For Professional Counsel
A specialist correspondent in Trinidad & Tobago.
For firms in London, Toronto, New York and beyond handling an estate, trust, or corporate matter with a Trinidad & Tobago dimension.
CariCounsel acts as local correspondent counsel for resealing of grants, beneficiary tracing, property and asset searches, incorporation, bankruptcy searches, and cross-border estate administration — giving your firm a single, credentialed point of contact on the ground.
Credentials
- Attorney-at-Law, Trinidad & Tobago
- TEP — Trust and Estate Practitioner (STEP)
- MCIArb — Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Licensed Insolvency Trustee
- STEP Member
How instruction works
You send the brief
Use the form below, or email directly, with the jurisdiction, matter type, and a short description of what’s needed.
We confirm scope and fee
A short call or written exchange establishes exactly what’s required and the basis on which we’ll charge for it.
We act, and report as we go
You retain conduct of the client relationship; we handle the Trinidad & Tobago-based work and keep you updated at each material step.
We deliver and close out
A final report, the relevant documents, and a clear invoice bring the instruction to a close.
Fee approach
Most correspondent instructions — resealing a grant, a beneficiary or asset search, a bankruptcy search — are quoted as a fixed fee once the scope is confirmed, so your firm can advise its own client on cost before work begins.
Matters that are open-ended by nature — contested administrations, title resolution, ongoing incorporation governance — are billed hourly, with an estimate provided at the outset and updated if the scope changes materially.
Invoices are issued in Trinidad & Tobago dollars or US dollars, and disbursements (court fees, registry searches, courier costs) are passed through at cost and itemised separately.
Frequently asked
Can you act without a local firm already retained by our client?
Yes. CariCounsel is frequently the only Trinidad & Tobago-based counsel on a matter, instructed directly by the referring firm on behalf of its client.
How quickly can you turn around a search or reseal?
Most searches complete in 3–5 business days and resealing in roughly 3 business days once the required documents are in hand; both can be discussed for urgency at the outset.
Do you communicate directly with our client, or only with us?
By default we report to the instructing firm only, preserving your relationship with your client. Direct contact happens only where you ask us to.
Start a matter
Tell us the essentials and we’ll come back to you within one business day.