Stanbrook Prudhoe > Providenciales, Turks And Caicos Islands > Firm Profile

Stanbrook Prudhoe
Third Floor Graceway House, Graceway Plaza
Providenciales
Turks and Caicos Islands, TKCA 1ZZ
Turks And Caicos Islands

Turks And Caicos Islands > Leading firms Tier 2

With ‘personal service, excellent local knowledge and swift turnaround times’, Stanbrook Prudhoe is a key name in the market for corporate work and dispute resolution advice with experience at a local, regional and international level. On the corporate front, ‘exceptional lawyerSophie Stanbrook leads the practice, which is active in cross-border transactions including debt and equity structuring issues, joint ventures and financing issues; she also has notable expertise in the private equity arena. Tim Prudhoe is the primary name for contentious work and is also a member of 3 Hare Court in London alongside his Caribbean-based practice; his work primarily focuses on commercial, administrative and human rights cases throughout the Caribbean region. At a junior level, Yuri Saunders is recommended for contentious mandates and Laura Miller works closely with Stanbrook on transactional work. In a significant move, since publication, the firm has opened a new office in Georgetown, Guyana

Practice head(s):

Sophie Stanbrook; Tim Prudhoe

Other key lawyers:

Yuri Saunders; Laura Miller; Davanya Deveaux

Testimonials

‘Personal service. Excellent local knowledge and expertise. Swift turnaround times. Broad range of services.’

‘Reliable and quick turnaround of assigned task, and proactive review and creation of legal documents. Sophie Stanbrook and Laura Miller are excellent commercial lawyers and understand government processes very well.’

‘We have had the pleasure of working with Stanbrook Prudhoe as our TCI firm and their quality of work and attention to detail has always been exceptional!’

‘Both Sophie Stanbrook and Devanya Deveaux are exceptional lawyers – they are extremely responsive, diligent and have always provided first-class legal services. Highly recommended!’

Key clients

Windward Long Bay Ltd

Vista Development Ltd

Ascendancy TCI Ltd

Graceway Trading Ltd

Sunrise Ltd and Sapodilla 99 Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advising on three main projects (Niva, Southbank and Emerald Estate), each involving financing (also loan collateralisation), negotiation of development agreements with government agencies, and management agreement negotiation. These include a mixed-use residential/hotel project.
  • Represented Vista Development Ltd in the development and financing of a resort project.
  • Representing 13 expats, challenging by way of judicial review refusals of Islander status applications.

Cross-Caribbean expertise > Leading firms Tier 2

Stanbrook Prudhoe’s ‘incredibly knowledgeable, efficient and responsive’ team is particularly well regarded for its contentious expertise, leveraging the substantial experience of name partner Tim Prudhoe. The Turks and Caicos-based practice is active in complex cross-border litigation and insolvency mandates at both trial and appellate level, and Prudhoe maintains a London practice as a member of 3 Hare Court. Recent mandates for Prudhoe have included administrative and public law issues, human rights cases and insolvency litigation. At associate level, Yuri Saunders and Khamaal Collymore contribute regularly to the firm’s cross-Caribbean work.

Practice head(s):

Tim Prudhoe

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Incredibly knowledgeable, efficient, and responsive.’

‘Excellent expertise. Swift turnaround, personal service, broad spectrum of know how, and local knowledge in Turks and Caicos.’

Key clients

XiO Cayman

Bank of Nevis International Limited

Paravon Investments Inc.

Work highlights

  • Handling a successful judicial review of relevant (St. Kitts & Nevis) government minister’s decision to suspend two passports as granted by the ‘Citizenship by Investment’ qualifying route.
  • Represented Bank of Nevis International Limited in multiple new instructions including defensive work against hostile regulators.
  • Defended Paravon Investments Inc in high-value litigation asserting recreational easements over lands earmarked for future development.

Displaying a “get the job done” approach, led by lawyers with proven track records both onshore and offshore. Responsive and detail-focused, but with the commercial priority of the client always kept in mind. Based out of the Turks and Caicos Islands but often dealing with transactions, insolvencies and disputes across a wide range of jurisdictions. Well-known for work across the Caribbean Region. Tim Prudhoe described by clients as ‘giant in his field’ and who ‘you want in your corner for any hard fought or messy dispute’.

Department Name Email Telephone
Commercial and Real Estate Development Sophie Stanbook sophie@spcaribbean.com
Insolvency and Disputes Tim Prudhoe tim@spcaribbean.com
Photo Name Position Profile
Tim Prudhoe photo Tim Prudhoe Lawyer and licensed insolvency practitioner. (Barrister, England and Wales) Admitted to practice…
Sophie  Stanbrook photo Sophie Stanbrook Lawyer. (Solicitor, England and Wales). Also admitted in the British Virgin Islands…
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