M. Martina Shelton

Expertise

Martina Edwards specializes in Civil and Criminal Litigation. She is also experienced in a range of general commercial litigation matters with particular focus on Contractual and Company Law disputes. She also specializes in Personal Injury matters and debt collection issues as well as in Entertainment Law litigation, Estate and Wills, Pensions and Trusts and Corporate and Property Law and Practice.  Her expertise extends to employment law matters and alternative dispute resolutions as well as to matters involving international trade.

Admitted In

England and Wales (Barrister)
Jamaica

Qualifications

Martina obtained an honours degree in Law from the University of Wolverhampton, England in 2004. She subsequently obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree from the University of Wales in 2006, a Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies from Cardiff University in 2006 and a Certificate in Legal Education from the Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica, West Indies in 2008.

Professional Background

Martina previously worked for D.O. Kelly & Associates, Attorneys-at-Law in Kingston, Jamaica and also lectured at the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology in Kingston, Jamaica. She also worked for Walkers, Grand Cayman office in the Corporate Finance Department and for Townsend, Whyte & Porter in Kingston, Jamaica.

Languages

Martina has an advanced knowledge of Spanish.

Boards and Associations

Member of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn, London.