H.H. Ms. Vanessa Allard, LLB (Hons), MBA

QUALIFICATIONS

  • L.L.B ( Hons.) University of the West Indies
  • L.E.C Norman Manley Law School
  • M.B.A University of Liverpool

BAR, JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

  • Admitted to the Bar, Kingston, Jamaica, 1999
  • Associate Attorney, Vaccianna & Whitingham, Attorneys, Kingston, Jamaica 1999-2002
  • Partner, Vaccianna and Whittingham, Attorneys, Kingston, Jamaica 2003-2005
  • Admitted to the Bar, Cayman Islands, 2002
  • Associate Attorney, Brooks & Brooks, Attorneys, Grand Cayman 2002-2003, and 2005-2021
  • Magistrate Allard has considerable experience in this jurisdiction, appearing in the civil and criminal courts of these islands, as well as being a senior member of the Family Law Bar, and has been a part of the Cayman legal community since 2002. She also served as a member of the FIFA Ethics Committee for four years from 2013-2017. She has served the Cayman community in various volunteer roles in various civic groups over the years, since her arrival from her native Trinidad and Tobago. Magistrate Allard sits in the criminal, civil, traffic, specialist domestic violence, family and maintenance courts of the Summary Court.
  • Appointed as an Acting Magistrate of the Summary Court in June 2020
  • Appointed as Magistrate of the Summary Court in July 2021