Natasha Grey specialises in all aspects of Saint Kitts and Nevis, criminal, civil, property and commercial law offering a full-service law firm under the name Grey’s Legal Chambers (“GLC”).

GLC deals with disputes in all manner of industries. Almost all disputes are contract and/or tort claims, and GLC remains rooted in common law.

GLC works with an array of private clients, including developers and foreign nationals.

Natasha brings to the table 9 years of extensive experience in commercial and property law, acting for numerous investors, developers, owners of private islands, hotels, resorts and marinas, and private investors.

She has also assisted with their various business needs including, acquisitions, sales, leasing, development and reclamation, property financing, business contracts and regulatory permits. In addition, she advises foreign nationals on issues relating to acquiring property for private and commercial use, establishing and structuring businesses, and handling immigration and labour, most usually under the islands’ reputed Citizenship by Investment programme.

 

Her experience over the many years include sitting on the board of numerous entities, including regulated and non-regulated entities, statutory bodies, including as Director and Secretary of the St. Kitts Nevis Cable Communications Ltd.

 

Natasha is also enrolled as a notary public for the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

 

SELECT PRACTICE AREAS

·        Administrative & Public Law – Greys’ Legal Chambers is comfortable with the field of judicial review, statutory appeals, inquiries, disciplinary proceedings and non-contentious advice on the powers and administrative functions of central and federation government and other public or regulatory bodies within Saint Kitts and Nevis.

 

·        Asset Finance – Greys’ Legal Chambers has advised major national and international banks and other financial institutions, private wealth funds, investors and businesspersons in relation to the purchase or construction of assets.

 

·        Banking & Finance – Saint Kitts and Nevis boasts several local banks and branches of international and offshore banks, Greys’ Legal Chambers has and can advise borrowers, sponsors and lenders in respect of the review and drafting of transactional documentation and where needed litigation support – matters arising out of commercial banking activity.

 

·        Civil Liberties & Human Rights – GLC advises regularly on matters on the liberty of persons under the Constitution.

 

·        Commercial and Corporate Litigation – as an offshore jurisdiction with a range of differentiated products (e.g. Nevis Trusts, Nevis LLC’s, Saint Kitts Companies, Nevis Business Corporations etc.), disputes in respect of commercial or other arrangements often arise, GLC has significant expertise in the resolution of such disputes e.g. corporate control issues , joint venture disputes and shareholder disputes.

 

GLC also covers domestic or ‘local’ commercial litigation, we have found that timeliness is key in the resolution of disputes and have promoted the use of alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation (court connected mediation in the Federation etc.) and arbitration (including the enforcement of foreign obtained arbitral awards).

 

·        General Corporate Law – GLC covers both public and private company transactions. We have experience in the incorporation of companies, facilitating company and share acquisitions, dispositions, capitalization, entity selection and formation (inclusive of Nevis corporate entities), drafting of operating and partnership agreements, advising on securities and governance matters.

 

We have also advised on the restructuring aspects of Saint Kitts and Nevis companies in respect of cross border structures.

 

·        Crime – GLC and in particular Natasha has a focus on serious crime, including the illegal drugs trade, assault, sexual offences and homicide. GLC covers work at all levels from initial police dealings, high court advice and jury trials, all the way to the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean and the Privy Council.

 

·        Financial Crime – GLC also handles a broad range of financial crime matters under the laws of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, including but not limited to, fraud, bribery, money laundering and sanctions breaches (especially for offshore companies).

 

·        Employment – GLC has experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

 

·        Family / Matrimonial – GLC deals with issues surrounding the inception and breakdown of personal relationships. This includes agreements relations to financial and property assets and disputes relating to same.

 

The resolution of divorces or separations involving financial and property disputes, and the handling of matters relating to children in the context of divorce or separation.

 

GLC also handles all aspects of domestic and international adoption.

 

·        Insolvency Law: GLC understands the various insolvency frameworks within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and how they govern the position of businesses and individuals who are in financial difficulties and unable to repay their debts as they become due. Such a situation may lead to insolvency proceedings, in which legal action is taken against the insolvent entity and assets may be liquidated to pay off outstanding debts to banks and creditors. Before a company or individual gets involved in insolvency proceedings, they will probably be involved in a restructuring or an out-of-court arrangement with creditors to work out alternative repayment schedules. The work of GLC in the field can therefore be non-contentious (restructuring) or contentious (insolvency litigation), and our role will vary depending on whether they act for debtors or their creditors.

 

 

CREDENTIALS

Natasha Grey holds a LL. B (Hons) undergraduate degree in law from the University of Huddersfield, vocational postgraduate training at The City Law School resulting in the award of a PG Dip. in Professional Legal Skills, admission to the Bar of England and Wales in [2011] and further studies at the Norman Manley Law School in the island of Jamaica, resulted in the award of the LEC.

Admission(s): Saint Kitts and Nevis (2012)

 

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Natasha is a senior member of the People’s Action Movement (PAM) one of Saint Kitt and Nevis’ premier political parties, serving as its current General Secretary.

Natasha is a member and the sitting Treasurer of CIWIL SKN Chapter (Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership)

She is also a sitting board member / director of The Cable.

She has initiated and makes regular annual contributions to the wider Saint Kitts and Nevis community in form of charitable events, donations and other contributions.