Hughes & Company
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BARRISTERS-AT-LAW
MARGARET HUGHES FERRARI
SENIOR PARTNER
BIO
Margaret is widely regarded as one of the leading Barristers at the Bar of SVG. With wide experience in both Civil & Criminal Law she has appeared before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council where, together with Ben Emmerson QC, she was successful in appeal against the Death Sentence in collaboration with The Death Penalty Project at Simons, Muirhead & Burton in London.
Margaret has extensive experience as counsel in areas such International Trademarks & Patents, Civil & Commercial Law, Company Law and Banking & Finance.
EDUCATION
LLB Honours, University of London 1989
Columbia University, New York 2006
CALLED TO THE BAR OF ENGLAND & WALES
Admittance: Lincoln's Inn, Top student- 1990
CALLED TO THE BAR OF ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Admittance: 1990
CREDENTIALS:
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President of Board of Directors - St Vincent Co-Operative Bank.
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Ambassador - Permanent Representative of St Vincent & the Grenadines to the United Nations, 2001-2007
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Chairman of the Casson Foundation
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Member - Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
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MATTHEW E A FERRARI
PARTNER
BIO
Matthew joined Hughes & Company in 2016 after Qualifying for the Bar of England & Wales having previously worked a number of years in New York City. Since then he has quickly elevated to Partner. Specialties include, the practice of Criminal Law, and the Law-of Torts along with Corporate Law.
EDUCATION
University of London, 1995
LLBs Honours, University of Huddersfield, 2010
Certified Director 2019
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CALLED TO THE BAR OF ENGLAND & WALES
Admittance: Lincoln's Inn - 2016
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CALLED TO THE BAR OF ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
Admittance: 2017
CREDENTIALS:
Member - The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Board of Directors - St Vincent Co-Operative Bank
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CONSULTANTS
Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC
Consultant
James Guthrie
Consultant
Sir Henry De B. Forde, QC
Consultant
Edward Fitzgerald
Consultant
CLERKS
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Vernon McDowall
Senior Law Clerk
Shenna Hoyte
Search Clerk
