CCSL TEAM

Sir Trevor A. Carmichael

Director

Sir Trevor Carmichael KA, LVO, KC

BSc (Econ), MA, PhD Chairman, Partner

Sir Trevor Carmichael is the Founder and Principal of Chancery Chambers, a premier regional law firm of international acclaim which offers a comprehensive legal service to clients with international business and commercial interests.

Sir Trevor is a member of the Barbados Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the Inter-American Bar Association, and is a Committee Member and associate member of the Inter-American Bar Foundation and the Canadian Bar Association, respectively. Also a member of the International Tax Planning Association and the International Fiscal Association, Sir Trevor was one of the parties responsible for establishing a Barbados Chapter of the International Fiscal Association which he chairs as Charter President. Sir Trevor has spoken to a wide range of audiences on international, commercial and tax-related matters and has also served as keynote speaker twice at the Canadian Condominium Institute's Annual Meetings in Toronto, Canada.

He is the Barbados Country Chairman of the International Bar Association’s International Litigation Committee on Business Law and a former Deputy Secretary General of the International Bar Association. In addition, he is a Life Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies in the United Kingdom, a Life Member of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association and a member of the International Law Association.

Having authored over one hundred (100) articles and monographs in the areas of Law, Economics and Public Policy, Sir Trevor serves as a Panel Member of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank in Washington. He is also a Certified International Arbitrator with the International Centres for Arbitration, and a Vice President of the International Institute of Association and Foundation Lawyers, as well as a Member of the International Council of Environmental Law.

Biography

Mr. Giles A.M. Carmichael

Director

Mr. Giles Carmichael, Chairman

LL.B (Hons), LL.M, MBA Consultant

Giles Carmichael is a Partner at Chancery Chambers and has focused most of his practice on corporate and commercial matters. He advises clients on regulatory issues in the area of banking, insurance and securities and possesses expertise in commercial and corporate law. Mr. Carmichael also oversees the overall management of the firm.

Giles Carmichael is a member of the American Bar Association, Institute of Directors, International Tax Planning Association, the New York State Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association. He holds a TEP designation from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)) and a MCIArb designation from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Education:
Durham University, LLB (Hons) 2005
Suffolk University Law School, LLM, 2006
IE Business School, MBA, 2009

Biography

Mr. Andrew C. Ferreira

Director

Mr. Andrew C. Ferreira

B.Sc. (Econ), LL.B (Hons), ACIS

Andrew C. Ferreira, KC is a member of the Barbados Bar Association and the Trinidad and Tobago Bar Association. He holds membership in several international organisations, including the International Tax Planning Association, the International Fiscal Association, the International Law Association and British Institute of International and Comparative Law and participates at the Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration sponsored under the auspices of the ICC, the AAA and ICSID.

His primary area of legal practice includes the legal aspects of economic development and he has been involved in several international financing projects, providing advice on structuring, on regulatory issues and in international financial transactions. He also possesses an extensive knowledge of the commercial, financial, tax, regulatory and legal framework in Barbados.

Biography

Mrs. Angela R. Robinson

Director

Mrs. Angela R. Robinson

B.Sc. (Econ), LL.B (Hons), ACIS

Angela Robinson is an attorney at Chancery Chambers who has focused her work in the ambit of Commercial and Corporate Law and Corporate/Business organizations and has advised multiple local and international clients. A member of Chancery Chambers' Management Team, she also practices in the area of taxation, trusts and pension law and has advised on several large and small, local and regional pension plans.

Angela Robinson received her legal training in Barbados and Trinidad at the University of the West Indies and joined Chancery Chambers in 2009. Prior to her call to the Bar, she worked in the financial services sector in Barbados. She holds a BSc. in Management Studies and has worked in the area of international tax consulting in the United States and Barbados with Big Four accounting firms.

Mrs. Robinson is a member of the Barbados Bar. She is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of UK and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Education
University of the West Indies, 1991, BSc.
University of the West Indies, 2007, LLB
Hugh Wooding Law School, 2009, LEC

Biography

Mr. Peter Chase

CEO

Mr. Peter Chase, Vice-President

ACS, TEP

He has worked in a number of roles within the company and has gained a wealth of knowledge of the legal services industry. Peter obtained his Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation in 2014 after completing his diploma in International Trust Management from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Having a background in Corporate Law, Company Management, Intellectual Property and Wills and Trusts, he currently specialises in the establishment, maintenance, and corporate governance practices of legal entities in Barbados. He also holds a diploma in Corporate Administration and Property Management from the University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies.

Peter is also a committee member of the Barbados branch of STEP.

Biography