AVORY MANSFIELD SINANAN, S.C.

Consultant

Shajiv Chambers

Education:

Primary Education – Woodbrook Presbyterian School.
Secondary Education – 1964-1970 – St. Mary’s College.
Tertiary Education – 1979 – Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) with Honours (University of London).
1981 – Legal Education Certificate (Hugh Wooding Law School).
Admission: 16th October 1981 – Admitted to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.

Nature of Practice:

Civil Litigation with emphasis on Corporate and Commercial Matters (including Banking and Finance, Trust, Equity and Insurance law as well as Property Damage and Personal Injury)Public Law.

Important Cases:

Some of the more important matters in which Mr. Sinanan S.C. has been involved over the years are:

Dowling Charles -v- Horace Reid and Percival Bain (Land, Court of Appeal).

Excellent Stores Ltd. -v- ALGICO (Commercial : Insurance Claim; Breach of Contract ).

Furness Trinidad Limited -v- T&TEC (Injunction; Statutory Duty; First Instance & Court of Appeal).

Harry Rampersad -v- The Attorney General (Constitutional Motion).

Trinidad Aggregate Products Ltd. -v- Blockmart Ltd. And Others (Commercial/ Mareva Injunction; Damages ;( First Instance and Court of Appeal).

Edsel Reid -v- Trinidad Aggregate Products Ltd. ( Commercial : Breach of contract ; wrongful dismissal ; damages ).

Mendes, Reid & Ors. -v- Trinidad Aggregate Products Ltd.( Commercial Injunction – Sale of Company Shares).
Caribbean Insurance Co. Ltd -v- Heeralal Seepersad Agencies (Commercial; Insurance Agency ; Anton Piller order).

Demerara Life Company Ltd. -v- Mega Insurance Co. Ltd (Company Law; Corporate Takeover).

Motor and General Insurance Company Ltd. -v- Cyril Narine (Commercial/ Insurance).

Caribbean Ispat Limited -v- The Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Judicial Review).

Alfred Pierre -v- Boris D’Juran (Libel).

Hughvon Des Vignes –v- The Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Judicial Review; First Instance and Court of Appeal – Junior Counsel to Karl Hudson Phillips – Q.C.).

Ancil Allsop -v- Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Commercial; Statutory Interpretation; First Instance and Court of Appeal).

Doc’s Engineering Limited -v- Le Sportel Limited(Commercial/ Construction Contract).

Kishore Advani -v- Berger Paints (Trinidad) Limited (Commercial – Action under Companies Act 1995 – Oppression ; wrongful dismissal ).

Mora Ven Holding Limited -v- K.P.A Associates Limited (Commercial – Action under Companies Act – Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Oppression).

Mora Ven Holding Limited -v- K.P.A Associates Limited ( Commercial : Injunction -Sale of Shares ).

RPL (1991) Limited -v- Texaco (Trinidad) Limited (Land – Commercial transaction – Breach of contract – specific performance).

Vernon Ashby -v- Registrar of the Industrial Court (Judicial Review).

Keith Schnake -v- Trincan Oil Limited (Commercial Action).

Galbaransingh & Ferguson –v- The Attorney General (Judicial Review and Constitutional Motion ).

Gladys Gafoor -v- The Attorney General (Constitutional Motion ).

Nizam Mohammed -v- The Attorney General (Constitutional Motion).

Tsidkenu Investments Ltd. –v- WIN–TV & Mohan Jaikeran (Commercial – Action under Companies Act – Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Oppression).

BRS & M Marketing Ltd . v NAMDEVCO Ltd. ( Commercial Action – Breach of Contract ; Damages ).

Aubrey Garcia -v- AIC Group of Companies, Michael Lee Chin & Ors.

(Commercial – Action under Companies Act – Oppression; Breach of Contract; Wrongful Dismissal ).

Faaiq Mohammed v Austin Jack Warner (Defamation).

Other:

1985-1998 Associate Tutor at the Hugh Wooding Law School in the courses Remedies and Civil Procedure and on occasions have acted as Course Director.
September 1997-May 1998 - acted as a Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago.
In 1999 attended the Commonwealth Law Conference in Malaysia and in 2001 attended the International Bar Association Conference in Cancun, Mexico.
Appointed Senior Counsel in November 2003.
1992-2002 served on the Council of the Law Association as a Senior Ordinary Member.
Former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago.
Former Director of Eximbank of Trinidad and Tobago.
Past President of the Rotary Club of Piarco (Twice elected)
Former Executive Member of the Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Commerce.
Member Law Reform Commission

Arbitral:

Chairman of the Arbitration Panel appointed by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to adjudicate on the Dispute between Digicel (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited (Digicel) and Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) relating to Rates for Interconnection.

Public Enquiries:

Lead Counsel to the Commission of Inquiry into the Events Surrounding the Attempted Coup in 1990.

AVORY MANSFIELD SINANAN, S.C.

AVORY MANSFIELD SINANAN, S.C.

Consultant

Shajiv Chambers

Education:

Primary Education – Woodbrook Presbyterian School.

Secondary Education – 1964-1970 – St. Mary’s College.

Tertiary Education – 1979 – Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) with Honours (University of London).

1981 – Legal Education Certificate (Hugh Wooding Law School).

Admission: 16th October 1981 – Admitted to practice as a Barrister-at-Law.

Nature of Practice:

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Civil Litigation with emphasis on Corporate and Commercial Matters (including Banking and Finance, Trust, Equity and Insurance law as well as Property Damage and Personal Injury)Public Law.

Important Cases:

Some of the more important matters in which Mr. Sinanan S.C. has been involved over the years are:

Dowling Charles -v- Horace Reid and Percival Bain (Land, Court of Appeal).

Excellent Stores Ltd. -v- ALGICO (Commercial : Insurance Claim; Breach of Contract ).

Furness Trinidad Limited -v- T&TEC (Injunction; Statutory Duty; First Instance & Court of Appeal).

Harry Rampersad -v- The Attorney General (Constitutional Motion).

Trinidad Aggregate Products Ltd. -v- Blockmart Ltd. And Others (Commercial/ Mareva Injunction; Damages ;( First Instance and Court of Appeal).

Edsel Reid -v- Trinidad Aggregate Products Ltd. ( Commercial : Breach of contract ; wrongful dismissal ; damages ).

Mendes, Reid & Ors. -v- Trinidad Aggregate Products Ltd.( Commercial Injunction – Sale of Company Shares).

Caribbean Insurance Co. Ltd -v- Heeralal Seepersad Agencies (Commercial; Insurance Agency ; Anton Piller order).

Demerara Life Company Ltd. -v- Mega Insurance Co. Ltd (Company Law; Corporate Takeover).

Motor and General Insurance Company Ltd. -v- Cyril Narine (Commercial/ Insurance).

Caribbean Ispat Limited -v- The Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Judicial Review).

Alfred Pierre -v- Boris D’Juran (Libel).

Hughvon Des Vignes –v- The Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Judicial Review; First Instance and Court of Appeal – Junior Counsel to Karl Hudson Phillips – Q.C.).

Ancil Allsop -v- Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (Commercial; Statutory Interpretation; First Instance and Court of Appeal).

Doc’s Engineering Limited -v- Le Sportel Limited(Commercial/ Construction Contract).

Kishore Advani -v- Berger Paints (Trinidad) Limited (Commercial – Action under Companies Act 1995 – Oppression ; wrongful dismissal ).

Mora Ven Holding Limited -v- K.P.A Associates Limited (Commercial – Action under Companies Act – Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Oppression).

Mora Ven Holding Limited -v- K.P.A Associates Limited ( Commercial : Injunction -Sale of Shares ).

RPL (1991) Limited -v- Texaco (Trinidad) Limited (Land – Commercial transaction – Breach of contract – specific performance).

Vernon Ashby -v- Registrar of the Industrial Court (Judicial Review).

Keith Schnake -v- Trincan Oil Limited (Commercial Action).

Galbaransingh & Ferguson –v- The Attorney General (Judicial Review and Constitutional Motion ).

Gladys Gafoor -v- The Attorney General (Constitutional Motion ).

Nizam Mohammed -v- The Attorney General (Constitutional Motion).

Tsidkenu Investments Ltd. –v- WIN–TV & Mohan Jaikeran (Commercial – Action under Companies Act – Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Oppression).

BRS & M Marketing Ltd . v NAMDEVCO Ltd. ( Commercial Action – Breach of Contract ; Damages ).

Aubrey Garcia -v- AIC Group of Companies, Michael Lee Chin & Ors.

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(Commercial – Action under Companies Act – Oppression; Breach of Contract; Wrongful Dismissal ).

Faaiq Mohammed v Austin Jack Warner (Defamation).

Other:

1985-1998 Associate Tutor at the Hugh Wooding Law School in the courses Remedies and Civil Procedure and on occasions have acted as Course Director.

September 1997-May 1998 - acted as a Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago.

In 1999 attended the Commonwealth Law Conference in Malaysia and in 2001 attended the International Bar Association Conference in Cancun, Mexico.

Appointed Senior Counsel in November 2003.

1992-2002 served on the Council of the Law Association as a Senior Ordinary Member.

Former member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago.

Former Director of Eximbank of Trinidad and Tobago.

Past President of the Rotary Club of Piarco (Twice elected)

Former Executive Member of the Greater Tunapuna Chamber of Commerce.

Member Law Reform Commission

Arbitral:

Chairman of the Arbitration Panel appointed by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to adjudicate on the Dispute between Digicel (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited (Digicel) and Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TSTT) relating to Rates for Interconnection.

Public Enquiries:

Lead Counsel to the Commission of Inquiry into the Events Surrounding the Attempted Coup in 1990.