Personal bio
Civil litigation practice involving commercial law, public law, employment law, trust and personal injuries. Recent examples of notable work - Assisted in the discharge of an undertaking made by a housing authority; - A statutory appeal against the national insurance body challenging their recoupment of overpayment of an insurance benefit. - Civil litigation challenging the disciplinary process taken against a public servant under the Public Service Commission Regulations. - Drafting notices of appeal and applications to stay enforcement of judgments. - Submissions in procedural appeal dealing the extension of time for statutory appeals to the High Court. - Preparation of records and filing of documents with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. - Opposing an ex-parte injunction against a landlord distrained their commercial tenant’s good. - Defending a claim alleging excessive distress and exorbitant bailiff fees. - Opposing an interim injunction brought against a public body by an occupier claiming adverse possession. - Preparing legal opinions on quantum in various medical negligence claims; - Assisted in a matter involving the interpretation of a trust and bring the trust to an end under the Trustee Ordinance. - Challenged the health care services provided to an inmate during COVID-19 in contravention to the Prison Rules; -Obtaining summary judgment for a public body recovering contributions, penalties and interest; - Interpretation summons challenging whether correcting SBAs fell under the job description of secondary school teachers - The defence of a review by a nurse of the adoption process in Trinidad and Tobago; - Obtained maternity benefits for a new mother whose employers failed to pay her statutory contributions under the National Insurance Act. - Re-instatement of a dispute before the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago. - Litigating employment matters before the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago.