S H Lawyers.co
Principal
Shaun Henriques
Bio
Attorney (Jamaica & New York); Solicitor (England & Wales); DIFC Courts U.A.E. (Advocate); Commercial International Mediator; International Arbitrator (FCIArb.); International Bar Association (IBA) Mediation Committee (Advisory Board member); Mediation Panel Roster of the Supreme Court of Jamaica; Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC); Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA); Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAIAC); corporate directorships.
S H Lawyers has extensive experience handling complex transactions, negotiations and dispute management in a wide range of areas, domestic and commercial, including commercial, real estate, construction, hospitality, aviation, amongst others and we assist with identifying and providing the best solutions.
Despite aiming to keep matters properly on track and to avoid or prevent disputes arising, even the best agreements sometimes fail and the resulting disputes often become lengthy and costly due to inefficient and inappropriate options chosen for managing them.
Reasonable parties usually wish to resolve their issues, complete their transactions and get back to business as early and as cost effectively as possible, making it critical that parties are aware of appropriate options, and that they also have experienced representation throughout.
The Supreme Court has noted the tendency of this law office to press for efficiency and early resolution of disputes. In CLAIM NO. C.L. 2002/R 031- Reid et al. v. Pinchas et al at paragraph 21, Sykes J. reasoned:
"... Mr. Henriques submitted, the claimants were left in no doubt, arising from previous applications to strike out the claim, that the defendants would seek every available opportunity to get rid of the claim without a trial. In short, Mr. Henriques was submitting that a claimant faced with an unless order and a very hostile defendant who left no stone unturned to dismiss the claim, must act with due haste. In my view, these are very telling observations..."