Text Box: Nicole Sylvester llb, llm. Nicole Sylvester LLB, LLM, is the current President of the OECS Bar Association and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bar Association. AREA OF PRACTICE Nicole was called to the Bar in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court in 1991 and is the Firm’s Managing Senior Partner. She is one of the principal advisors in the following subject areas: Commercial Law, International Finance, Civil Litigation, Banking Law, Intellectual Property, Insurance Law, Trade Unions, Admiralty, Taxation, Conveyance, Real Estate, Constitutional, Human Rights and Criminal Law. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Nicole has had a long and distinguished career practicing at all levels at both the Criminal and Civil Courts in St Vincent and the Grenadines and the wider Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States. She has also appeared before the Privy Council in the UK on many matters and has advised on a wide range of issues. Some of her Milestone cases are: . Newton Spence, Peter Hughes v. R. (Privy Council) - death penalty no longer Mandatory. . Newton Spence - Validity of Jury and bias by Juror - Privy Council . Ena Lewis St. Hillaire - RSC 034 - abandonment - Privy Council . Election Petitions - representing the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis . Tribunal of Enquiry - Ottley Hall Enquiry St. Vincent . Several appearances before Labour Tribunals, Board of Appeals, significant experience in Judicial Review cases Text Box: MANAGING PARTNER