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President |
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| Delroy B Duncan a partner of Trott & Duncan, was called to the Bermuda Bar in 1989. He obtained his Law Degree from the University of North London and his Masters’ Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Guildhall. In 1984 he was called to the Bar of England and Wales as a member of Gray’s Inn. Following pupilage, he was taken on as a tenant in Cloisters, a set of Chambers world renowned for judicial review cases. There he began to enhance his general practice by extensive work with commercial contracts, intellectual property, contracts and issues relating to the incorporation of private companies. As the Head of the Litigation Department, he has been involved in civil, criminal and commercial litigation. In particular, he has been involved in many judicial review cases. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the National Bar Association of America and a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers in America. Prior to taking up the Presidency, Delroy sat on the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bermuda Bar Council for 7 years. He volunteers advice and legal assistance to the Marsden Methodist Church and the West Indian Association. |
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| Vice President |
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| Justin Williams gained his law degree from Buckingham University and was the recipient of the Middle Temple’s 1988 Campbell-Foster Award. Justin was called to the Bermuda Bar in 1989. He has practiced in the field of litigation. He has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. He sits as an Acting Magistrate, Coroner and Chairman of Family Court. He has been on the Bar Council for the past ten years, the CLE Committee for the last four years and as of two years ago he became a founding member of the Bermuda Section of the International Commission of Jurists. Also, he has volunteered legal advice and time to local charitable and community organizations such as St. John’s Ambulance, of which he is deputy chairman. |
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| Honorary Secretary |
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| Richard Thomas Horseman has over 11 years call and has diverse experience such that makes him as asset to the Bar Council. He has previously served on the Legal Aid Council, and now sits on the Professional Conduct Committee. Education; Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri (Bachelors in Business Management with emphaisi in Business Administration 1988) University of Buckingham (LLB 1995) Practice Areas: Criminal and Civil Litigation, Probate and Trust Law. |
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| Karen Williams-Smith
was educated at the University of London, and has been practicing in Bermuda since 1991 in the area of matrimonial matters principally. She is a partner at Trott & Duncan. Karen has a masters degree in human resources and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators. She has been an active member of the family bar throughout her practicing years and has been a member of Bar Council for the last 9 years. |
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| Christian Luthi is a Bermudian and was educated in Bermuda, the United States and England. After completing his law degree at Oxford University he returned to Bermuda after pupilage and he has been with Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited., since 1994. He subsequently became partner in 2002. He has practiced in litigation at CD&P in all areas of civil litigation including company, insolvency, employment, and commercial litigation. Christian has seved on Bar Council for the last 6 years and is chiar of theContinuing Legal Education Committee. |
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| Barclay Simmons was a founding Partner of Attride-Stirling & Woloniecki in 1999. Formerly an investment banker with Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York , Barclay returned to Bermuda in 2006 as Managing Partner of ASW. Previously Chairman of the Telecommunications Commission and a Commissioned Officer in the Bermuda Regiment, Barclay is a graduate of Harvard Business School , the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Inns of Court School of Law and the University of Kent at Canterbury . He is currently a Director of the Bermuda Monetary Authority and Chairman of its investment committee. Concurrently, he sits on the Public Funds Investment Committee responsible for advising the Minister of Finance on the investment of Bermuda 's pension fund. |
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| Elizabeth Christopher was called to the Bar in England & Wales in November 1990 and the Bermuda Bar in April 1991. She was educated at the College of William and Mary before achieving a law degree at the London school of Economics and Political Science. She has sat on many committees which concerns themselves with the advancement of criminal law in Bermuda. She has appeared before courts and tribunals at all levels including the Privy Council. Elizabeth is also a member of the Professional Conduct Committee. |
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| Alison Dyer-Fagundo is a partner at Appleby. She was called to the Bermuda Bar in 2000. Alison holds a B. A. in Political Science from Queen's University, completed her law degree at the University of Kent in Canterbury and the LPC in BPP Law School in London. She practices in the corporate finance area, most frequently advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and public and private debt offerings and has recently moved to the funds and investment servicces section of the firm. She also heads the firms solvent winding up practice. Alison is also a member of the Professional Conduct Committee. |
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Attorney General (ex-officio)
Kim Wilson. |
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