The Belize attorneys at Courtenay Coye LLP have a total of 134 combined years experience in the law with two of our nine Belize Lawyers being Senior Counsel. Our experience enables us to consistently provide high quality professional representation. We regularly advise clients on complex legal transactions and matters and appear on behalf of clients at all levels of courts including the Caribbean Court of Justice, Belize’s highest appellate court. Our Belize law firm always deploys our strongest skill sets in the interest of our clients.

Courtenay Coye LLP has an experienced and skilled group of paralegals and accounting assistants who provide expert support to our attorneys in Belize.

The Courtenay Coye LLP team has attracted a broad range of clients locally and internationally including private individuals, corporations and banks (both state and private).

About Courtenay Coye LLP

Founded in 2007

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Civil & Human Rights
Banking & Finance
Business
Energy, Environment & ESG
Real Estate
Corporate & Commercial
Family
Intellectual Property
Private Client
Accidents & Injuries

Languages spoken
English

Social media

Practice areas

Civil & Human Rights

We offer a full range of Belize civil litigation services in contentious disputes in the Courts in Belize including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Caribbean Court of Justice which is the highest appellate court for Belize. We also represent our clients before various tribunals (including tax tribunals) and statutory bodies as well as in arbitral proceedings concerning various commercial disputes.
Our experience in Belize civil litigation includes complex multijurisdictional asset protection and recovery cases, commercial litigation, constitutional and administrative relief, judicial review, extradition, admiralty (including arrest and detention of vessels), legal challenges to tax assessments, environmental and petroleum law, telecommunications and broadcasting and real estate.

As a common law jurisdiction, many of the remedies which are available in England such as injunctions, search orders, and Norwich Pharmacal orders which are used to aid substantive proceedings are also available in the Belize Courts. These orders are powerful tools particularly in multijurisdictional fraud cases where clients require assets to be traced and protected pending litigation.

Along with a wealth of experience, our attorneys are known to be fearless, tireless and forceful in the courts in advancing our clients cases. We have a drive to find innovative, cost effective and efficient solutions for the positive resolution of our clients’ legal disputes.

Animal Law
Civil Rights
Constitutional Law
Disability
Disability Insurance
Discrimination
Education Law
Faith-Based Law
Military Law
Native People
Social Security Disability
State, Local, and Municipal Law
Veterans Benefits

Banking & Finance

Financial Services Regulation
Investment
Securities
Tax Increment Financing
Funds & Asset Management
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Sustainable Finance
Equity Capital Markets
Debt Capital Markets
Acquisition / Leveraged Finance
Structured Finance
Project Finance

Business

We provide a wide range of services relating to Belize commercial law including providing corporate advice and representation on both domestic and international transactions.

Our experienced corporate attorneys have developed their areas of expertise to meet the complex issues that confront our clients in a fast-paced global marketplace. We aim to find the most suitable tax structures and benefits for our clients and provide advice on the most favourable corporate structures. We are able to establish local and international business companies, local and international foundations, partnerships and other corporate and trust entities and advise on the efficacy of each.

Our attorneys provide expert advice on commercial and corporate law in Belize to a wide range of clients, including individuals, local and international corporations, international law firms, accounting firms, trust companies, banks and other financial institutions.

We advise on trading arrangements, agency and distribution agreements, arbitral matters, and contracts for the sale of goods and services and other commercial transactions.

Accounting & Auditing
Board of Investment (BOI)
Communications & Media Law
Employer
Health Care
International
Legal Document
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Tax
FDA Law

Energy, Environment & ESG

Environmental Law & Compliance
Oil, Gas & Energy
ESG Advisory & Compliance
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Water Law
Climate Change Law
Energy Regulatory Law
Mining Law

Real Estate

Our team is well versed with the Belize real estate laws. We represent individuals, corporations, lending institutions and private sector developers in the acquisition, disposal, financing and development of real estate. We regularly prepare and settle loan and security documentation and we also advise on compliance with environmental, planning and land use laws and regulations. We are registered as approved real estate attorneys with First American Title. Our Belize real estate lawyers ensure that our clients obtain clear title and valid security instruments in the most tax efficient way.

Brokerage
Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Natural Resources
Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations
Real Estate Due Diligence
Conveyancing

Corporate & Commercial

Administrative
Admiralty & Maritime
Agriculture
Antitrust
Aviation
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Franchising
Gaming
Government Contract
Government Relations & Lobbying
International Trade Law
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
Transportation
Venture Capital
Sanctions & Export Controls
Private Equity
Corporate Governance

Family

Our firm provides competent legal service in matters regarding Belize Family Laws. Courtenay Coye LLP provides a complete array of non-contentious and contentious services to clients in Belize family law, including legal advice, preparation of family agreements and representation in divorce and matrimonial property, maintenance, alimony and custody matters.

We also appear in both domestic and international adoptions and our attorneys are familiar with the Hague Convention on International Adoptions and have successfully represented international clients with the adoption of children in Belize.

Adoption
Annulment
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Collaborative Law
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage
Military Divorce
Same Sex & LGBT

Intellectual Property

Courtenay Coye LLP has developed a strong reputation in both contentious and non-contentious matters relting to the Belize Intellectual Property laws.

We act as trade mark, service mark, design and patent attorneys and agents, and provides a full range of services in all aspects of trade mark, design and patent law. We offer integrated advice on all aspects of the protection and exploitation of intellectual property. Our intellectual property services include registrations of trade-marks and patents, and renewals and assignments of trade marks.

We also provide representation in intellectual property disputes including copyright infringement, trademark and patent litigation. We have led the field in trademark litigation under the modern trademark legislation by successfully representing major international corporations.

While our aim is to avoid litigation to minimise client costs, we forecfully represent clients who need to defend their intellectual property rights.

Art & Cultural Property Law
Copyright
Patent
Trademark

Private Client

Elder Abuse Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship
Nursing Home Abuse
Probate
Trusts
Will & Testament
Elder Law

Accidents & Injuries

Courtenay Coye LLP has a strong complement of Belize tort lawyers who have solid experience in providing advice and in conducting Tort litigation particularly in highly complex matters. Our attorneys also provide expert advice to our clients in Belize personal injury and medical negligence claims. We emphasize results that provide full compensation as quickly as possible.

Animal & Dog Injury
Assault & Battery
Birth Injury
Brain Injury
Car Accident
Construction Accident
Dangerous Product
Defamation
Drugs & Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Motor Vehicle Defect
Motorcycle Accident
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Property Damage
Sexual Abuse
Toxic Mold
Toxic Tort
Travel Accident
Truck Accident
Work Injury
Workers Compensation
Wrongful Death

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