased person. We assist with obtaining death certificates, searches for wills, retrieving wills from the Depository of Wills at the Supreme Court Registry, making applications for grants of Probate and grants of Letters of Administration and with the administration and distribution of the deceased’s estate.
We also advise on trust planning and we draft trust deeds. We advise trustees of trusts.
We have acted for personal representatives and beneficiaries in contentious estate actions and for various parties in litigated trust matters in Court. Members of our team have at various times, presented on wills and estates, to various groups and organizations.
You may access some of our presentations on wills and our steps in the estate process via the link below.
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