| Nassau |
Ocean Centre,
Montagu Foreshore,
East Bay Street,
P. O. Box N-3247,
Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Area of Practice |
Commercial and Civil Litigation
Law of Insolvency
Banking Law and Compliance
Maritime & Admiralty Law
Employment Law
Law of Intellectual Property
Family Law |
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| Education |
College of The Bahamas (AA) (Hons),
Nassau, Bahamas
University of Western Ontario (BA), London,
Ontario, Canada
University of Essex (LL.B) (Hons), Colchester,
England |
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| Admissions |
Bahamas, 1998
England and Wales, 1998 |
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| Memberships |
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s
Inn
Bahamas Bar Association
International Bar Association
Center for International Legal Studies
Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers
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| Languages |
| English and working knowledge of
Spanish and French Creole |
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| Tara A. A. Archer |
| Partner
Phone: 242 502 5200
Fax: 242 502 5250
E-mail: tarcher@higgsjohnson.com
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| Ms. Tara A. A. Archer has
extensive legal experience concentrated in the areas
of international and commercial litigation, law
of insolvency, banking and compliance law, employment
law and admiralty law. She has appeared as counsel
or co-counsel in a number of important international
and local cases. In addition, she provides legal
advice and counsel to major international and local
financial service providers and corporations regarding
cross-border and multi-jurisdictional litigation,
asset-tracing and recovery matters and internal
operations.
Ms. Archer obtained an Associate of Arts degree (Hons)
from the College of The Bahamas and a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Finance and Economics from the
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario,
Canada. She earned an LL.B (Hons) from the University
of Essex, Colchester, England, where she served
as President of the Law Society. Tara was called
to the Bar of England and Wales in July, 1998
as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s
Inn, and to The Bahamas Bar in October, 1998.
She joined Higgs & Johnson that same year.
Ms. Archer became a partner in 2007 and is
currently a member of The Bahamas Bar Association
and the Center for International Legal Studies.
She has held the positions of Secretary of the Consumer
Litigation Committee and Country Chair (Bahamas)
of the Litigation Committee of the International
Bar Association (IBA). In 2009, she was
appointed Vice Chair of the Consumer Litigation
Committee and is currently a member
of the editorial board of Dispute Resolution International,
a publication of the IBA. Ms. Archer has
lectured in Constitutional and Administrative
Law and the Bahamian Legal System at The College
of the Bahamas and is a volunteer at The Bahamas
Legal Aid Clinic.
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