Member Profiles

Ferdausur Rahman is a partner of A.S & Associates, a Legal 500 Top Tier Ranked, IFLR 1000, AsiaLaw and Global Law Experts Reccommended corporate law firm in Bangladesh. Mr. Rahman has recently won AsiaLaw Regional Award for Outstanding Practioner-Bangladesh and has been recognized by AsiaLaw and IFLR1000 as a Highly Regarded Practitioner. Mr. Rahman is also ranked as a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers & Partners. Mr. Rahman is a legal professional and compliance specialist with business and HR knowledge who leads the Employment & Labour Sector, Corporate Governance, Compliance & Regulatory Matters, Issues related to Govt., Non-Profit & Charitable Organizations and International & Commercial Contract related matters of the firm. Mr. Rahman is also an expert of alternative dispute resolution mechanism and is an Accredited Mediator of CEDR, UK and has participated in various out of court settlement process on behalf of his clients.

Mr. Md. Ashraful Islam Khan a retired Judge obtained LLB (Hons) and LLM degree from the University of Dhaka in 1981 and 1982 respectively. Mr. Khan also obtained LLM with distinction on International Maritime Law in 1996 from International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), Malta. Mr. Khan also obtained Diploma on Public International Trade Law from International Development Law Organization, Sydney Australia in 2007. He did advance training course from Institute for legal Development, Stockholm Sweden in 1994. He also did advance training course on different law from Bangladesh Institute for Law and International affairs, Dhaka, Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI), Dhaka, also did advance training course on Judicial Information Technology Training Course from the same institute, and also did training course on Arbitration from Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) Dhaka. Mr. Md. Ashraful Islam Khan was enrolled as an advocate on 4th September 1983 and joined at Pabna District Bar and practiced there under strict supervision of his father, KMA Abdul Momen who was one of the most renowned Lawyer of Pabna District bar Association. Mr. Khan joined in Judiciary of Bangladesh on 22nd February 1984 as an Assistant Judge. He was in charge of an independent Civil Court and dealt with only Civil and Family Court cases including disputes relating to marriage, dower, divorce, maintenance and guardianship of minors. Mr. Khan was promoted to the post of Senior Assistant Judge in 1990 and remained in charge of an independent Civil Court dealing with same Civil suits and Family suits with higher pecuniary Jurisdiction. Mr. Khan was posted to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in 1992 on deputation as Senior Assistant Secretary and worked there for about six years. Here he dealt with administrative control of judicial offices of all over Bangladesh. He also dealt with amendment of different rules and regulations, drafting of new rules and regulations. Mr. Khan was promoted to the post of Joint District and Sessions Judge and posted in Chittagong in 1997. He dealt with Civil, Money Suit with unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction. Lastly he was posted as Special Tribunal judge, Sylhet. He dealt with Criminal cases and cases under Special powers Act 1974. As a Joint District and Sessions Judge he was appellate judge of Assistant Judge and Senior Assistant judge. He heard and disposed of appeals arising out of the Judgment of Assistant Judges and Senior Assistant Judges. Mr. Khan voluntarily retired from Government Service on 2nd September 2014. Now a retired Judge having more than 30 years of experience in Civil and Criminal Justice delivery process as well as experience in Artharin Adalat Ain, Company law, International Trade Law, Maritime Law, Income Tax Law and International Commercial Arbitration. He is one of the few experts in International Maritime Law in Bangladesh. He was trainer and resource person at the Continuing Legal Education Programme (CLEP) under Bangladesh Bar Council. He was a member Secretary for the workshop on Review and Implementation of Bangladesh Laws relating to Children at social risk and juvenile justice in the light of the Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC) organized by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs, Government of Bangladesh with the Assistance of UNICEF, Dhaka in 1996. Mr. Khan is now Head of Chambers of ‘THE TWELVE TABLES’, A Chambers of Barristers, Advocates and Consultants. Now he dealt with Civil Matter as well as Criminal matter. In dealing with Maritime law related matters he is in close connection with Professor P.K Mukherjee, Now professor at Dalain International Maritime University, China and with Mr. Fazlur Rahman another renowned maritime Law expert. Practice Areas: Civil law, Criminal Law, Corporate & Commercial Law, Maritime Law, Family Law, Company Law, International Joint Venture, IP law, International Trade Law, and Arbitration.

She has been admitted to practice in Barbados, Jamaica, the Turks and Caicos Islands, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and has had legal attachments to law firms in Jamaica, Washington DC, USA and the Turks and Caicos Islands. She began her legal career in Barbados in the Chambers of the late Rt. Hon. Errol Walton Barrow QC later joining Epworth Chambers in 1993 with Sir J. S. B Dear Q.C. Mrs. Woodstock Riley QC has extensive experience in civil litigation, in the High Court and Court of Appeal, insurance law, personal injury, labour and employment law, maritime law, construction law, conveyancing and family law. Clients have included regional and extra regional institutions, insurance companies, airline owners, ship owners, media institutions, hotels, architects, electrical contractors. She has experience in arbitration proceedings and, practical management of contractual and construction disputes. In 2009 she was honored to be appointed as a Queens Counsel and has acted as a Judge of Supreme Court of Barbados in 2009 and 2010. Currently is the Chairperson of the Barbados Bar Association Disciplinary Committee. Mrs. Woodstock-Riley QC was President of Soroptimist International of Great Britain & Ireland. She has travelled extensively in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom , Europe, Africa and Asia and has spoken in various forums on a variety of issues. She has been President of the Queens College PTA and a member and legal adviser of the Barbados Cancer Society Breast Screening Committee. Between 2010 – 2012 Mrs. Woodstock-Riley Q.C. was Chairperson of the National Advisory Council on Family Matters.

Nigel Bennett is an attorney-at-law and member of Barbados Bar Association and the Law Society of England and Wales (Int’l. Division). His primary practice areas include Corporate and Commercial Law, Int’l. Financial Services, Real Estate, Property Development and Banking, Governance, and Regulatory matters. He previously taught business law at BIMAP. Nigel previously served as Legal Officer (Governor’s office) at the Central Bank of Barbados as well as Legal Counsel to an int’l. subsidiary of RBC Royal Bank of Canada with responsibility for legal, corporate secretarial and governance matters. More recently, Nigel worked in the capital markets department of a “magic circle” law firm in London, England, prior to resuming private practice in Barbados. LANGUAGES: English & French JURISDICTIONS CALLED: Barbados Bar Memberships Barbados Bar Association Law Society of England and Wales (Int’l. Divsn.) Articles “Legal issues relevant to property transactions in the Caribbean” A Place in The Sun Magazine “Legal issues relating to the sale & purchase of property in the Caribbean” The Good Property Guide – London, England “Financial services regulation in B’dos.-the changing dynamic” Business B’dos 2007 “Int’l. insurance developments in B’dos.-SCC’s” Offshore Finance Canada “Offshore banking in the Caribbean” BWIA Caribbean Beat magazine “VAT & real estate transactions” Broad Street Journal “Quality first–the evolution of offshore banking in B’dos.” Offshore Finance Canada

Karen has over 28 years’ experience as a practicing Attorney at Law, in the Caribbean. She spent her first seven years in the field of law in her native country, Guyana, South America at the law firm deCaries Fitzpatrick and Karran where she became a partner. In the year 2000, she migrated to Barbados and joined the law firm Aequus Chambers in Bridgetown Barbados where she specialized in banking, property, offshore and trust and estate matters. She then merged with Hastings Attorney-at-law until 2011 when she started her own firm, Perreira Law that in 2015 rebranded and is now known as InterCaribbean Legal. Karen has developed a very large commercial litigation and international business practice. She has attracted a clientele of individuals, family businesses and private and public companies. She works for various financial institutions advising on banking law and loans for both domestic and offshore borrowers and private investors. Her portfolio of clients includes international insurance companies, large construction companies, property developers, and HNWIs seeking investment opportunities in Barbados. Her area of specialties are Trust and Estate Planning, Compliance (AML), Securities; Private Banking; Loan Documentation; Mergers & Acquisitions; Real Estate Transactions and Construction Contracts; Intellectual Property; Commercial Contracts; Procurement; Commercial and Trust Litigation; Licensing (regulatory and compliance); Maritime Law and Arbitration and Mediation. She obtained a Diploma in International Trust and is currently the only practicing Attorney in Barbados who can boast of holding a STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes. This invaluable qualification has equipped her with the expertise to advise and safeguard international clients and investors in the preparation of trust instruments, structuring and administration of trusts. She is also a certified anti-money laundering specialist with the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) and has obtained a Fellowship CIArb membership. She is a member of the International Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and an executive Committee member of the Barbados Branch. She joined the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In 2015 she also became a member of the Barbados International Business Association and the Barbados Bar Association.