LHC Ranked For 10th Consecutive Year

GPL awarded over $250 million for damage to submarine cable In a ruling delivered Monday, Justice Nareshwar Harnanan ruled in favour of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. awarding it over $255 million in damages, interest, and costs against… Read more

–  that resulted in extensive damage to Fly Jamaica aircraft – claims of negligence dismissed against CJIA, GCAA; court to assess damages, costs The High Court in Demerara has delivered its ruling in the longstanding case stemming from a collision… Read more

Justice Nareshwar on Wednesday dismissed a court action filed by Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), Christopher Jones and Tabitha Sarabo-Halley who approached the High Court seeking a declaration that Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has vacated his seat owing to his prolonged absence… Read more

Aris Mining Corporation (Aris Mining or the Company) (TSX: ARIS) (NYSE-A: ARMN) today announces the pricing of its offering of US$450 million aggregate principal amount of 8.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The offering is expected to close on or about October… Read more

In a nail biting sequence of events the Caribbean Court of Justice (the “CCJ”) at the last minute on Wednesday stopped the sale of a Queenstown house owned by Hardat Singh pending his appeal, moments before its scheduled execution sale,… Read more

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London House Chambers represented the Government of Guyana  in a US$750 million sale of some of Guyana’s carbon credits to the Hess Corporation. The major deal between the government and the global energy giant, which was the first of its… Read more

Source: Newsroom Prominent Attorney Devindra Kissoon was on Wednesday elected, unopposed and uncontested, as the new President of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Guyana. Also appointed during the Chamber’s Third Annual General Meeting (AGM) were Iman Cummings, Shyam Nokta… Read more

Source: NewsRoom Guyana’s Telecommunications Sector was formally liberalised on Monday with the Government issuing the Commencement Orders to fully bring into force the Telecommunications Act 2016 and the Public Utilities Commission Act 2016. Both laws were passed in the National… Read more

Source: NewsRoom Prominent Attorney-at-law Devindra Kissoon has been appointed to chair the board of Atlantic Hotels Incorporated, the company which was formed to oversee the operations of the Marriott Hotel, which was built using State funds under the PPP/C Government… Read more

Source: NewsRoom A Washington based US firm, SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund has acquired majority ownership interest in Camex Restaurants Inc. in Guyana, which will enable the fast-food restaurant franchisee to push its growth and expansion plans. The transaction will… Read more

Source: NewsRoom Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan moments ago dismissed the 19 fraud charges against President Irfaan Ali which were filed under the David Granger administration over the sale of state lands in “Pradoville 2”. The matter was previously called before… Read more

Source: The St Kitts Nevis Observer THE Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), on Tuesday, ordered the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to halt the electoral process pending its decision on whether or not the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to interpret… Read more

Source: Kaieteur News On Wednesday, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) started to distribute the remainder of their severance payments to the former cane-cutters of Wales Estate, West Bank Demerara. This is according to a statement issued by… Read more

Source: NewsRoom In a scathing eight-page letter written to Dr. Jan Mangal, by Foreign Secretary Carl Greenidge, through leading commercial lawyer Devindra Kissoon of London House Chambers, Greenidge has accused Dr. Mangal of defamation and has threatened to sue him… Read more

Source: Kaieteur News On March 15, 2019, Justice Franklin Holder issued a judgment against Hong Kong Golden Telecom Limited (HKGT) to pay up US$10.7 with interest at the rate of 12% until paid, as a result of HKGT’s failure to… Read more

The three-day visit to Guyana by President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt and Chief Executive Officer Jonny Gravewhich commenced on Thursday and entailed meetings with various Stakeholders in Guyana’s cricket, Minister of Sports Dr George Norton and Guyana’s… Read more

Chief Justice (ag), Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday ended a bitter decade-long battle between Guyana’s two leading commercial entities… Guyana Realty Investments Limited (GRIL), which is linked to Gafoors Group of Companies, and National Hardware… for the ownership of a prime… Read more

A major shakeup is continuing at the country’s biggest gold mining operations. According to the Guyana Goldfields Inc. yesterday, it has reduced the expatriate workforce by some 30 percent with long-serving Country Manager, Violet Smith, being replaced. The moves would… Read more

High Court Judge Franklin Holder has granted a stay of criminal proceedings against former Housing Minister Irfaan Ali. Ali had moved to the High Court to quash several fraud charges he is facing for the controversial Pradoville Two scheme. As… Read more

Source: Kaieteur News As Guyana gears towards a year-end conclusion of the telecoms monopoly held by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), there is a major battle brewing in the High Court. The two telephone companies, Digicel Guyana and… Read more

Source: Kaieteur News One week after U.S Ambassador, Perry Holloway’s announcement, American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Guyana Inc. has installed an interim sixteen-member board to help guide the chamber through its first year of establishment. The current Board comprises a… Read more

Source: News Room In a turn of events as exciting as the World Cup itself, the Chief Justice of Jamaica Mr. Justice B. Sykes has granted E-Networks the rights to broadcast the FIFA games. In proceedings commenced in Jamaica, the… Read more

Source: Kaieteur News London House Chambers’ Attorney Devindra Kissoon said the historic US$150M bond secured for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) represents confidence by investors in Guyana’s economy. Kissoon represented Republic Bank Limited (RBL) in the transaction. “This is the… Read more

London House Chambers founding partner Devindra Kissoon has again been ranked by Chambers and Partners. In rating Kissoon, Chambers stated: “Devindra Kissoon of London House Chambers is praised by sources as a “very, very intelligent” lawyer who produces “excellent work.”… Read more

Chambers and Partners has ranked  LHC founding partner, Devindra Kissoon, as one of the leading lawyers in Guyana. Chambers states “Sources applaud Devindra Kissoon of London House Chambers for his assured handling of high-value matters. He is active both in… Read more

Source: Stabroek News -rejected bidder says contractor unfairly selected The government and the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) are being asked to defend their decision to award a $4.6B contract to a Chinese group for the rehabilitation of the… Read more

LHC founding partner Devindra Kissoon was invited to speak to the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago on the practical realities of doing business in Guyana during their recent visit here. Speaking to a well attended audience consisting of mainly… Read more