Accidents & Injuries
Gibb & Co. provides comprehensive legal services for clients who have suffered injuries due to accidents. Their legal team is experienced in handling a variety of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, workplace injuries, and public liability claims. They focus on securing fair compensation for medical expenses, lost income, and other damages resulting from such incidents. By offering personalized legal strategies, Gibb & Co. aims to guide clients through the complexities of personal injury claims, ensuring their rights are protected and their recovery is prioritized.
Bankruptcy & Debt
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive services in debt recovery and insolvency, assisting clients in reclaiming outstanding payments and navigating financial distress. Their expertise spans various industries, including banking, trading, and construction, handling processes from issuing notices to enforcing judgments. The firm provides strategic advice on legal proceedings and alternative dispute resolution, such as claims under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act (CIPAA) 2012. In insolvency matters, Gibb & Co. assesses solvency statuses and advises both creditors and insolvent parties on legal positions and potential resolutions. Their team is adept at minimizing bad debt exposure and facilitating amicable settlements through negotiation.
Business
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive corporate and commercial law services, including banking and finance, company incorporation, privatization, accounting, joint ventures, insurance, investment, and real estate. The firm assists clients with company incorporation, joint venture agreements, share purchases, offshore company registration, partnership deeds, shareholders agreements, sale of goods, and contracts for medical services, equipment, and facilities. Additionally, Gibb & Co. provides support for companies establishing operations in Brunei Darussalam in association with local partners. The firm is committed to delivering effective and expedient responses, offering innovative and economically efficient strategies, and assisting clients in minimizing costs, enhancing value, and positioning themselves for future success.
Banking & Finance
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive legal services in the Banking & Finance sector, assisting financial institutions with loan and financing structures, security documentation, and regulatory compliance. Their expertise encompasses drafting and advising on security and collateral documentation, legal charges, loan agreements, master indemnity agreements, bridging loan agreements, Islamic financing documentation, and trade financing documentation. The firm's experienced legal team is adept at navigating the evolving financial environment, providing clients with tailored solutions to meet their specific needs.
Consumer Rights
Gibb & Co. provides comprehensive legal services in consumer rights, assisting clients in addressing issues such as unfair trade practices, product liability, and consumer fraud. The firm's attorneys are experienced in representing consumers in disputes with businesses, ensuring that clients receive fair treatment and compensation. They offer guidance on consumer protection laws, assist in filing complaints, and represent clients in negotiations and litigation to resolve consumer-related disputes effectively.
Criminal Defense
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive criminal defense services, representing clients across a wide range of offenses under statutes such as the Penal Code, Road Transport Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, Companies Act, Firearms Act, Dangerous Drugs Act, Employee Provident Fund Act, Social Security Act, Securities Industries Act, Local Government Act, Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988, and the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012. Their experienced legal team provides dedicated support throughout the legal process, ensuring clients receive thorough representation tailored to their specific cases.
Family
Gibb & Co. specializes in family law, offering comprehensive legal services in areas such as divorce, nullity, custody, maintenance, adoption, and the drafting of family settlements. Recognizing the sensitive nature of family and matrimonial disputes, the firm prioritizes guiding clients toward amicable settlements, reserving litigation as a last resort. When litigation becomes necessary, Gibb & Co. is committed to safeguarding clients' interests, ensuring that all legal proceedings are handled with the utmost care and professionalism.
Employment & Labor
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive legal services in employment, industrial, and human resources law, addressing the complexities of employer-employee relationships. The firm assists clients with workforce reorganizations and separations to enhance operational efficiency, develops strategies for company right-sizing, and drafts employment contracts and HR policies compliant with local legislation. They provide guidance on managing workplace discipline and misconduct, including preparing performance improvement documentation and establishing domestic inquiry panels. Additionally, Gibb & Co. represents clients in Industrial and Labour Court proceedings, ensuring effective management of employment and safety risks while safeguarding corporate reputations.
Insurance
Gibb & Co. provides comprehensive legal services in the insurance sector, representing numerous insurance companies in matters such as motor vehicle accident claims, premium recoveries, and performance bond enforcement. Their expertise extends to general insurance areas, including fire, theft, and property damage, as well as professional indemnity and medical negligence cases. The firm also handles public liability issues and the recovery of payments to third parties, ensuring clients receive thorough and effective legal support in all insurance-related matters.
Intellectual Property
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive intellectual property services, assisting clients in protecting and enforcing their rights across various sectors. Their expertise includes advising on trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, ensuring clients' innovations and brands are safeguarded. The firm provides strategic counsel on IP portfolio management, conducts due diligence, and represents clients in disputes to defend their intellectual assets.
Lawsuits & Disputes
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive services in lawsuits and disputes, encompassing both litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods such as adjudication, arbitration, and mediation. Their experienced legal team assists clients in resolving disputes efficiently, covering areas including banking, corporate, insolvency securities, employment, construction and building contracts, land disputes, sale of goods, insurance securities, motor vehicle accident claims, and medical negligence. The firm emphasizes balancing clients' legal and commercial risks, guiding them through the complexities of dispute resolution to achieve effective outcomes.
Real Estate
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive legal services in real estate and conveyancing, assisting individual purchasers, investors, developers, and financial institutions with a wide range of property-related matters. Their expertise encompasses land conversion, amalgamation, subdivision, and partitioning, as well as addressing forfeiture issues due to title condition breaches. The firm also handles development agreements, land surrender and exchange with state authorities, and tenancy agreements, ensuring clients receive thorough support throughout their real estate transactions.
Corporate & Commercial
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive corporate and commercial legal services, including company incorporation, joint venture agreements, share purchases, offshore company registration, partnership deeds, shareholder agreements, sale of goods contracts, and contracts for medical services, equipment, and facilities. The firm also assists companies in establishing operations in Brunei Darussalam through local partnerships. Their corporate restructuring services provide innovative, practical legal solutions for clients involved in distressed company situations, leveraging a diverse skill set that spans dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and finance. This equips them to address complex issues arising in workouts, rehabilitation processes, and solvent reorganizations.
Private Client
Gibb & Co. offers comprehensive services in trust and estate planning, assisting clients with the preparation of wills, establishment of trusts-including corporate, private, and charitable structures-and the extraction of grants of probate or letters of administration. Their experienced legal team also handles disputes related to trusts and probate, providing guidance to individuals, trustees, executors, charities, and corporate clients to protect and preserve assets for future generations.
