Personnel

Education


  • University of the West Indies LLB., 1979
  • Council of Legal Education of the West Indies
  • Legal Education Certificate, 1981

Awards


Exhibitioner to UWI, 1976

Bar admissions


  • Barbados, 1981
  • British Virgin Islands, 1992

Other professional certificates


  • Trust and Estate Practitioner
  • Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Professional organisations


  • Barbados Bar Association
  • BVI Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • STEP
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Recent Positions held


  • Principal, Lawton Chambers
    BVI, January 2019 - present
  • Senior Partner and Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Walkers
    BVI, 2002 - 2017
  • Partner, Barkers
    BVI, 2000 - 2002
  • Managing Associate, Dancia Penn & Co.
    BVI, 1992 - 2000
  • Barrister, Lawton Chambers and Chambers of LeRoy Inniss QC
    Barbados, 1982 - 1992

Main areas


  • Commercial and corporate litigation including shareholder disputes, tracing and fraud claims, insolvency and corporate recovery, disclosure orders including Norwich Pharmacal orders, restoration of dissolved companies, freezing orders
  • Civil litigation
  • Labour disputes
  • Applications for maintenance of children

Other interests


  • Sits as part-time magistrate and as ad hoc chairman of Labour Arbitration Tribunal
  • Keen interest in human rights especially regarding the welfare of children and the treatment of offenders.
  • Member of the BVI Pro Bono Unit.

Conference presentations and publications


Attended and spoke at several international conferences since 1991. Also published articles in various periodicals including Trusts and Trustees.

Education


  • Education Info 1
  • Education Info 2

Other professional certificates


  • Certificate info 1
  • Certificate Info 2

Main areas


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