FAYE F. S. M. FINISTERRE LL.B. (HONS) U.W.I., LL.M. (LOND), L.E.C. (UWI), PGD TELECOMS, Barrister-at-Law, Notary Royal

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1 PERSONAL INFORMATION DATE OF BIRTH : 20 JULY 1978 NATIONALITY: ST. LUCIAN, BARBADIAN SEX: FEMALE CIVIL STATUS: SINGLE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS STEP STUDENT MEMBER MARCH, 2012 Student member & Affiliate member CERTIFICATE OF STANDING JULY, 2002 Honourable Society of Lincoln s Inn Called to the Bar of England and Wales ORDER PURSUANT TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2000 SEPTEMBER, 2002 High Court of St Lucia Castries, St. Lucia Called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the OECS ORDER PURSUANT TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT CAP. 370A JUNE, 2004 High Court of Bridgetown, Called to the Bar of EDUCATION STEP INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL TRUST OCTOBER, 2013 MANAGEMENT Marketing Trust Services; AML: Proceeds of Crime and Countering Terrorist Financing, Tax Evasion and Civil Liability; Asset Protection Trusts, Purpose Trusts, Private Foundations; The role and status of Protector; The Trust Instrument; Choice of Law; Estate Planning and Forced Heirship issues. Passed with Distinction. MARCH, 2012 STEP FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL TRUST MANAGEMENT Foundation course designed to gain a background in, and general knowledge of, the practice of trusts in the international context. Passed with Distinction. DIPLOMA IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS AND DEC FEB 2006 POLICY University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago Precursor to the Masters in Regulation & Policy in Telecommunications offered under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering. Examined anti-trust and competition regulation and policy with a focus on their application in a telecoms context. Completed all postgraduate modules and forewent the thesis, graduating out of the programme with PgD, Telecoms. Fisher Pond House Fisher Pond St. Thomas Tel: ff@finisterreco.com

2 BAR COURSE FOR COMMON LAW PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED SEP MAR 2004 ATTORNEYS Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago Bar conversion course resulting in the LEC (Legal Education Certificate) granting eligibility to be called in most, if not all Caribbean jurisdictions. During training, was attached to M. Hamel-Smith & Co., Attorneys-at-Law, which boasts itself as the oldest firm in Trinidad and Tobago. BAR VOCATIONAL COURSE BPP Law School, London Studied and trained for the Bar Examinations. Passed with Very Competent result. Specialist Options were International Trade which was mainly contracts of carriage and shipping and Intellectual Property. Core courses included Negotiation, Conference, Opinion Writing and Drafting and Advocacy practical skills training. LL.M., INTERNATIONAL LAW London School of Economics London Specialising in International Commercial and Corporate Law (with Internet Law). My courses taken were Internet Law, Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium, International Economic Law, and International Tax Law. LL.B. (HONS) University of the West Indies Graduated with Upper Second Class Honours. Selected options included Foreign Investment, International Development and Economic Law, Caribbean Integration Law, Employment Law and Caribbean Environmental Law. LEGALLY RELATED EXPERIENCE EXTERNAL EXAMINER University of the West Indies LL.B. & LL.M PRESENT FOUNDING PARTNER APRIL, PRESENT Finisterre Attorneys Belleville, Leading a small firm of 5 attorneys that specialises in Insurance, Personal Injury, Employment, Corporate & Commercial and Civil Litigation. Frequently instructed by Elliott D. Mottley, Q.C., Leslie F. Haynes, Q.C. and Alair P. Shepherd, Q.C. as second chair in contentious civil matters. FOUNDING PARTNER MAY, APRIL, 2013 Delany Finisterre Garrison, Leading the litigation and dispute settlement aspect of the practice. Specialising in Insurance, Personal Injury, Employment, Corporate & Commercial and Civil Litigation. ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW MAR APRIL, 2010 Elliott D. Mottley & Co. Strathclyde, ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW MAY 2006-MAY 2009 Clarke Gittens Farmer Wildey, Senior Associate in the Civil Litigation department of the largest and only Lex Mundi member firm in. Practice areas included Employment Law, Personal Injury and Insurance, Breach of Contract & Debt Recoveries.

3 LEGAL MANAGER/IN-HOUSE COUNSEL JUL 2005-AUG 2005 GENERAL MANAGER (AG) SEP 2005-MAR 2006 Stewart Title Eastern Caribbean Anguilla, British West Indies Took up post as Legal Manager and In-house counsel for a multinational company, opening its first office in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Acted as General Manager of Stewart Title Eastern Caribbean, overseeing daily operations, managing staff and negotiating and managing contracts with real estate developers as far North as Jamaica and as far south as St. Lucia. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW TUTOR SEP DEC 2004 University of the West Indies Law Faculty Tutored final year students in this elective. Held 3 weekly tutorial groups and made myself available to my students for mentoring and queries. ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW MAR JUNE 2005 Elliott D. Mottley & Co. Strathclyde, Junior attorney to one of the most senior attorneys in (40+ years call) and renowned Queen s Counsels in the region in the areas of administrative and constitutional law. Practice areas also included civil litigation, telecommunications regulation, personal injury and insurance. I enjoyed very rich experience with Elliott D. Mottley, Q.C. INTERNING ATTORNEY-AT-LAW SEP JAN 2003 Alberton Richelieu & Associates Castries, St. Lucia Mr. Richelieu s Chambers were kind enough to accommodate me during this period, while I sought permanent work in specialised Chambers. I attended court with and shadowed the Senior Partner, Mr. Alberton Richelieu on an ad hoc basis. IN-HOUSE LEGAL SECRETARY JUNE - AUG 2000 Water and Sewerage Company CIVIL APPEALS INVENTORY CLERK, COURT REFORM PROJECT JUNE -AUG 1999 High Court Registry RESEARCH ASSISTANT TO H.A. RAWLINS JUNE -AUG 1998 University of the West Indies, Law Library OTHER EMPLOYMENT TEACHER St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Primary Boys School CONTINUING STUDIES/LEGAL EDUCATION VARIATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS NOVEMBER 29, 2014 Final in the three-part series of seminars led by Mr. Jeff Cumberbatch, examining the effect of the Employment Rights Act, 2012; this seminar focussed on variation of contracts and participants were awarded a certificate on completion of the 1-day seminar. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT IN BARBADOS AFTER THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT, 2012 OCTOBER 25, 2014

4 Attorneys and stakeholders reviewed the Act and relevant case law applicable to the interpretation and practical implications of termination in the unfair dismissal context. Participants were awarded a certificate on completion of the 1-day seminar. APPLICATION TO THE HIGH COURT UNDER THE LAND TITLE OCTOBER 12, 2013 PROCEEDINGS ACT Attorneys discussed and were led by The Hon. Mr. Justice William Chandler in a 1-day seminar regarding how to make successful applications under this new Act to address title defects and lost title deeds. ALFA INTERNATIONAL LAW PRACTICE GROUP SEMINAR NOVEMBER 15-18, 2012 ALFA International Santiago, Chile Examined the following topics under the broader theme of New Players, Latest Developments And Potential Challenges When Investing And Trading In Latam: Intellectual Property Protection For Food And Beverages; Natural Resources Deals Look Around; Learning A New Approach: Doing Business With Chinese Investors And Companies; International Trade Policy & Dispute Settlement: Changing Dynamics And Emerging Issues For Global Businesses; Need-To-Know Legal Matters For Latam s Strongest Economic Weapon: Agribusiness. SEMINAR ON THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS BILL, 2012 SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 Attorneys and stakeholders examined the Bill and how it would impact Law and Commerce in practical application and were awarded a certificate on completion of the 1-day seminar. INTERNATIONAL TAX AND TRUST CONGRESS 2012 MARCH 21-22, 2012 LexisNexis UK An event for the corporate tax community giving an overview of all the issues in international tax and trust law and regulation. Featured experts on the latest case law, the changing global landscape, development opportunities in Latin America, the key issues from leading markets like the USA and Canada and the future of tax and trust planning in the Caribbean. Our firm hosted a networking breakfast session and spoke on double taxation agreements. THE WORK OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL MAY 21-MAY 24, 2012 LAW AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR THE CARIBBEAN REGION AND BERMUDA Government of Bermuda/The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private Hamilton, Bermuda International Law/The Commonwealth Secretariat in London First regional event featuring both plenary sessions for general presentations on the Hague Conventions and dual-track breakout sessions tailored to 1) experts in family and child protection law or 2) experts in legal cooperation and litigation, as well as commercial and finance law. I followed the legal cooperation and litigation track. THE 10TH ANNUAL OFFSHOREALERT CONFERENCE APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2012 OffshoreAlert South Beach, Florida Three hundred financial elite from 23 countries or jurisdictions discussed everything that's important in the world of offshore finance. Speakers included offshore judges, attorneys, accountants, regulators, fraud and asset recovery specialists, IRS personnel who are leading the fight into offshore tax evasion and the heads of the whistleblower units of the IRS, the SEC and the CFTC, among others.

5 REFERENCES Elliott D. Mottley, Q.C., LL.D. Shenstone Strathclyde St. Michael / edmottley@mottleyco.com Senator The Honourable Darcy W. Boyce, MDA, CMA, FCMA Minster in the Office of the Prime Minister - Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Invest Prime Minister s Office Government Headquarters Bay Street St. Michael darcy.boyce@barbados.gov.bb Peter I. Foster, Q.C. Peter I. Foster & Associates Robin Kelton Building Choc Bay P.O. Box G.M. 763 Castries Saint Lucia peter@piflaw.com