Tenoreque is a cutting-edge and multi-jurisdictional boutique law firm & innovator and problem solver in law, tech, fintech & digital assets, AI and sports.
Tenoreque Legal, a division of Tenoreque, is a non-partisan, Trinidad and Tobago based legal practice, established in 2021 and currently operating virtually.MISSION:Use multi-disciplinary and multi-sector global and regional expertise (and connections) to offer innovative and client-centric legal solutions.
VALUES ◊ Dedication◊ Integrity◊ Trustworthiness◊Service-Driven ◊Solution-Focused ◊Detail-Oriented ◊Commitment to Excellence
Background
Tenoreque Legal (a division of Tenoreque) is a boutique law firm, led by its Principal Attorney & Founder – Bellina Barrow, a West Indian-qualified attorney with legal experience across Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda, and the British Virgin Islands. It prides itself in being action-driven and solution-oriented in the shortest possible time for its clients. Bellina is also passionate about leveraging technology to enhance the client experience and to contribute to the expeditious resolution of client matters.
With a team of skilled consultant (and freelance) attorneys and a global network of legal professionals, Tenoreque Legal delivers high-quality legal representation across the Caribbean (and beyond) with its network which includes Senior Attorneys, Senior and King’s Counsel, and various subject matter experts across multiple jurisdictions and sectors.
In addition to her current civil litigation and corporate law experience, Bellina has experience in commercial disputes, in T&T, involving shipments and commercial leases. And in the BVI, experience in Commercial Court matters involving resisting foreign arbitral awards and enforcing foreign judgment debts. She is also approached periodically to give preliminary advice on crypto and virtual assets matters for the purposes of potential virtual asset service provider registration and compliance in the BVI, e-money issuer registration and strategic partnership agreements in T&T, and for case strategy advice for proposed cryptocurrency and virtual assets class action lawsuits in the BVI.
Bellina is a speaker and published author on fintech, crypto and digital assets law and regulation, and current Writer in Residence in the Ms. JD’s Writers in Residence Program. She has published different fintech and virtual assets articles including: “The Unrealised Benefits of the Crypto Sector”, published by The Faculty of Law in Volume 3 of The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Law Journal (UWISALJ), “De-risking, Re-risking & Financial Crime in this Era of Alternative Finance” republished in the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Newsletter in August 2024, “Clearing the Digital Assets Haze: A Trinidad and Tobago Perspective” published in the Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, Vol 33. No 3. in December 2023, among other publications.
She is admitted to the Bar in Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands (as an overseas/non-resident Solicitor). She is also networked in various countries across the world – as a member of Adviserly, an international network of boutique law firms, via a consortium (with a Canada-based law firm) and via other strategic co-counsel arrangements with her wide local, regional and international legal network.
Bellina’s Business Card: https://blinq.me/DuwYOgFDKcwxwNN3jpYW
Follow/Connect with Bellina on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bellinabarrow
Tenoreque Legal currently offers the following services:
- Civil, Corporate & Commercial Law & Litigation including:
- Tech, Fintech, Crypto & Virtual Assets (click for more)
- Cross - Border & Commercial Arbitration Disputes
- Public/Administrative Law/Judicial Review
- Contract Law - Business/Commercial Contract Drafting & Negotiation
- Sports Law
- And other focused practice areas
- General Services:
- General Legal Advice, Legal Research & Opinion Writing
- Preparation & Drafting of Legal Documents
- Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Alternative Dispute Resolution e.g. Arbitration
- Instructing Counsel Services (offered locally and internationally via remote working) & Resident Counsel Services
- Legal Consulting, Fractional Legal Services/Fractional Legal Counsel Services
- Caribbean Region & Caribbean Diaspora Services – assisting with expanding or scaling tech, fintech, crypto, digital assets and other businesses regionally, assisting with banking and payment services, assisting T&T- connected individuals with obtaining certain government-issued IDs and documents etc
- Global Legal Services - collaborating and facilitating the successful representation of clients in their matters, around the world, via various strategic co-counsel, consortium and other arrangements with Tenoreque Legal’s local, regional and international network
BUILT ON EXCELLENCE
⚖ BAR ADMISSIONS - British Virgin Islands (2023), Antigua & Barbuda (2014), Trinidad & Tobago (2012)
⚖ POST QUALIFICATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EXECUTIVE EDUCATION - International Arbitration, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Financial Inclusion, Cybersecurity, Fintech & Regulatory Innovation etc.
Client Reviews
Experience, judgments, publications etc
⚖Trinidad and Tobago experience comprising of:
Court Jurisdictions: Magistrates’ Court, High Court and Family Court.
In-House Legal Counsel (commercial contracts & projects, advisory services).
Civil litigation for corporate and individual clients.
⚖Antigua and Barbuda experience comprising of:
Civil & Corporate Litigation & Contracts for corporate and individual clients.
Court Jurisdictions: Magistrates’ Court, Family Court, High Court, Industrial Court, and Court of Appeal (including initial preparation for leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council).
⚖British Virgin Islands experience comprising of:
Civil, Corporate & Commercial Law & Litigation – Cross-Border Disputes including – Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Debts, Commercial Arbitration Disputes etc.
Court Jurisdictions: Commercial Court and High Court.
NOTABLE JUDGMENTS
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You can view this document – Cove Hotels (Antigua) Limited v Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua And Barbuda (eccourts.org)
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Humphrey Michael Blackburn v LIAT (1974) Ltd. (eccourts.org)
Bellina is the author of this article published in Volume 3 of the Faculty of Law, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Law Journal (UWISALJ) at pages 64-70. Click here for article.
Bellina is the author of this article which was first published in the Organisation of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1 (Jan – Jun 2024). The article can be accessed here: OCCBA Journal Article Jun 2024.
This article was also republished by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association in their August 2024 Newsletter: https://rb.gy/p55xbx
Bellina is a joint author with Colin Denoon in this article that was published on Medium on 8th April 2024. The article can be accessed here:
Bellina is a contributing author in the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Journal Vol. 33 No. 3 of December 2023.
Her Article, “Clearing the Digital Assets Haze: A Trinidad and
Tobago Perspective” can be read in the Journal which can be accessed via a paid subscription here:
https://www.commonwealthlawyers.com/
Bellina is a co-author in the Athletes Soul sports anthology, “Soul of an Athlete” which was published in September 2023.
Each chapter features the story of a former athlete sharing their story of athletic retirement and lessons learned through sport.
If you’re in Trinidad & Tobago or the Caribbean contact Bellina Barrow directly to order a copy.
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Bellina is one of the 23 co-authors in this Book which chronicles the stories of women lawyers as each one embarks on her own personal journey of self-love, self-reflection, and self-awareness to define for herself what success means in law—and in life.
In 2023, she was recognised by NALIS, Trinidad & Tobago, along with the other First Time Authors for 2022. Click here for more information.
To learn more about this book see: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uAKML_1ZavQ
To purchase this book see:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/women-in-law-angela-han/1141125088?ean=2940166434999
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Book proceeds are being donated to the US non-profit, Ms. JD (https://ms-jd.org/) an organisation dedicated to the success of women in law school and in the legal profession.
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Bellina and 5 other co-authors of the Women in Law Book, were panelists and mentors at the Ms. JD Leadership Academy Intensive for Spring 2025 in Chicago. See more here:
Bellina was a conference co-presenter, in the area of digital assets, at the ISFL 4th Caribbean Regional Conference in Trinidad & Tobago in November 2024. The conference presentation can be found here:
Bellina and 4 other co-authors of the Women in Law Book, were guest speakers at a keynote, plenary, virtual session at this 2022 conference.
This session was moderated by ACC Foundation President, Jennifer Chen.
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