Kurlyn Merchant is admitted to practice in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the British Virgin Islands and the Anguilla Circuits of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. She is also a Notary Public in St. Kitts and Nevis. She is known as an astute Attorney who guides clients as she consistently seeks the best outcome possible.
Ms Merchant has practiced in civil and commercial law attending to land and Real Estate matters, corporate disputes, debt recovery, divorce, child custody and domestic disputes. Her clientele includes financial institutions and businesses locally , regionally, politically exposed individuals, high network individuals and families.
Ms. Merchant frequently appears before the Court of Appeal, High Court and the Magistrates Court in the Eastern Caribbean and likewise, has attended to matters before the Commercial Court in the BVI.
Ms. Merchant is the recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship through which she secured expertise in Energy and Natural Resource Law and now stands as one of the few trained specialist in that are in the Eastern Caribbean, competent to navigate in particular the intricate of renewable energy efforts of various states in the regions.
Education:
– 2015: Queen Mary University of London – Masters of Law (LLM) Energy and Natural Resource Law (Merit)
– 2010: Norman Manley Law School- Legal Education Certificate (LEC)
– 2008: University of the West Indies (Cave Hill Campus) – Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons)
Bar Admissions:
– 2015: Anguilla
– 2013: British Virgin Islands
– 2010: St. Kitts and Nevis
Membership:
– International Bar Association (Student membership)
– OECS Bar Association
– St. Kitts Nevis Bar Association
– St. Kitts Anti-Doping Association
– Caribbean Region Anti-Doping Organisation
Awards:
– UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Chevening Scholarship Recipient 2014-2015
– Council of Legal Education Norman Manley Law School Principal’s Roll of Honour 2008/2009 – 2009/2010
– The Raphael Codlin Prize (awarded to the most outstanding Year 2 Student) Norman Manley Law School, 2010
– The Principal’s Special Prize (awarded to students who have received straight A’s in year 1 or Year 2 examinations) Norman Manley Law School, 2010
– Kelsick, Wilkin & Ferdinand Prize (awarded to the best overall Overseas Student over two years), Norman Manley Law School, 2010
