Jeanelle Pran
Associate
Phone: 868 299 0981
Mobile: 868 355 7390
Bar Admissions
2018: Trinidad and Tobago
2017: England and Wales
Areas of Practice:
- General Commercial Law;
- Litigation;
- General Research; and
- Legal Opinion Writing.
Profile
Jeanelle completed her in-service training with the firm in March, 2018 and was called to the Bar in May, 2018. She was appointed Associate Attorney-at-law in the Dispute & Risk Management Department in October, 2018.
Current Involvement
- Providing corporate commercial advice to clients;
- Drafting court documents including pleadings, witness statements, applications, and affidavits;
- Advising and preparing documents for clients (including pre-action protocol letters) in debt collection and breach of contract matters;
- Advising and engaging in negotiations and settlement discussions in running down actions; and
- Conducting research and writing legal opinions.
Education
2017: Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), BPP University;
2016: LL.B (Hons), Queen Mary University of London;
Publications
- Author: Legislation to Watch: The Quarantine (Amendment) Act AMCHAM Linkage Issue 2; 2021
- Author: “WhatsApp” with over-the-top services? Telecommunications Regulations in T&T“, featured in the T&T Guardian newspaper June 20, 2021
- So you’ve received a pre-action protocol letter – How to manage the litigation process?, featured in the T&T Guardian newspaper March 14, 2021
- Author: Legislation to watch: Public Procurement – A Step Forward or Backward for Trinidad & Tobago? AMCHAM Linkage Issue 4; 2020
- Author: Messy Contract featured in the T&T Guardian newspaper October 11, 2020;
- Author: The Whistleblower Protection Bill, featured in the June 9, 2019 T&T Guardian newspaper;
- Author: Cannabis Regulation in T&T, featured in the June 2, 2019 T&T Guardian newspaper;
- Author: “Can You Own A Meme? Memes And Intellectual Property” Hamel-Smith Forum, Vol. 10 Issue 7, June 2019 also featured in the T&T Guardian newspaper;
- Co-Author: “The Secret of Confidential Information-A Snapshot of Confidentiality Issues that Can Affect Your Business” Hamel-Smith Forum, Vol. 10 Issue 5, November 2018;
- Co-Author: “Getting Smart With Your IP: A Focus on Developing Markets”, Special Edition Forum, June 2018;
- Author: “Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail”, featured in the March 2020 T&T Guardian newspaper;
- Author: “Legislation to Watch: (Non-Profit Organisations Act 2019, Civil Asset Recovery and Management And Unexplained Wealth Act No. 8 of 2019, Cybercrime Bill 2017), featured in AMCHAM T&T Linkage Issue 2 of 2019;
- Author: “Legislation to Watch: The Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority Bill 2018, the Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Bill” 2016, featured in AMCHAM T&T Linkage Issue 3 of 2019;
- Author: “Legislation to Watch” (Cannabis Control Bill 2018, The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019, The Bail (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2019), featured in AMCHAM T&T Linkage Issue 4 of 2019; and
- Author: “Legislation to Watch” (The Administration of Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Amendment) Bill 2020, featured in AMCHAM T&T Linkage Issue 1 of 2020.