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In his 2021 Budget Presentation, the Honourable Minister of Finance announced heightened incentives for companies whose shares are listed on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Market of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE). These incentives include:...
The effect of speaking ill about someone has been known since time immemorial, whether through religious text references or Shakespeare's Othello. These effects have become formalized in actionable torts (legal claims) called slander and libel. Whilst a claim for...
Navigating customer feedback in the social media age can be a minefield. A single tweet from reality television star Kylie Jenner declaring that she was no longer using the social media app Snapchat caused its stock price to...
One simply does not go through life without sharing a meme. Memes are a cultural sensation and they provide a means by which satirical humour overwhelms social media. It is virtually impossible to use the internet without being...
Parties to an agreement for the sale of land are often surprised to discover that the failure of a party to meet the contractual deadline does not automatically result in a fundamental breach of the agreement, entitling the...
The recent appeal by the Prime Minister for Landlords to “have a heart,” is a plea that is being relied upon not only by tenants of residential premises, but by tenants of commercial premises alike. Social restrictions implemented...
In looking for an interesting way to start this article, I began by searching online for famous quotes about procrastination. Sometimes the fear of what will happen if you do not get your affairs in order can be...
Do you know that a ship can be arrested?If a person or an entity has a claim against a shipowner, that person or entity (a Claimant) may be entitled to arrest a ship belonging to that owner as...
The legal battle between Ronald Fenty and his famous daughter Robyn Rihanna Fenty over the use of the Fenty name is currently being played out in the media. It may seem obvious that Mr. Fenty should not be...
