JHT LAW FIRM - Key Persons
Cindy Herbert, Grenadian by birth and also a citizen of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis, is an Attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the jurisdictions of St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. Cindy was called to the Grenada Bar in 2008 and the St. Christopher and Nevis Bar in 2011.
Cindy Herbert joined the JHT Law team in July 2011 and is a Notary Public for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Cindy is the consummate legal professional who seeks to improve her knowledge base and experience in key areas of legal discipline. Her practice areas include but are not limited to citizenship by investment and immigration matters, civil and commercial litigation, family law, intellectual property law, conveyancing, mortgages and real property law, contract law, administration of estates, legal research, drafting of legal documents and preparation of legal opinions.
Cindy is an avid advocate and has represented her clients at the Court of Appeal, High Court and Magistrate's Court level in diverse areas of the law including defamation, personal injury, breach of contract, family matters and debt collection. She has successfully sought and recovered on her client's behalf damages worth over a million dollars and zealously represents her clients regardless of the nature of the matter or the quantum claimed.
Cindy Herbert is the holder of a Bachelor of Laws Degree Upper Second Class Honours from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (2006). She is also the recipient of a Legal Education Certificate from the Council of Legal Education (Principal's Roll of Honour), Hugh Wooding Law School. Cindy also pursued postgraduate training with the University of London and is the holder of a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws with specialization in Intellectual Property Law (Merit) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Laws with specialization in International Intellectual Property Law (Merit). She has recently completed and was awarded her Masters of Law in International Intellectual Property Law (Merit) with the University of London. Cindy is also the holder of a Certificate from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on General Course on Intellectual Property Law.
With her apparent academic proficiency and innate ambition for excellence, Cindy Herbert was recruited by the Law Firm of Grant, Joseph & Co. of Grenada in 2008, which is a premier firm in Grenada as well as the sole Lex Mundi firm on the island.
At that Lex Mundi firm, Cindy held the position as Legal Associate and represented small, medium and large enterprises in various legal matters.
Prior to this stint, Cindy conducted her in-service training with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions from June to August 2007 and was engaged in areas of legal research and preparation of legal opinions for criminal matters.
Job Titles:
- IT and Documentation Clerk
Job Titles:
- Manager / Attorney - at - Law and Notary Public
Jackie Hunkins-Taylor was born and raised on the island of Nevis. She is the founder and manager of JHT Law & Consultancy Firm now renamed and rebranded as JHT Law Firm. She is an attorney at law admitted to practice in the jurisdictions of St. Kitts and Nevis and the British Virgin Islands. She was admitted to the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar in 2004 and the BVI Bar in 2009. She is a Notary Public of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP).
Jackie's client base consists of numerous high end clients and international corporations whom she advises on various corporate, commercial, investment and real estate matters. She is the firm's expert on commercial and corporate law, real estate law, transactions and development, trust and offshore law and immigration law and economic citizenship and is also the head of the firm's International Business Department.
She has extensive experience and knowledge of the offshore sector having served as Director of the Nevis Financial Services Development and Marketing Department from 2005 - 2007, Member of the Task Force to deal with FATF and OECD issues, President of the Nevis International Service Providers Association 2009 - 2014 and is currently the treasurer of said Association.
Her transactional experience includes drafting trust deeds, share agreements and other transactional documents and rendering opinions to corporate entities, trustees, protectors and beneficiaries on various matters. She has also been involved in several significant litigation matters involving liquidation, ship arrest, injunctions, real estate disputes, debt claims and matters involving multi-jurisdictional parties. She has conducted legal presentations on Captive insurance, Anti-money laundering rules, Nevis offshore structures, Wills and Estates, Employment law, Real Estate matters and most recently Citizenship by Investment at the National Consultation on the Economy (2015).
She is married and the proud mother of two children.
EDUCATION
Jackie holds a Bachelor of Laws degree with second class honours from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus Barbados (2002) and a Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School of Mona Jamaica (2004). In 2011, she obtained her Certificate as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner (STEP). Jackie is currently pursuing Post Grad Diploma / MSc in International Construction Law through the University of the West of England (Pending 2017). Jackie is also currently pursuing an Anti-Money Laundering course with a view to becoming a certified anti-money laundering specialist for ACAMS.
TRAINING
Jackie has received a Certificate of Completion in Mediation Practice and Procedure awarded by the Dispute Resolution Foundation, Jamaica (2004). Over 10 years, Jackie received extensive training in Anti Money laundering and countering of the financing of terrorism by participating in the AML/CFT Awareness Seminars hosted by the Nevis Financial Services Regulation and Supervision Department during the period 2005-2015. In 2006, she participated in a Money Laundering Prevention Seminar, facilitated by Dixcart Group and a Customer Service Excellence Workshop hosted by the NFSD. She also participated in a seminar entitled ‘Navigating the Ins and Outs of Insurance, Foundations and Mutual Funds' hosted by the Nevis Island Government and a Certificate Program in the Fundamentals of Long-term, General, Reinsurance and Captive Insurance hosted by the Offshore Institute.
Jackie has received training in captive insurance and attended many insurance conferences such as World Captive Forum, CICA and RIMS. In 2013, she participated in an AML/ CFT workshop hosted by ACAMS & NIA thereby obtaining CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) Credits. In recent years, Jackie received training in Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by attending several workshops hosted by NISPA in conjunction with Baker Tilly LLP and training on the OECD's new global standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Information in Tax Matters, otherwise known as the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) by attending a session hosted by the OECD and the FSRC. She has received training in trusts and estate planning by attending numerous STEP Conferences and conferences by the University of Miami School of Law, Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning.
Job Titles:
- Legal Secretary
- Office Administrator