Cameron & Shepherd is the oldest law firm in Guyana. It has been in continuous operation as a partnership since 4 April 1901.
Since its inception, the firm has had a substantial commercial and corporate law practice. Records surviving from 1905 and 1910 show in-depth analysis of the principles of those areas.
The law reports of British Guiana and Guyana, and since 1958, the West Indian Reports (WIR), are replete with cases argued by Cameron & Shepherd, including many which have become important precedents.
In one of the landmark cases argued by the firm, unjust enrichment was recognised as a substantive doctrine in the law of Guyana twenty-one years before its acceptance in England. Another, on carriage of goods by air, has been reported in Lloyd’s Law Reports and twice cited in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
William Stuart Cameron, who was born on 12 October 1861, was the son of William and Jane Cameron. His father, a British Guiana merchant, was said to be descended from Abraham Jacob van Imbijize van Batenburg, the Dutch Governor of Berbice from 1789 to 1802, and 1804 to 1806. William Stuart Cameron was the brother of Catherine Jane Bourke, nee Cameron and Henry Douglas Cameron.
Several of the firm’s cases are on course outlines at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago.
Cameron & Shepherd has a large litigation practice which includes debt recovery, enforcement of securities, contracts, tort, admiralty, probate and administration and intellectual property. We advise overseas clients on large scale contracts and perform due diligence studies. Our litigation experience extends to mining and forestry, which are large and growing industries.
The firm acted in the first Guyana constitutional law case appearing in the WIR and is increasingly involved in constitutional and public law cases generally and through its representation of a number of statutory bodies and authorities.
Cameron & Shepherd is the largest conveyancing and intellectual property practitioner in the country and has appeared in all the trade marks and patents cases reported in the WIR.
Established in 1901 by two solicitors to represent businesses engaged mainly in commercial activity, Cameron & Shepherd has grown extensively since then and now offers a full range of services and expertise.
Our five partners and associate have together over 150 years of legal experience and our staff are among the most competent in Guyana.
The firm has for several years been ranked in Band 1 by Chambers and Partners, an independent international market research firm based in London which operates across 200 jurisdictions and publishes annual detailed rankings of the world's leading lawyers.
Our pillars of success are grounded in our century-old heritage and legacy. Our goodwill and motto to provide pragmatic commercial solutions, and exceptional service, to our clients continually drive us to create meaningful and long-term impact.
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