BELIZE Law and Practice Contributed by: Nigel Ebanks and Darinka Muñoz, Barrow and Williams LLP
Barrow and Williams LLP is a seven-member firm based in Belize City, established in 1989 by its found- ing partners, Rodwell Williams, SC and Dean Barrow, SC. Its litigation practice spans both trial and appel- late work across the spectrum of Belize’s court sys- tem. Commercial litigation is an area of particular fo- cus but the firm is active in civil litigation generally. It represents major banks, utility companies, hotels and
hospitality outfits, insurance companies, real estate businesses, and other local and international busi- nesses. Key practice areas include admiralty matters, asset tracing and recovery, banking and financial dis- putes, contractual disputes, defamation and libel, economic torts, estate matters, tax disputes and util- ity regulation issues.
Authors
Nigel Ebanks is a senior partner at Barrow and Williams LLP and was admitted to practice in Belize in 2007. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, he served as Crown Counsel in the Office of the Director of Public
Darinka Muñoz joined Barrow and Williams LLP as an associate in 2019. She represents clients in diverse commercial and civil litigation at multiple levels of the court system. In addition to her advocacy work, she
Prosecutions. Nigel’s practice encompasses both commercial transactions and litigation, with a focus on commercial litigation. He has appeared as lead counsel in various cross-border disputes, and has considerable experience in asset tracing and recovery and the litigation of complex commercial disputes. He practises in both trial work and appellate advocacy, and is a member of the Bar Association of Belize.
advises corporations and individuals in commercial, and labour matters. She also maintains an active practice in family law and estate matters. Darinka is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Barrow and Williams LLP Equity House 84 Albert Street P.O. Box 617 Belize City Belize Tel: +501 227 5280 Fax: +501 227 5278 Email: attorneys@barrowandwilliams.com Web: www.barrowandwilliams.com
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