Tenoreque Legal is a Trinidad and Tobago based legal practice, established in 2021 and currently operating virtually.
Tenoreque Legal offers cutting-edge, multi-jurisdictional legal and consulting services. 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 is managed by its Principal Attorney & Founder – Bellina Barrow. Bellina is a West Indian-qualified, trained and based lawyer with local and regional legal experience and a wide local, regional and international network inclusive of Senior Attorneys, Senior/King’s Counsel and other professionals.
In addition to her current civil litigation experience, Bellina has recent experience in commercial disputes involving shipments, commercial real estate, resisting foreign arbitral awards and enforcement of foreign judgment debts. She is also approached periodically to give preliminary advice on fintech and virtual assets matters for the purposes of proposed transactional matters and for proposed cryptocurrency and virtual assets disputes.
Bellina is also a published author of different fintech and virtual assets articles including: “De-risking, Re-risking & Financial Crime in this Era of Alternative Finance” first published in the OCCBA Journal, Vol. 6 No. 1 (Jan – Jun 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.
Her present Bar admissions are Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands (as an overseas/non-resident Solicitor). She also remains networked in various other Caribbean countries, Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada, parts of the United States, Australia, India, China etc.
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:
- Fintech & Virtual Assets (click for more)
- Cross - Border & Commercial Arbitration Disputes
- Employment/Labour Law
- Public/Administrative Law/Judicial Review
- Contract Law - Business/Commercial Contract Drafting & Negotiation
- Sports Law (click for more)
- General Services:
- General Legal Advice
- Legal Research & Opinion Writing
- Preparation & Drafting of Legal Documents
- Legal Consulting
- Litigation, Negotiation & Dispute Resolution
- Instructing Counsel Services (offered locally and internationally via remote working) & Resident Counsel Services
- Fractional Legal Services/Fractional Legal Counsel Services
- And other multi-jurisdictional legal services offered in collaboration with a network of local & overseas Counsel (and other experts).
BUILT ON EXCELLENCE
⚖ Bar Admissions - British Virgin Islands (2023), Antigua & Barbuda (2014), Trinidad & Tobago (2012)
Qualifications & Executive Education
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION - CIARB, CARIBBEAN CHAPTER (2024)
Fintech & Regulatory Innovation Programme, Cambridge University (2022)
Legal Education Certificate, Hugh Wooding Law School (2012) & Bachelor of Laws Degree, UWI Cavehill (2010)
BSc Government (Major) with Human Resource Management & Management Information Systems (Minors), UWI St. Augustine (2005)
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.
⚖British Virgin Islands experience comprising of:
Civil, Corporate & Commercial Law & Litigation – including Cross-Border Disputes, 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 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.
You can learn more about this book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoDpBo7KRfM&t=9s
To register your interest in obtaining a copy of this book, or for bulk orders, please sign up here:
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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.
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 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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