Lennox Paton

By: Jana Ward, Real Estate Associate, Lennox Paton Publication Date: June 2025 Property Owners no longer have the luxury of neglecting to pay their real property taxes for years on end.  In an effort to collect more tax revenue and to deter property owners from accumulating significant tax arrears, the Department of Inland Revenue (“DIR”) has more recently sought to enforce its remedy of the power of sale under the Real Property Tax Act (“the Act”).

By: Ramonne Gardiner, Litigation Partner, Lennox Paton Publication Date: May 2025 Insurance Disputes in The Bahamas, policy holder beware. Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and other perils are often unexpected catastrophic events. With global warming projected to generate costlier natural disasters in the future, it becomes vital for policyholders to ensure that they not only have insurance coverage, but that they comply with their contractual terms for their claims to be honored.