| Freeport |
Chancery Court
The Mall
P.O. Box F-42519
Freeport, Grand Bahama |
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| Area of Practice |
Company and Commercial Law
Shipping
Estates
Property and Real Estate
Intellectual Property
Immigration |
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| Education |
University of London, Queen Mary
and Westfield College (LLM), London, England.
University of Kent, Canterbury, England and
Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain (BA)
(Hons) English and Spanish Law |
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| Admissions |
| England and Wales, 1993 |
| Bahamas, 2007 |
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| Memberships |
The Honourable Society of the
Middle Temple
International Federation of Women
Lawyers (FIDA), Grand Bahama chapter.
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| Languages |
| English and Spanish |
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| Vivienne M. Gouthro |
| Partner
Phone: 242 351 5050
Fax: 242 351 4955
E-mail: vgouthro@higgsjohnson.com
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Mrs. Vivienne M Gouthro is a Qualified
Barrister with experience in chambers in England,
Spain, Gibraltar and The Bahamas. She specialises
in ship and international finance involving Bahamian
ships and companies, acting primarily for financial
institutions and providing legal opinions on complex
international finance matters and commercial acquisitions
and sales. She also assists ship owners with the
registration of pleasure yachts and large commercial
vessels on the Bahamian Register of Ships.
Mrs. Gouthro earned an LLM from Queen Mary & Westfield
College, University of London and a BA (Hons) in
English and Spanish Law from the University of Kent
in England and Universidad Complutense in Madrid,
Spain. She was called to the Bar of England
and Wales in 1993 and completed her pupillage in
Gibraltar. In December 1995 she joined Higgs &
Johnson, Nassau office as a Registered Associate.
Mrs. Gouthro was called to the Bahamas Bar in
September 2007.After four years at Higgs & Johnson’s
Nassau chambers, Mrs. Gouthro moved to Freeport
to reopen the firm’s offices in Freeport,
Grand Bahama. She became a Partner of the firm
in 2002 and currently serves as the managing partner
of the Freeport office. Her practice extends to
provide a full range of corporate services to
clients through the firm’s affiliate, H
& J Corporate Services Limited, including
the incorporation and licensing of local companies.
She also counsels clients in matters relating
to Real Property, Conveyancing and Mortgages,
Wills, Probate and Administration of Estates,
Trademarks and Immigration. Mrs. Gouthro acts for
some of the major local banks and has assisted in
the purchase of local hotels and the financing of
large developments.
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