Nicola Berry Arbitrator, Counsel
Nationality(ies):
Barbadian, Jamaican

Legal System:

Common Law

Practice Areas:

Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Competition, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Hotel - Leisure management, Insurance, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Oil - Gas - Mining, Sales - Purchases

Jurisdiction:

Barbados, Jamaica

Publications

“Barbados Update on Merger Control Issues”, LexisNexis PSL Competition, August, 2024.  “Barbados Update on Foreign Direct Investment”, LexisNexis PSL Competition, August, 2024.  “The Protection of Personal Data – The Data Protection Principles” published on July 20, 2022. (www.berrysattorneys.com) “Arbitrating Trust Disputes”, Berrys Attorneys & Arbitrators, published on June 14, 2022 (www.berrysattorneys.com)

Teaching

Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) approved faculty for International Arbitration, Law Practice & Procedure and Law of Obligations: Contract and Tort courses

Education

Masters of Laws, (Merit), University College London, Chevening Scholar; Council of Legal Education Certificate, Norman Manley Law School, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica; Bachelor of Laws, (Upper Second Class Honours), Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados; and Bachelor of Science, International Relations (Upper Second Class Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica.

Other Information

Arbitration Panel Member; Consulting Counsel in arbitration proceedings; Lead team member which negotiated the arbitration agreement with a state party; Advised on various issues relating to domestic and international arbitrations including the establishment of jurisdiction under bilateral investment treaties, enforcement of awards, the legal effect of the seat, and choice of arbitral rules.
Firm/Organisation
Berrys Attorneys & Arbitrators
Bar Admission:Jamaica Barbados
Languages
Berrys Attorneys & Arbitrators

Professional Address

First Floor, Prior Park House
Prior Park - St. James - Barbados
Postal Code: BB23017
Professional Phone: 4381522+1246