High Court Refuses State’s Application to Recuse Justice Chandra-Hanif in Murder Trial — The State v Gittens, Scott & Henry Case No. 2025/36-HC-IND-BER-CRIM | Ruling dated 4 September 2026
In a closely watched ruling delivered on 4 September 2026, Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif of the High Court of Guyana refused an application by the State ...
Court of Appeal Quashes Murder Conviction and Reduces Sentence from 56 Years to 15 Years in Foster Gravesande v DPP
Court of Appeal Quashes Murder Conviction and Reduces Sentence from 56 Years to 15 Years in Foster Gravesande v DPP Appearances: C.A. Nigel Hughes and ...
Hughes Fields & Stoby Secures Constitutional Victory for Paul Slowe in Unlawful Arrest Case
Hughes Fields & Stoby successfully represented Paul Slowe, former Assistant Commissioner of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, in constitutional proceedings against ...
Statement by C.A. Nigel Hughes rejecting the approach of the Guyana Bar Association
The recent disclosure of internal correspondence among Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice has understandably generated widespread concern throughout Guyana and the wider Caribbean ...
Orderson Decision Summary
In their written ruling of the 8th April 2026 the Court of Appeal set aside the termination of City Council Head of Department of Technology ...
Managing Partner C.A. Nigel Hughes Addresses Global Investment and Dispute Resolution at BVI Arbitration Week
Hughes, Fields & Stoby was pleased to be represented at BVI Arbitration Week, one of the Caribbean’s premier international dispute‑resolution forums, by its Managing Partner, C.A. Nigel ...
Aarbitral award against Venezuela’s PDVSA
The Courts of Guyana ordered that an arbitral award against Venezuela's PDVSA be enforced in Guyana against funds held by the Government of Guyana under ...
Hughes, Fields and Stoby successfully secures order to enforce arbitral award against PDVSA in Guyana
Philps Petroleum Venezuela and ConocoPhillips Gulf of Paria applied and were granted orders from the High Court to enforce an arbitral award against PDVSA for ...
