Sir Trevor A. Carmichael
Sir Trevor Carmichael KA, LVO, QC
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.
Mr. Giles A.M. Carmichael
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
Mr. Andrew C. Ferreira
Mr. Andrew C. Ferreira
B.Sc. (Econ), LL.B (Hons), ACIS
Andrew C. Ferreira, QC 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.
Mrs. Angela R. Robinson
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
Mr. Stefan Mayers
Stefan Mayers
CEO
Stefan Mayers is an attorney-at-law who possesses many years of experience in the international business sector, having served as Legal Officer with the regulator for International Business for over a decade. During that time, he helped to establish the regulatory regime for Corporate and Trust Service Providers and strengthened the overall compliance and regulatory regime for the international business sector. He has also developed several critical business products including Private Trust Companies, Foundations and Incorporated Cell Companies.
Stefan was a member of Barbados' response teams tasked with addressing international tax issues with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and anti-money laundering issues with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). He is also a trained country assessor with the CFATF and is well experienced as a Compliance Manager and Anti-Money Laundering trainer.
As CEO of CCSL, his focus is on leading the establishment, licensing, corporate governance, structuring, maintenance and management of legal entities in Barbados, including those with operations in international trade, insurance, finance, property holding and other investment activities.
Stefan holds memberships in the Barbados Bar Association, the Trinidad and Tobago Law Association, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and the Barbados Association of Compliance Professionals (BACP).
As an avid public speaker and presenter, Stefan has addressed many stakeholders in the international business sector including;
- The Barbados International Business Association (BIBA)
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB)
- The Barbados Association of Compliance Professionals (BACP)
- The Society for Trust and Estate Planners (STEP) Barbados Branch
- Invest Barbados Latin America (LATAM)Trade Mission
- Corporate and Trust Service Providers (CTSPs)
Topics have included: Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance, International Tax issues including OECD/EU Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiatives, international business opportunities and legislative and regulatory updates.
Mr. Peter Chase
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.
Ms. Tamanika Jackson
Ms. Tamanika Jackson
Senior Corporate Administrator
Tamanika Jackson is Senior Corporate Administrator of Chancery Corporate Services Limited.
Ms. Stephanie Massay
Ms. Stephanie Massay
Senior Corporate Administrator & Attorney-at-Law
Stephanie Massay is an Intellectual Property (IP) Associate who joined Chancery Chambers and Chancery Corporate Services Limited in 2014. She became a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2015. She received her Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School in 2014 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Studies from City Law School in 2012. She received an LL.B with Upper Second Class Honours from the University of Nottingham in 2010 and a B.A. with Honours in History in 2007 from the University of the West Indies. She is a member of the Barbados Bar Association.
Ms. Massay is a member of the Barbados Bar and a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.
Education
Hugh Wooding Law School, 2014
City Law School, 2012
University of Nottingham, 2010
University of the West Indies, 2007
Bar Admissions
Barbados, 2014
England and Wales, 2012
Mr. Kregg Franklin
Mr. Kregg Franklin
Corporate Administrator
Kregg Franklin is Corporate Administrator of Chancery Corporate Services Limited.
Ms. Ann Marie Morris
Ms. Ann Marie Morris
Corporate Administrator
Ann Marie Morris is Corporate Administrator of Chancery Corporate Services Limited.