Halsbury Chambers

About this office:

Halsbury Chambers is a commercial law practice, established in December 2000 by Mr. W.A. Branville McCartney, a former Acting Magistrate and civil litigation lawyer. The firm expanded its scope and practice of the law with the admission of Mr. Kenred M.A. Dorsett, a corporate, real estate and commercial lawyer.

Since then, the firm has broadened its institutional and individual client base and strategically positioned itself as a client-centered, solutions-oriented, law practice with a unique commercial sensibility to the needs of sophisticates and increasing knowledgeable, local and international clientele who require more than traditional legal services.

The firm is a member of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), an international group of commercial law firms located in over 70 countries. It is also a member of The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), a collaborative group quasi-government officials and private sector participants which promotes, and provides strategic direction to, the financial services industry, both locally and internationally.

The areas of practice of the firm are civil and commercial litigation, aviation law, conveyancing, real and commercial property, construction law, personal injury, divorce, matrimonial, and family law, insurance law and litigation, banking, corporate, company and commercial law, mutual funds, securities, wills, estates and probate, trusts, international estate planning, immigration, employment and industrial relations, e-commerce, shipping and admiralty law, copyright and trademarks, and international business transactions.

The firm incorporated a management company, HC Corporate Services Limited, which is licensed under the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2000 (as amended), to provide financial and corporate services including, but not limited to, company formation and management services, nominee services, legal and compliance training, management consultancy, accounting and re-invoicing, and business advisory services.

The typical clients of the firm are offshore and commercial banks and trust companies, insurance firms, mutual fund administrators, construction companies, resort developers, airline/aircraft companies, pension funds, international corporate and commercial clients, and, local and foreign individual clients.

Civil And Commercial Litigation, Aviation Law, Conveyancing, Real And Commercial Property, Construction Law, Personal Injury, Divorce, Matrimonial, And Family Law, Insurance Law And Litigation, Banking, Corporate, Company And Commercial Law, Compliance Law, E-Commerce Law, Mutual Funds, Securities, Wills, Estates And Probate, Trusts, International Estate Planning, Immigration, Employment And Industrial Relations, Shipping And Admiralty Law, Copyright And Trademarks, And International Business Transactions.

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