Background

Tenoreque Legal is a boutique law firm led by its Principal Attorney & Founder, Bellina Barrow. With a team of skilled freelance attorneys and a global network of legal professionals, Tenoreque Legal delivers high-quality legal representation across the Caribbean and beyond. Bellina is a West Indian-qualified attorney with  legal experience across Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua & Barbuda, and the British Virgin Islands. Her legal network includes Senior Attorneys, King’s Counsel, and subject matter experts across multiple jurisdictions.

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 proposed virtual asset service provider registration and compliance in the BVI, e-money issuer registration in T&T, and for case strategy advice for proposed cryptocurrency and virtual assets lawsuits in the BVI.

Bellina is a speaker and published author on fintech, crypto regulation, and digital asset law. 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

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Tenoreque Legal  currently offers the following services:

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.

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

CV2013-01580 Heeralal v A. Subnaik, R. Subnaik & Maritime General Insurance Co. Ltd

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ANUHCV 2013/0733 ABI Bank Limited, Mitchell Stuart, Carina Harney-Rogerson, Brian D'Ornellas v Trevor "Teddy" Santos

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CLAIM NO. ANUHCV2016/0090 - Cove Hotels (Antigua) limited v Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda et al
Antigua & Barbuda Industrial Court Reference No. 54 of 2013 Humphrey Michael Blackburn v Liat (1974) Limited

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ANULTAP2017/0001 Humphrey Michael Blackburn v Liat (1974) Ltd
2025 Article: “The Unrealised Benefits of the Crypto Sector”

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.

2024 Article: “De-risking, Re-risking & Financial Crime in this Era of Alternative Finance”

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

2024 Joint Article: “Virtual Assets: Estate Planning and Administration”

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: 

https://tinyurl.com/mu6cwkzt

2023 Law Journal Article: "Clearing the Digital Assets Haze: A Trinidad and Tobago Perspective"

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/

2023 Sports Book: "Soul of An Athlete"

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.

Or order via Amazon here:

http://tinyurl.com/4x3f697c

2022 Book: "Women In Law: Discovering the True Meaning of Success"

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

Or:

Women in Law: Discovering the True Meaning of Success: Han, Angela, Gordon-Troy, Tatia, Brown, Heidi K.: 9798985565300: Amazon.com: Books

And you can leave an Amazon Review via:

https://www.amazon.com/Women-Law-Discovering-Meaning-Success-ebook/product-reviews/B09SYHGZ24/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

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.

2020 Article: “T&T After Covid-19”, Published Jun 2, 2020 in AmCham T&T Linkage Magazine (Q1 2020

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“The Athlete's Achilles Heel” Published Mar 6, 2021 on LinkedIn

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Panelist & Mentor at the Ms. JD Leadership Academy Intensive, March 2025

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:

https://msjdorg.lpages.co/leadership-academy-intensive/

Co-presenter at ISFL 4th Caribbean Regional Conference, Nov. 2024

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:

 CSA In The Age of Cryptocurrency Presentation Nov 2024

Women in Law - Sunbeam Chats Podcast, Nov. 2024

ACC Foundation Global Women in Law and Leadership Conference 2022

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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