| Nassau |
Ocean Centre,
Montagu Foreshore,
East Bay Street,
P. O. Box N-3247,
Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Area of Practice |
Commercial Litigation, including
banking and contentious trust matters
Industrial relations and Employment Law
International Finance and Civil Litigation
Maritime and Admiralty Law |
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| Education |
John Abbott College, Quebec,
Canada
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
School of Oriental and African Studies, University
of London (LL.B), London, England |
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| Admissions |
England and Wales, 1985
Bahamas, 1985 |
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| Publications |
International Professional Practice
(Bahamas chapter)
The Use of Videoconferencing in The Bahamas |
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| Memberships |
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s
Inn
Bahamas Bar Association
International Bar Association
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| Oscar N Johnson, Jr |
| Partner
Phone: 242 502 5200
Fax: 242 502 5250
E-mail: ojohnson@higgsjohnson.com
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| Oscar N Johnson, Jr practices
a full range of corporate and commercial law, specialising
in commercial and civil litigation, merchant shipping
and admiralty law, insurance, international finance
and employment law. He has appeared as Junior Counsel
in a number of important international commercial
cases in The Bahamas including Grupo Torras and
was Counsel in the Bahamian proceedings involving
Slim America, Inc.; Premium Sales Corporation; Globe-X
Canadiana and Globe-X Management; Americas International
Bank (In Liquidation); Debtworks, Inc, and Suisse
Security Bank & Trust.
Oscar attended John Abbott College, Ste Anne
de Bellevue, Quebec, where he obtained the Diplome
d’Etude Collegialle. He went on to study
History and Political Science at McGill University,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, graduating with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in 1982. In 1984 he obtained an
LL.B (Hons) from the University of London School
of Oriental and African Studies in England. In
July 1985 Oscar was called to the Bar of England
and Wales and made an Utter Barrister as a member
of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.
In August, he joined Higgs & Johnson as an
Associate. The following month, he was called
to the Bahamas Bar. He was made a Partner at Higgs
& Johnson in 1992.
Mr. Johnson has authored Bahamas-specific chapters
in International Professional Practice and The
Use of Videoconferencing in The Bahamas. He has
served as a member of The Bridge Authority, St
Andrew’s School Board of Directors, the
Disciplinary Tribunal, the Arbitration Tribunals,
and as advisor to the Nassau Tourism & Development
Board. He is a member of the Bahamas Bar Association
Ethics Committee.
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