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We are a leading provider of real estate and real estate development legal services in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Our team brings years of experience in providing legal services to commercial and residential clients in a wide variety of real estate transactions. We have acted for a number of developers of condominiums, hotels, timeshare and commercial developments throughout the islands. We also serve a large number of private individuals in purchases and sales of …

The concept of trust, developed over centuries under English law, is an invaluable device for international estate and tax planning for affluent individuals. We frequently advise on the offshore aspect of international trust structures for high-net-worth individuals and their onshore advisers and our trusts team has considerable experience in the drafting of the trust deeds and related documentation. Our services include advising trustees, protectors, and beneficiaries on their rights and obligations under TCI trusts. Our …

As the recovery from the recession continues apace, tourist arrival numbers to the Islands have resumed their upward track and in view of the TCI’s proximity to the North American mainland, pristine environment, political stability and favorable investment climate, further growth is expected in this area. We have advised on many major tourism and resort projects in the Islands. Past and present clients in this field have included Jasper Development (West Caicos development), Desarrollos Hotelco …

In addition to providing intellectual property advice, the firm specializes in TCI Trademark registration and administration. A Trademark must be registered with the Register of Trademarks in TCI to be protected within TCI. In regard to Patents, a Patent must have already been registered in the UK prior to the registration of the Patent being sought in TCI. Copyright is recognized in TCI and generally, protection exists automatically without the need for registration and provided …

An inevitable by-product of the growth of the Turks and Caicos Islands economy and growth as an offshore financial center has been an increase in the volume of corporate receiverships and liquidations. Much of the work is of an international nature and our attorneys frequently work as part of a global team with other top law firms in multiple jurisdictions. The firm’s insolvency lawyers have been involved in almost all of the significant insolvency and …

The Financial Services team acts as lead counsel to numerous local financial institutions and also specializes in the provision of regulatory and structural advice to international financial institutions. As an international offshore financial center, TCI has in place extensive anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing legislation and upon which the team provides advice. The team also advises local and international financial institutions on security and lending issues involving TCI entities and on local regulatory and licensing …

Our employment team advises on employment and industrial relations law in the TCI. Our Attorneys help clients navigate domestic and international issues, with particular expertise in advising some of the biggest employers in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Our lawyers advise most of the major new resort development projects that are in the jurisdiction today. We advise on M&A, service contracts, contracts of employment, employment handbooks, confidentiality, and restrictive covenants. We also advise on employee …

The firm is widely regarded as the pre-eminent litigation practice in the TCI. The firm’s litigation attorneys have been involved in most of the major commercial cases, including high profile multi-jurisdictional disputes, in recent years. Our practice includes all aspects of civil and commercial litigation including insolvency, asset tracing, intellectual property disputes, professional negligence, trust litigation, corporate and shareholder disputes and fraud. The team frequently advises overseas lawyers on matters of TCI law. Our litigation …

Our Corporate and Commercial team has extensive international and domestic experience and advises in a variety of transactional work including corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financing. The team also advises on restructuring and re-organizations, liquidations and receiverships, initial public offerings of TCI entities and re-domiciliation, and a wide variety of contractual matters. Additionally, the firm provides TCI advice to international advisors and financial institutions in relation to international transactions entered into by …

Special trusts of company shares (STOCS trusts), purpose trusts, and enhanced creditor protection provisions all included in a wholesale and exciting revamp of TCI’s trusts statute Owen Foley of Misick & Stanbrook looks at TCI’s new Trusts Ordinance. Background As a British Overseas Territory with no direct taxes, the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has been an attractive domicile for trust establishment by high-net-worth individuals and their advisers for many years. However, in the recent …