BARBADOS Law and Practice Contributed by: Debbie Fraser, Joanna M Austin, Makela Harrison-Yarde and Jael Smith, Fraser Law
Fraser Law comprises four attorneys and pro - vides Barbados corporate law advice to both domestic and international clients. Its areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, pro - viding legal support to clients who are seeking to acquire other entities in compliance with the laws of Barbados, regulatory advice and advice on available corporate structure options. Fraser Law represented Proven Properties Limited, a Jamaica-based company that entered into a joint venture for the acquisition of 50% of the
shareholding in a Barbados company owning a commercial building known as “One Barbados Place” . The firm prepared the requisite transac - tion documents in respect of the matter. Fraser Law also worked on the acquisition of Stans - feld Scott (Barbados) Limited, a significant wine and spirits distributor in Barbados, negotiating the relevant transaction documents, conducting due diligence on Stansfeld Scott and preparing applications to the relevant regulators. Joanna M Austin was called to the Bar in England and Wales and subsequently qualified to practise in Barbados. Her current areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, corporate restructurings, commercial advisory, capital markets and securities. Joanna is currently the first vice- president of the non-profit organisation BIBA and the Association for Global Business, and a director of Business Barbados – the body corporate responsible for the operations of the Companies Registry and intellectual property regulation in Barbados.
Authors
Debbie Fraser is qualified to practise in Barbados and Jamaica and was a partner at a leading law firm in Jamaica practising securities law, copyright law and banking/
corporate finance before relocating to Barbados. She then became a partner and head of the commercial department of a major law firm before starting Fraser Law in May 2021, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, energy law, securities law, secured lending, project finance and both international and domestic capital markets for debt financings. Debbie is a commissioner of the Financial Services Commission of Barbados and a director of a commercial bank.
Makela Harrison-Yarde joined Fraser Law in January of 2022 following her admission to the Bar of Barbados in October of 2021. Since joining Fraser Law, her practice has mainly focused
on aspects of corporate and commercial law, including mergers and acquisition, securities law, contract law and intellectual property law. Makela holds a Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property Law from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
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