Services

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SOLUTIONS

HFS Corporate services Inc. is the leading provider of intellectual property services in Guyana.  We are registered trademark and patenet agents with decades of experience in providing legal advice and intellectual property services to both local and international clients.

The company is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and a founding member of the Intellectual Property Caribbean Association (IPCA)

VISION

Our vision embraces the motto “We strive to provide our clients, local or international, corporate, or individual with the highest quality services available.  We focus on the unique needs of each client, which is the driving force behind our long-term success.”

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Our firm offers several services as set out below:

  1. LEGAL CONSULTATION AND ADVICE.
  2. APPLICATIONS FOR TRADE MARKS.
  3. APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS.
  4. APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNS.
  5. APPLICATIONS FOR COPYRIGHT.
  6. OPPOSITIONS.
  7. RENEWALS.
  8. APPLICATIONS FOR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS.
  9. APPLICATIONS FOR DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION.
  10. APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH/SANITARY REGISTRATIONS.
  11. INFRINGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTION.
  12. LITIGATION.

TEAM

Our dedicated team works diligently to ensure that our clients receive exceptional service in a timely manner.  Mr. C.A. Nigel Hughes will be the primary contact and person responsible for the delivery of all work product. He is supported by the following Associates and paralegals:

  1. Savannah Barnwell, Attorney-at-law and Head of Department
  2. Bevon Joseph- Fraser, Senior Paralegal
  3. Kelly Whitehead, Paralegal
  4. Sarah Bowman, Legal Clerk

KEY CONTACT PERSONS:

Name: Mr. C.A. Nigel Hughes, Attorney-at-law.

Position: Managing Director.

Tel. office (592) 227-7956 or (592) 227-4857 ext 1000

Email: n.hughes@hfscorporateservices.com

 

Name: Ms. Savannah Barnwell, Attorney-at-law.

Position: Head of Department

Tel. office (592) 227-7956 or (592) 227-4857 ext 1021

Email: s.barnwell@guyanalaw.net

 

DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES


In 2006 HFS Corporate Services Inc. established its debt collection department in response to the requests of several of its clients and those of Hughes Fields & Stoby.

The department comprises four team members dedicated solely to the provision of debt collection services and asset recovery.

The company employs the best industry practices and the company’s collection protocol includes:

  1. Repeated agent calls.
  2. Agent visits.
  3. Agent interventions.
  4. Final demand letters.
  5. Legal proceedings.
  6. Enforcement proceedings including levy proceedings, garnishee proceedings against debtor’s income stream and the issuance of judgment summons.
  7. Bankruptcy proceedings
HFS Corporate Services Inc. provides its clients with monthly reports of all activities undertaken by the company in relation to recovery of outstanding debts and the management of their portfolios.

The company is in the process of upgrading its collection capacity by the acquisition of state of the art electronic software, which in addition to improving the efficiency of the collection services already provided, facilitates twenty four hour updated web access by the client to their portfolios.

The features of the software include:
  1. Automation and integration of all collection functions
  2. Electronic storage of all and any documentation
  3. Client web access
  4. Automated work flow
  5. Portfolio management
  6. 100 % web enabled
  7. Promised payments
  8. Broken promise alerts
  9. Letter generators
  10. Agent call scripts
Technical support
HFS Corporate Services Inc. has its own internal electronic network which uses the latest law firm administration software available in the legal industry internationally ( Amicus Attorney V Server edition) as well as recent editions of firm accounting software PC law.

The Company maintains software support and maintenance contracts with professional software providers in Guyana.

Amicus sever edition has provided the company with a competitive advantage in the legal market place.

Professional Indemnity Insurance
HFS Corporate Services Inc. is one of the few companies in Guyana which maintains superior professional indemnity insurance to provide its clients with an additional level of security and comfort.

We believe that we are unchallenged in this area in Guyana.

HFS Corporate Services Inc. is a member of and is listed on the American Lawyers Quarterly.

The American Lawyers Quarterly is a directory of law firms which specialize in collections, creditors rights and bankruptcy. The ALQ directory has been the definitive source for attorney representation in the collection industry since 1899 (over 106 years). Collections are generally handled by ALQs listed counsel on a contingent fee basis. There are law firm referrals for all cities, county seats, and sizable towns in the United States, Canada, and most commercial centers throughout the world. American Lawyers Company standards have been maintained in accord with all published American Bar Association Rules and Standards for law lists.

The Future
HFS Corporate Services Inc. intends to play an active and significant role in the development of the credit and debt markets in Guyana, particularly the establishment of a credit bureau and the trade in and sale of debt.

We intend to provide our clients with enhanced opportunities for the sale of their portfolios so that they no longer have to be burdened with challenge of running behind difficult debtors but can convert these portfolios previously classified as challenged into a saleable asset.
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