A Premier Antiguan Admiralty Law Firm

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Office Manager

Legal Team

The Team

The Law Firm of Johnson Gardiner was founded by Mr. Lenworth Johnson and Mr. Dwight Gardiner in Antigua & Barbuda. The firm is supported by a team of strong legal assistants who are committed to delivering professional results for all its clients.

Lenworth Johnson Attorney-at-Law Managing Partner

Dwight Gardiner Attorney-at-Law Partner

Practice Areas: Admiralty Law, Trust, Real Estate,

Corporate, Commercial, Intellectual Propery and Tort

Practice Areas: Admiralty Law, Trust, Real Estate,

Corporate, Commercial, Intellectual Propery and Tort

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Lenworth Johnson obtained his law degree from the University of Wolverhampton, England in 1995. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales at the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 1996. He obtained his Legal Education Certificate in 1997 from the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago and was called to the Bar of Antigua & Barbuda the same year.Lenworth Johnson also has extensive experience in accounting and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Eastern Caribbean. Lenworth Johnson is a former member of the Senate (the Upper House of Parliament) of Antigua and Barbuda. He is also a former Chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority. Presently, Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the St. John's Development Corporation and Chairman of the Free Trade and Processing Zone Commission of Antigua and Barbuda
Mr. Dwight Gardiner obtained his law degree from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom in 1996 and his Legal Education Certificate from the Sir Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago 1998. Mr. Gardiner was called to the Bar of Antigua and Barbuda in October 1998.Mr. Gardiner is a non practicing Partner and is currently the Chairman of the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding (CMOU) on Port State Control. He is also the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), and the Director-General of the Antigua and Barbuda Maritime Administration and the Antigua and Barbuda International Ship Registry.He is also a Notary Public and a Captain in the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (Coast Guard - Reserve).Mr. Gardiner previously served in the capacity as Vice Chairman of the CMOU on Port State Control from 2003-2008, Maritime Advisor to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda from 2004-2009, as Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the IMO from 2003-2005 and Senior Deputy Director and Registrar of the Antigua and Barbuda Maritime Administration from 1991 to 2003. He was elected Vice Chairman of Committee 1 of the 25th Assembly of the IMO in 2007 and as a Vice President of the Diplomatic Conference of Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training and Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers, 1978, Manila, the Philippines, 21-25 June 2010. Mr. Gardiner also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in the United States of America and a Master of Science Degree in Maritime Safety Administration (Nautical) from the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden.He also studied at the Canadian Coast Guard College and at the University of Southampton, Institute of Maritime Law, in the United Kingdom.
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Admiralty Law

Admiralty Law is a core service of Johnson Gardiner and we handle many different types of matters in this area of law on a daily basis. Through our affiliate management companies, Nautical Management Services Ltd and Granite Management & Trust Company Limited, we incorporate and manage many International business Corporations for entities located overseas.Another common request from our clients involve providing Legal Opinions regarding the status of their transaction in question. Maritime law, or admiralty law, is one of the most established and oldest types of law. It generally covers laws or rules that govern tort, contract, marine commerce, ships, shipping, and worker compensation claims that arise on the world’s navigable waters. Topics can include salvage, towage, maritime liens, maritime contracts, marinas, and maritime injuries
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Admiralty Law

Property & Trust Law

Personal Injury & Tort Law

Commercial Law

Telecommunications Law

Intellectual Property Law

Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.Admiralty law, also called maritime law, is a body of domestic and private international laws which govern marine commerce, navigation, shipping, seaman, passengers and cargo, towage, wharves, peers, docks, insurance, maritime liens, and in some countries, inland waters. Admiralty law is different from the Laws of the Sea, which is a code of public international law governing coastal water jurisdiction, navigational and mineral rights, and international relations. The flag flown by a ship determines what national admiralty laws govern it; ships with an Antiguan flag answer to Antiguan admiralty law, while US ships are governed by US admiralty regulations.
Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.Personal injury refers to injury which is caused unintentionally by another's failure to use reasonable care. The definition of reasonable care is determined on a case-by-case basis. Personal injury falls under tort law. A tort is a civil wrong, as opposed to a criminal act, recognized by law as grounds to sue the wrongdoer for damages. These wrongs cause an injury or harm, either physical or psychological, resulting in loss by the injured party. The types of damages the injured party may recover include: loss of earnings capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of consortium or companionship, property damage, reasonable medical expenses, costs and attorney fees. They include both present and future expected losses. The primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harm.
Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.Commercial law (sometimes known as business law) is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law. Commercial law includes within its compass such titles as principal and agent; carriage by land and sea; merchant shipping; guarantee; marine, fire, life, and accident insurance; bills of exchange and partnership. It can also be understood to regulate corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. Many countries have adopted civil codes that contain comprehensive statements of their commercial law. Wikipedia
Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.
Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law. Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions.Although many of the legal principles governing intellectual property have evolved over centuries, it was not until the 19th century that the term intellectual property began to be used, and not until the late 20th century that it became commonplace in the majority of the world. The British Statute of Anne 1710 and the Statute of Monopolies 1623 are now seen as the origins of copyright and patent law respectively. Wikipedia
Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.Property law is the area of law that governs the various form of ownership in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system. In the civil law system, there is a division between movable and immovable property. Movable property roughly corresponds to personal property, while immovable property corresponds to real estate or real property, and the associated rights and obligations thereon.Trust law: In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship whereby property (including real, tangible and intangible) is managed by one person (or persons, or organizations) for the benefit of another. A trust is created by a settlor (or feoffor to uses), who entrusts some or all of their property to people of their choice (the trustees or feoffee to uses). The trustees hold legal title to the trust property (or trust corpus), but they are obliged to hold the property for the benefit of one or more individuals or organizations (the beneficiary, cestui que use, or cestui que trust), usually specified by the settlor, who hold equitable title. The trustees owe a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries, who are the "beneficial" owners of the trust property.The trust is governed by the terms of the trust document, which is usually written and occasionally set out in deed form. It is also governed by local law. The trustee is obliged to administer the trust in accordance with both the terms of the trust document and the governing law.

Civil Aviation Law

Johnson Gardiner handles most other Civil Law matters. The headings listed here are the most common type of cases handled by the firm.Aviation law is the branch of law that concerns flight, air travel, and associated legal and business concerns. Some of its area of concern overlaps that of admiralty law and in many cases, aviation law is considered a matter of international law due to the nature of air travel. However, the business aspects of airlines and their regulation also fall under aviation law. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), governs applied aspects of flight. In the international realm, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) provide general rules and mediates international concerns to an extent regarding aviation law. The ICAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Wikipedia
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Legal Services

Consultation

Do you have a legal concern and need professional advice? Johnson Gardiner will provide the legal consultation you need so that you can make the right choice for your family, business associates and even more importantly, for you. Legal consultation in the following areas will be provided by Johnson Gardiner for its clients:-Admiralty Law-Family Law -Property & Trust Law-Intellectual Property Law-Commercial & Corporate law-Family Law-Constitutional Law-Telecommunications LawCall the office or visit us to discuss your legal questions and issues.
A notary public (or notary or public notary) is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business. A notary's main functions are to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents, take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, protest notes and bills of exchange, provide notice of foreign drafts, prepare marine protests in cases of damage, provide exemplifications and notarial copies, and perform certain other official acts depending on the jurisdiction. Any such act is known as a notarization. Wikipedia

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Civil Litigation

Civil litigation is a legal dispute between two or more parties that seek money damages or specific performance rather than criminal sanctions. A lawyer who specializes in civil litigation is known as a “litigator” or “trial lawyer.” Lawyers who practice civil litigation represent parties in trials, hearings, arbitrations and mediations before administrative agencies, foreign tribunals and federal, state and local courts.

Corporate Law Services

Our Corporate Law unit provides an extensive range of pre and post incorporation services. Listed below are a selection of the more common requests from clients:-Incorporation of Company name-Change of Company name-Increase of Share Capital-Special Share structures-Purchase of Own Shares-Re-registration of Company-Directors' duties -Preparation of Resolutions-Powers of Attorney-Reduction of Share Capital-Amending, Updating and Re-printing of Memorandum of Articles
Contact
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51A St. Mary's St.

St. John's, Antigua

West Indies

Tel: *1 268 562 1378

Fax: *1 268 562 0232

Email: mail_johnsongardiner.com

P.O. Box: 3277

Johnson Gardiner

Admiralty Law Firm

Admiralty, Commercial, Corporate, Tort, Trust

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