International Connections:

The firm is a member of a variety of formal law firm networks and it has informal links with many global law firms. Its Principal, Dr. Trevor Carmichael, is a former Deputy Secretary General of the International Bar Association and a member of the Congress of Fellows of the Centre for International Legal Studies. He is also one of the twenty-five international lawyers who were invited to contribute to the LIBER AMICORUM for the 35 th Anniversary of the law firm BÄR & KARRER edited by Nedim Peter Vogt and published by Helbing & Lichtenhahn. The firm has been a major contributor to the start and ongoing functioning of the annual University of the West Indies Commercial Law Workshop.

Legal Outreach:

The firm is significantly involved in continuing legal education, research and legal writing. Members are active in all of these areas. For example, Andrew Ferreira has had an important and regular presence at the annual Paris colloquia of the Joint Arbitration Colloquia, and he has also served on the legislative committee engaged in advising the Barbados government in relation to financial services reform. Jacqueline Chacko has been a key adviser to government in the restructuring of aspects of shipping legislation. Trevor Carmichael is also a frequent speaker and consistent writer in the area of law, economics and public policy. He is a Panel Member of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank in Washington D.C. The firm's recently joined young associates Ruan Martinez and Sharon Carter are continuing this outreach trend.