Accidents & Injuries
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in personal injury cases, assisting clients who have suffered harm due to accidents or negligence. Their team provides expert advice and representation, aiming to secure appropriate compensation and support for clients during their recovery process. With a focus on client well-being, Sinels Advocates navigates the complexities of personal injury claims to achieve favorable outcomes.
Business
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services to businesses, encompassing major commercial litigation, deal activity, restructuring, debt recovery, insolvency, and everyday business operations. Their team of responsive and accessible lawyers provides expert advice in areas such as commercial and corporate law, dispute resolution, employment law, fraud and asset tracing, insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance litigation, and regulatory matters. They also specialize in both contentious and non-contentious trust issues, ensuring tailored solutions for businesses of all sizes.
Civil & Human Rights
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in civil and human rights, representing clients in cases involving discrimination, unlawful detention, and violations of fundamental freedoms. The firm is committed to upholding justice and ensuring that clients' rights are protected through diligent legal representation and advocacy.
Consumer Rights
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in consumer rights, assisting clients in disputes related to product liability, personal injury, and clinical negligence. The firm provides expert advice and representation to individuals seeking redress for harm caused by defective products or negligent services. Their approach combines thorough legal analysis with a commitment to achieving favorable outcomes for clients facing consumer-related challenges.
Family
Sinels Advocates provides comprehensive legal services in family and matrimonial law, addressing matters such as divorce, civil partnership dissolution, and separation. The firm offers guidance on issues related to children, finances, and ancillary relief claims. Recognizing the emotional and financial challenges associated with court proceedings, Sinels Advocates prioritizes alternative dispute resolution methods, including negotiation, mediation, and Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) hearings, to achieve amicable settlements. The firm has a proven track record of successfully resolving matrimonial cases through these approaches.
Employment & Labor
Sinels Advocates possesses extensive experience in handling complex employment disputes, including high-profile cases that have set significant legal precedents in Jersey. The firm adeptly represents clients in matters involving breaches of contract and employment law, ensuring that each case is approached with the appropriate level of urgency and sensitivity. Their proven track record includes litigating against government departments and large institutions, demonstrating their capability to manage intricate employment-related disputes effectively.
Insurance
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in the realm of professional negligence, assisting both professionals and claimants in matters where conduct or work is under scrutiny. The firm provides advice and representation to professionals such as lawyers, doctors, dentists, architects, trustees, directors, and accountants facing negligence claims or regulatory actions. They collaborate with individuals and their insurance providers or loss adjusters to address these challenges. Additionally, Sinels Advocates represents clients pursuing negligence claims against professionals, including disputes over fees, overcharging, or breaches of specific professional duties.
Lawsuits & Disputes
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in the 'Lawsuits & Disputes' practice area, encompassing commercial and civil disputes, trust litigation, family and matrimonial matters, construction and building work disputes, wills and probate, professional negligence, fraud and financial mis-selling, and personal injury cases. The firm has a proven track record of litigating against government departments, banks, and other financial institutions, handling complex and high-profile cases in Jersey's Royal Court and Court of Appeal. Sinels Advocates also specializes in breach of trust claims, routinely acting on behalf of beneficiaries with grievances related to the conduct of professional trustees. Additionally, the firm provides advice and representation for professionals facing negligence claims or regulatory actions, as well as for clients seeking to bring negligence claims against professionals. With extensive experience in planning and building disputes, Sinels Advocates has represented all parties involved in a wide range of construction disputes. The firm's expertise extends to fraud cases, securing restitution for victims, and handling personal injury claims. Sinels Advocates' independence enables them to act for nearly all clients in virtually all situations, providing authoritative, expert, and intelligent advice with integrity and heart.
Real Estate
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in construction and building work disputes, leveraging extensive experience with builders, architects, engineers, and developers. The firm handles a wide range of issues, including contractual disagreements, defective work claims, final account settlements, and fee disputes. Sinels has successfully represented clients in arbitrations and has achieved favorable outcomes in the Court of Appeal concerning the interpretation of the Arbitration (Jersey) Law.
Private Client
Sinels Advocates offers comprehensive legal services in the Private Client sector, focusing on family law and probate matters. Their expertise includes handling complex financial issues in divorce proceedings, financial applications for unmarried parents, and private children's proceedings such as residence and contact disputes, parental responsibility conflicts, and injunctions. In probate, they assist with drafting wills, registering wills of immovable estate, obtaining grants of probate for local and foreign estates, and administering movable estates. Advocate Catia Tavares, a key member of the team, has over 12 years of experience in family law and probate, providing clients with knowledgeable and compassionate legal support.
