Business and Investment Law in The Bahamas

About the Book

The Laws and Regulations of Business and Investment in The Bahamas is a scholarly work which provides detailed information to researchers, students, lawyers, tourists and potential investors on how business and investments are conducted in The Bahamas from a legal point of view. It summarizes or encapsulates in a nutshell the laws, rules and regulations that govern business and investment in The Bahamas, which is no doubt one of the premier offshore business/investment centers not only in the Western hemisphere, but in the entire world.

In essence, persons concerned with onshore and offshore business and investments in modern inter-connected and inter-dependent global business and investment arena will find this book highly useful and informative as a comprehensive guide to navigate through the legal regime relative to their business and investment concerns.

The twenty-eight chapter work covers critical topics on business and investment laws ranging from incorporation of companies like International Business Companies (IBCs), forms of business organizations, corporate and investment vehicles available to business and investment persons in The Bahamas to issues relating to International Tax Law, Investor Protection in The Bahamas, Maritime and Aviation Laws/Ship and Aircraft Registration in The Bahamas, Insurance Laws, etc. Further, the book will assist lawyers, policy makers, company managers and administrators, researchers, students, et al in grasping the core issues relating to strategies for tourism development, investment promotions, mortgage transactions, privatization and commercialization of public enterprises, etc., areas that have become quite topical in this era of trans-national and globalized business/investment environment.

Lastly, other topics discussed in the book include: The Laws Guiding and Enabling Foreign Investment and Business in The Bahamas, Labour/Employment Law in The Bahamas, The Law Relating to Franchising, Consumer Protection in The Bahamas, Export and Import, Intellectual Property, The Role of The Bahamas in a Unified Caribbean Economy, and issues relating to the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), Free Trade Agreement of The Americas (FTAA), Globalization, World Trade Organization (WTO) and other issues. Indeed, the book covers almost every conceivable area of business and investment laws that may be of relevance to business and investment persons, lawyers, students, researchers, and policy makers both local and international who may be interested in the laws and regulations of business and investment in The Bahamas.

About the Author

The author, Clement Chigbo, was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He was educated at University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Ahmadu Bollo University, Zaria, Nigeria, The Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, The Eugene Dupuch Law School, Nassau, Bahamas and The Universidad de Oriente, Santiago, Cuba. He is a barrister, solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is also an attorney-at-law admitted to practice (Pro Hac Vice) in Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies. He is a Registered Associate of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas and currently practices in the leading Commercial Law Firm of Cassar & Company, Norfolk House, Frederick Street, Nassau, Bahamas. Clement Chigbo is also an adjunct lecturer in law at Success Training College, Nassau, Bahamas and the Bahamas Baptist Community College, Nassau, Bahamas. He is also the author of Conveyances, Title Searches and Allied Matters, a vital book in Property Law in The Bahamas. He has published extensively in all the newspapers in The Bahamas and is currently a weekly columnist in The Bahama Journal, a column that discusses topical legal issues. He also features regularly on radio programs in The Bahamas, discussing current legal issues of concern to The Bahamas and the international community.