Background
Hamel-Smith, Christopher was born on April 17, 1957 in Trinidad.
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Christopher Hamel-Smith
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University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Bachelor of Laws, Honours, 1980). The Honourable Society of Gray"s Inn, United Kingdom (Utter Barrister, 1981). Spoken languages: English.
Career
Worked at M. Hamel-Smith & Company (Portuguese of Spain) specializing in Commercial and Business Practice, Corporate, Banking, Finance, International Investment and Trade, Oil and Gas, Project Financing, Acquisitions, Mergers, Joint Ventures, Divestitures, Privatizations, Tax, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Shipping, Maritime, Admiralty, Shipping, Aviation, Aircraft Leasing, Land Law, Real Estate Development, Employment, Industrial Relations, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Debt Collection. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Trinidad. 1982, United Kingdom.
Author: "Civil Liberties in T & T: An Evolutionary Approach to the Judicial Development of Remedies under the Constitution," The Lawyer, 1982.
"Organs of Government: Unity & The Separation of Powers," North.A.R., 1984. Former Associate Tutor, Hugh Wooding Law School.
Member, Bar Council 1983-1984. Member: The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Honourable Society of Gray"s Inn, United Kingdom.
Founded in 1908, M. Hamel-Smith & Company is one of the oldest and largest firms in Trinidad and Tobago. The firm"s twelve attorneys and their support staff of thirty (including a Practice Manager, an Accountant, paralegals and secretaries) provide client services in all areas applicable to local and international commercial clients. M. Hamel-Smith & Company has worked for many years with clients and leading law firms in the world"s financial centers (including New York and London) and its attorneys have developed extensive expertise in multi-national commercial transactions.
As the Trinidad and Tobago member of Lex Mundi (the world"s largest association of independent law firms) the firm keeps current on international legal developments.
M. Hamel-Smith & Company also provides its clients with access to an established network of experienced attorneys and trademark agents across the many jurisdictions in the Caribbean.
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Membership
Member, Bar Council 1983-1984. Member: The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago. The Honourable Society of Gray"s Inn, United Kingdom.
