rwilliams@edls.edu.bs

Raquel Williams holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree with honours from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados and obtained her Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.

Mrs. Williams was admitted to practice at the bar in Jamaica and in The Bahamas in 1994 and 2000 respectively. She has been engaged in private practice in Jamaica and in The Bahamas and worked for several years at the Office of the Attorney General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Mrs. Williams was appointed Senior Tutor II in August 2021.

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Erica Cummings holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree (Hons.) from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad & Tobago and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of the West Indies.

In 2001, Ms. Cummings was called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Judicature of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Ms. Cummings is an experienced litigator and has appeared as Instructing and/or Advocate Attorney in all Courts in Trinidad and Tobago. She previously served as Deputy Registrar General in the Registrar General’s Department, Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago. She was an Associate Tutor in Conveyancing and Registration of Title at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago and also lectured in Property law at The University of the West Indies-Roytec School of Business and Applied Studies, Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Cummings was formerly a Ministry representative for the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Public Service Commission of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Kandice Swain holds an Associate of Arts in Law and Criminal Justice (with Credit) from the College of The Bahamas, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Hons.) from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, and a Certificate of Legal Education from the Eugene Dupuch Law School. Her professional journey began at the Eugene Dupuch Law School Legal Aid Clinic, where she completed her pupillage.

Mrs. Swain joined the Eugene Dupuch Law School Legal Aid Clinic as a Tutor on 1 September 2025 immediately following past employment as a Senior Associate with one of the top law firms in The Bahamas. She brings to the Clinic a strong background in civil litigation and legal practice, having appeared before all levels of court in The Bahamas
including, the Magistrates Court, the Industrial Tribunal, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Judicial Committee of His Majesty’s Privy Council.

She was admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in October 2016.

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Tamieka Watson holds a Certificate of Legal Education from the Eugene Dupuch Law School and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of the West Indies. She also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Bachelor of Elementary Education with a concentration in Literacy, an Associate of General Studies, and a Teacher’s Certificate from The College of The Bahamas/University of the West Indies.

Mrs. Watson is a legal educator and attorney with extensive expertise in real estate law, corporate services, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining the Law School, Mrs. Watson worked as a Legal Real Estate Consultant at Lennox Paton and served as Senior Manager in the Exchange Control Department at the Central Bank of The Bahamas, advising on legal and financial risks and regulatory matters. She has also taught Legal Writing and Research at the University of The Bahamas and the University of the West Indies.

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Paula Adderley joins the Eugene Dupuch Law School family as an Associate Tutor Landlord & Tenant. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science with a minor in History from Swarthmore College (1993), and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law from the University of Cambridge (1996). She also holds a Diploma in Insurance from The Chartered Insurance Institute, London, U.K. and a Certificate in International Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, U.K.

Ms. Adderley was called to The Bahamas Bar in 1997 and has worked as an Associate Attorney at several law firms in The Bahamas where her primary area of practice was civil and corporate litigation, with specialities in personal injury, insurance, employment, and land law.

Ms. Adderley is presently Principal of the law firm of Adderley, Thompson & Associates.

She is a former member of the Central Bank of The Bahamas Board, The Bahamas Development Bank Board, and The Bahamas Pharmacy Council Board.  Ms. Adderley previously served as the representative of The Bahamas Bar on the Bahamas Financial Services Board. She is involved in several civic organizations throughout The Bahamas, including The Bahamas Girl Guides Association as a Council Member and Legal Advisor, and The Parish of St. Mary the Virgin as its Priest Warden.

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Professor Shazeeda Ali holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from The University of the West Indies, a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Cambridge, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London. She is an attorney-at-law, called to the Bar in Jamaica and Guyana.

At the university level, Professor Ali teaches LLB courses in Introduction to Offshore Law and Caribbean Securities Regulation, as well as the LLM course Legal Aspects of Corporate Misconduct. She supervises MPhil and PhD students at MonaLaw and serves as an Associate Tutor in Ethics, Rights, and Obligations of the Legal Profession at the Norman Manley Law School.

  cdarvillegomez@edls.edu.bs

Justice Camille Darville-Gomez returns to the EDLS family as Associate Tutor, Probate Practice & Procedure. Justice Darville-Gomez was called to The Bahamas Bar in September 1995. She holds an AA (Accounting with credit) from the College of The Bahamas, a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) from the University of Western Ontario, Canada and a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. She worked in private practice for about ten years in both small and large law firms where she practiced primarily in civil litigation. She also worked in the financial services sector serving as In-House Legal Counsel.

Justice Darville-Gomez commenced her career in The Judiciary in February 2011, as an Assistant Registrar with responsibility for the Probate Division. She spent the first several months overseeing the bringing into force of the Probate and Administration of Estates Act, 2011. After its enactment in June, 2011 she conducted various training seminars to the members of the Bar Association in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Abaco. Justice Darville-Gomez was appointed Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas in 2012, and Registrar in 2018. She was sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court in September, 2021.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bahamas Judicial Education Institute, a member of the Rules Committee, a member of the Executive Committee of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers and a fellow of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute.

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Justice Darron Ellis completed undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies where he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree with honours. Thereafter, Mr. Ellis undertook his legal training at the Eugene Dupuch Law School in Nassau and was called to The Bahamas Bar in 2008. Mr. Ellis later earned his Master of Law (LL.M.) in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of the West Indies in 2012.

Justice Ellis’ legal career began with the law firm of Davis and Company where his practice focused on civil and commercial litigation. In June 2016, he was appointed Stipendiary and Circuit Magistrate (Actg.) He joined the full-time faculty of the Eugene Dupuch Law School in September 2018. Mr. Ellis served on various committees of the Law School and the Council of Legal Education.

In September 2024, Mr. Ellis was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and since then has served as an Associate Tutor.

  cfrazier@edls.edu.bs

Cordell Frazier holds an Associate of Arts degree in Law and Criminal Justice from the College of The Bahamas (2000) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons) from The University of the West Indies (2003). She received a Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School in 2006 and was called to The Bahamas Bar the same year.

Ms. Frazier is the Director of Public Prosecutions. Prior to her appointment she worked in private practice as a civil litigator and in the Civil Litigation Department in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs.

  ggaskins@edls.edu.bs

As a graduate of the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Laws, (1993) and the Norman Manley Law School, Certificate of Legal Education, Mr. Gaskin was admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in 1995.

On June 11, 2018, Mr. Gaskin was sworn in as The Bahamas’ first constitutionally appointed Independent Director of Public Prosecutions.

As Director of Public Prosecutions in the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, he was responsible for prosecuting all criminal matters in the Courts up to the Privy Council; overseeing and conducting prosecutorial matters relating to compliance with the Financial Legislation of December 2000, particularly the Proceeds of Crime Act (Money Laundering), Financial Transactions Reporting Act, Financial Intelligence Unit Act, and the Criminal Justice (International Cooperation) Act and also matters of Fraud, Dangerous Drugs and Extradition.

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LaToya Greene holds an Associate of Arts, Law and Criminal Justice with Distinction from The University of The Bahamas (formerly College of The Bahamas) (2007) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) (Hons) from the University of The West Indies (2011). She obtained a Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School in 2013 and a Master of Laws in Legislative Drafting in 2017 from the University of the West Indies.

Ms. Greene is a certified compliance professional and holds a diploma in Anti-Money Laundering (Merit) (2021) and a Certificate in Compliance (Distinction) both from the International Compliance Association (2020).

Ms. Greene joins the Eugene Dupuch Law School as an Associate Tutor in Legal Drafting and Interpretation.

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Damani Horton holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buckingham and a Master of Laws with Distinction from BPP Law School in London, where he also completed the Bar Professional Training Course. Mr. Horton was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2011 and The Bahamas Bar in 2012.

Mr. Horton joined Glinton Sweeting O’Brien in 2018 after six years of experience in commercial, real estate, and litigation matters at leading Bahamian law firms, and he was appointed a partner of the firm in 2023. His practice includes commercial transactions and regulatory compliance, with particular focus on property transactions, corporate law, finance, employment, immigration, and probate and estate administration. He is also a certified arbitrator/mediator and an ICA-certified AML Specialist.

He is an active member of both the International Compliance Association and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, presently serving as the third chair of the Institute’s Bahamas Branch.

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Jacqueline Hunt holds an Associate of Arts Degree from the College of The Bahamas and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accountancy Studies from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Teaching and Learning (Accounting specialty) from New York University in 2005. In 2009, Ms. Hunt obtained the International Compliance Certification from the International Compliance Association, United Kingdom.

Ms. Hunt, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), is the President of Seagreen Accounting, Nassau, The Bahamas. She is an Adjunct Professor of Accounting at the University of The Bahamas and an instructor at The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services. Ms. Hunt is past treasurer of The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers and member of The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; International Compliance Association, United Kingdom; and International Internal Audit Association, United Kingdom.

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Justice Westmin James obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree (1st Class Hons) from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (2003), a Master of Laws degree (Hons) from the University of Cambridge, England (2005) and the Legal Education Certificate (Principals Roll of Honour) (2006) from the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad & Tobago. Justice James also holds a Certificate in University Teaching and Learning from The University of the West Indies (2013).

Justice James presides over the Caribbean Community Administrative Tribunal, the IDB Administrative Tribunal, and was appointed Judge of the High Court of Barbados (Acting) in April 2022. He is also a former Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of Belize.

He is a Lecturer & Course Director in Law at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados where he lectures Constitutional Law, Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights, Employment Law, Discrimination in Employment and International Mooting.

  kkelly@edls.edu.bs

Kendra Kelly-Burrows graduated from The College of The Bahamas with an Associate of Arts degree in Law and Criminal Justice in 2003 and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from the University of The West Indies in 2006. She was awarded the Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School in 2008 and was called to the Bar of The Bahamas that same year.

Mrs. Kelly-Burrows has experience in private practice as an Associate Attorney. As Senior Counsel in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Kelly-Burrows specialised in cases involving money laundering, proceeds of crime, fraud, stealing by false pretenses, corruption, bribery, and extortion. Ms. Kelly was appointed as a Stipendiary & Circuit Magistrate in 2021.

  kknowles@edls.edu.bs

Knijah Knowles joined the faculty of the Eugene Dupuch Law School in August 2022, as Course Director for Trial Advocacy I. Ms. Knowles holds a Bachelor of Science Economics Laws (Hons) (2007) and a Bachelor of Laws (Upper Second Class Honours) (2010) both from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. Ms. Knowles received the Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School (2012) and was placed on the Principal’s Roll of Honour having attained six or more “A” grades. She was called to The Bahamas Bar in 2012.

Ms. Knowles is Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs at Scotiabank (Bahamas) Ltd. She was formerly Senior Associate at McKinney Bancroft & Hughes where her practice included trust and dispute resolution. She is also a former judicial clerk to the President, Court of Appeal of The Bahamas and former legal officer to the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice.

Ms. Knowles is a member of the University of the West Indies Rights Advocacy Project, The Bahamas Crisis Centre, the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, and a tutor with Project Read Bahamas.

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Justice Vasheist Kokaram is Course Director for Advanced Civil Procedure & Practice (Six-Month Programme). He obtained his LL.B from the University of the West Indies in 1992 and received the Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School, (HWLS) Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies in 1994.

Justice Kokaram is currently a Judge of the Court of Appeal in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies and a tutor for Civil Procedure and Practice II at the HWLS. Justice Kokaram is also the former Lecturer/Course Director for Ethics, Rights and Obligations of the Legal Profession at the HWLS, (2006-2013) and is a former Judge of the High Court, Trinidad and Tobago. He is a former partner at MG Daly and Partners Attorneys in Trinidad and Tobago and is a former member of the Judiciary ADR Implementation Committee.

He is a member of CD Policy Committee and a member of Court Annexed ADR Committee, Supreme Court, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Justice Juanita Denise Lewis-Johnson was admitted to The Bahamas Bar in 1992. She was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas on May 31, 2021. Justice Lewis-Johnson joined the faculty of the Eugene Dupuch Law School in 2008 as an Associate Tutor in Ethics Rights and Obligations of The Legal Profession.

Justice Lewis-Johnson holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) (Hons.) from the University of the West Indies and a Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School.  She also attained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of New Haven.

Her professional affiliations include membership in The Bahamas Bar Association, Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Association, the International Bar Association, and the Family Law Committee of the International Bar Association. Justice Lewis-Johnson is a past Vice-President of The Bahamas Bar Association, past Chairman of The Bahamas Maritime Authority and Ambassador and Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas on Maritime Affairs and past Council Member of the National Women’s Advisory Council.

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R. Dawson Malone completed an Associate of Arts in Law and Criminal Justice at the University of The Bahamas (formerly the College of The Bahamas) with Distinction and went on to earn a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the University of the West Indies. Mr. Malone completed his professional legal training at the Eugene Dupuch Law School, graduating with a Certificate of Merit, and was called to the Bahamas Bar in 2011. After call, he joined Callenders & Co., the oldest law firm in The Bahamas and in 2022 became Managing Partner of the firm’s Nassau office.

Mr. Malone has appeared at every level of the Bahamian courts, inclusive of the Privy Council, advocating on a wide range of precedent setting cases. He has served in several acting judicial capacities, including Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Vice President of the Industrial Tribunal and in such capacities determine many applications and cases across vast legal disciplines.

He has served on the Bar Ethics Committee, currently chairs the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, and teaches in the Justice of the Peace and Paralegal Studies programmes at the Eugene Dupuch Law School. He is also an elected member of the Council of the Bahamas Bar Association and serves a Director on various Boards.

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Shantelle Munroe is the principal at Shantelle Munroe & Co. Before establishing her own law practice in 2019, Ms. Munroe was an Associate Attorney at Rolle & Rolle, Sharon Wilson & Co. and GrahamThompson Attorneys.

Ms. Munroe was Called to The Bahamas Bar in 2010 after receiving the Legal Education Certificate from the Eugene Dupuch Law School. She holds an Associate of Arts degree in Law and Criminal Justice from The College of The Bahamas and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from the University of the West Indies.

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Justice Donna Newton obtained an Associate of Arts Degree in Journalism at the College of The Bahamas in 1977 and a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the London School of Journalism in 1979. She attained an LL.B. degree from the University of West London, London and was called to The Bahamas Bar in 1988. She has been an Associate Tutor in Civil Procedure and Practice II with the Eugene Dupuch Law School since 2005.

Justice Newton practiced in the law firms of Adderley Grimes and Co and Quant Newton and Co. before joining the Judiciary as Assistant Registrar in 1995. In the judiciary, she held the positions of Assistant, Deputy and Registrar of the Supreme Court and Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal. She was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court in February 2017. She is a Fellow of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute and completed courses in Mediation and Dispute Resolution and is a member of the Commonwealth Magistrate’s and Judges Association.

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Dr. Caryn O. Sands earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from the University of the West Indies in 1996. In 2004, Dr. Sands completed a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, New York, USA. Dr. Sands is a Diplomate of The American Board of Pathology, certified in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology, and Forensic Pathology. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathology and the National Association of Medical Examiners (USA).

Dr. Sands is a pathologist at Doctors Hospital and Neoplastic Cytology Laboratory. Since 2022, she has held the position of Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, The Bahamas.

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Michelle Solomon-Baksh obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Upper Second Class Hons) from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, and was awarded the Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies in 2001.

Thereafter, Ms. Solomon-Baksh joined Alpha Chambers, Trinidad and Tobago, where she was Advocate Counsel at the Assizes and Court of Appeal.

In 2017, she was appointed Deputy Director of the Police Complaints Authority, Trinidad and Tobago.

Ms. Solomon-Baksh is also a former Executive Member of the Criminal Bar Association, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Justice G. Diane Stewart returns to the Eugene Dupuch Law School family as Associate Tutor in Civil Practice and Procedure II. Justice Stewart was called to The Bahamas Bar in 1985 after attending York University and the University of the West Indies (UWI).

Before her appointment to the Supreme Court, Justice Stewart was a Partner at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes specialising in Civil Litigation specifically, Banking, Insurance, Competition & Family Law. She has also served as an Acting Stipendiary Magistrate, a member of the Council of The College of The Bahamas (now University of The Bahamas), the Registrar of Examinations for The Bahamas Bar Association, and the Chairman of the Mental Health Review Tribunal. She was also a Director of FirstCaribbean International Bank. She is presently the Vice-Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of The Bahamas & Turks & Caicos Islands

Justice Stewart She is passionate about, providing mentorship to young lawyers. Outside of her professional career, she enjoys reading, music, playing the piano and directing a choir. She also volunteers with her church and is an avid supporter of the Zonta Club of New Providence and the AIDS Foundation.