Garvin Nicholas is a member of the Bar of England and Wales, Trinidad and Tobago and the Supreme Court of the Eastern Caribbean (Anguilla). He practises from Trinidad and Tobago (address below), but all enquiries should be directed to the Asset Forfeiture Group Clerk, David Phillips.

In addition to his legal activities Garvin has served as an elected Local Government Councilor and as a Senator in the Upper House of Parliament in Trinidad and Tobago.

Garvin has a common law practice covering the areas of criminal law, property law, family law, commercial law, employment law, personal injury, landlord and tenant and administrative law. Most notably, Garvin has been counsel for parties in the following two public inquiries:

• Public Inquiry into the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Trinidad and Tobago;
• Public Inquiry into the Construction of the Biche High School, Trinidad and Tobago

Garvin is representing a police officer in a Judicial Review of the Commissioner of Police’s decision to terminate a police officer for speaking back to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Criminal Law

(defence in Magistrates Court, High Court and Court of Appeal)

• Bail applications and appeals
• Burglary
• ADH and GBH
• Defence of young offenders
• Sex offences
• Weapons offences
• Drugs offences
• Attempted murder
• Murder

Family Law

• Divorce
• Custody
• Ancillary relief
• Ouster Orders
• Maintenance
• Protection Orders

Property & Chancery

Practice encompasses a broad range of property work, both advisory and at contested hearings.

• Landlord and tenant including contested repossession
• Boundary disputes
• Residential nuisance claims
• Preparation of leases for multi-million dollar condominium developments
• Conveyancing of single transaction properties worth in excess of $33 million
• Commercial loan agreements

Commercial & Business

• Setting up of companies
• Shareholders agreements
• Commercial leases
• Entertainers’ contracts
• MOUs
• Breach of contract claims
• Debt recoveries for international companies value $8.9 million
• Commercial disputes

Personal Injury & Insurance Claims

• Advice to doctors on clinical negligence;
• Personal injury claims with general damages in excess of $180,000.00
• Motor accident claims
• Quantum advisory work on a full range of injuries

Employment

• Advise international companies on discipline procedure
• Contested dismissals
• Employment contracts

Caribbean address

Mansfield Chambers
1st Floor
24 Abercromby Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 868 625-9391
Fax: 868 627-8191