Litigation 2025

BAHAMAS Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: John F. Wilson KC, Theominique D. Nottage and Adrienne N. Bellot McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes is one of the largest and oldest firms in The Bahamas and conducts an extensive international and do- mestic practice from its offices in the cities of Nassau and Freeport. Established in 1945, the firm’s philosophy of delivering superior levels of service by industry specialists was established by its founding partners.

Authors

John F. Wilson KC is the senior partner at McKinney Bancroft &

Theominique D. Nottage is an associate in the litigation and dispute resolution practice group at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes. With nearly a decade of experience in both the public

Hughes and heads the firm’s litigation practice group. He specialises in contentious trust disputes along with private client advisory work. Mr Wilson KC regularly advises many of the larger trust companies in The Bahamas. In addition to his litigation and trust private client work, Mr Wilson KC is one of the leading shipping attorneys in The Bahamas. Mr Wilson KC obtained his LLB with Honours from the University of Buckingham and was called to both the English and Bahamas Bars in 1994.

and private sectors, Theominique holds a Bachelor of Arts (Integral Honours) in International Studies and Spanish, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a Master of Laws (Merit) in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution from the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London and recently completed a United Nations Fellowship Regional Course in International Law. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), has held leadership positions in Ciarb and Young ICCA, and formerly advised the government of The Bahamas on matters of arbitration and other ADR mechanisms. She joined the firm in 2024 and was called to the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in 2015.

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