Four Caymanian articled clerks become new lawyers
(CNS): After 18 months of training at Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, four Caymanians completed their articles of clerkship programme and have been admitted as attorneys-at-law in the Cayman Islands. Following their admissions, Brittany Cousins, April Ebanks, Dane Muspratt and Alice Narborough were appointed as associates across a range of practice areas in the firm’s Cayman Islands office.
“Congratulations to Brittany, April, Dane and Alice. Each of them can take pride in their milestone, and we look forward to their continued success in their new roles,” said Cayman Islands Managing Partner Matthew Gardner.
“We are extremely proud of our articles of clerkship programme and the calibre of young Caymanian lawyers who join us each year continues to impress us. We are committed to helping cultivate and train future lawyers to ensure the Cayman Islands legal profession continues to flourish.”
Ebanks was admitted by Justice Richard Williams and Muspratt by Justice Cheryll Richards with admissions moved by Partner Quentin Cregan. Narborough and Cousins were also admitted by Justice Richards KC with the help of Partner Christian La-Roda Thomas.
Maples said it continues to demonstrate its commitment to recruiting, training and promoting aspiring lawyers in the Cayman Islands. Since 2005, it has successfully supported over 50 Caymanians in being admitted as attorneys-at-law. The firm’s scholarship programme provides financial assistance to students throughout university, while the firm’s articles of clerkship programme provides graduates with the opportunity to train and qualify as attorneys in the Cayman Islands.
Brittany Cousins earned her Bachelor of Law with honours in 2021 from the University of Kent and completed her Legal Practice Course (LPC) at BPP University in 2022. She is a member of Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA) and 100 Women in Finance (100WF). Upon admission, she joined the firm’s Corporate practice. View bio.
April Ebanks attended the University of Liverpool, where she obtained a Bachelor of Law with honours in 2020 and went on to complete her LPC with Distinction at the University of Law in 2022. April is a member of CILPA and 100WF. Upon admission, she joined the firm’s Finance practice. View Bio.
Dane Muspratt earned his Bachelor of Law with honours in 2021 from the University of Strathclyde and completed both his Master of Science Law, Business and Management and LPC in 2022 at the University of Law. Upon his admission, he joined the firm’s Funds and Investment Management practice. View Bio.
Alice Narborough attended Swansea University, earning her Bachelor of Law in 2021 and completed her LPC at the University of Law in 2022. She is a member of 100WF and CILPA. Upon admission, she joined the firm’s Regulatory & Financial Advisory Services practice. View Bio.
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Gwan deh Coop.
Thank God!
We need more lawyers.
Yes. Forget those farmers and engineers. Losers.
Tell us you don’t know how the Cayman economy exists or where the Government budget comes from without telling us.
Given that we import 99% of all our food yes we probably can forget about farmers and their 3 emaciated cows. As for engineers and being an engineer myself, what exactly is it you would have us do without the money financial services brings? Stupid comment to be honest.
Yes. Give us two islands.
Lawyers and police on one and engineers and farmers on the other.
While you can’t decide what the jellyfish did to the grouper, we’ll be building cities.
Useless people living off the misery of others.
Useless people living off the misery of others?
First, the vast majority of the lawyers on this island are involved in the financial services industry, not day to day personal litigation.
Second, without that platform of financial services specialists, Cayman would lose the majority of its GDP and government revenue that pays for every government service – from roads to education.
Your engineers and farmers utopia might be a little light on food, given the limited water and poor soil, and production, given everything produced here has to be based in imported raw materials at enormous cost. You have an instinctive dislike of the services professions, clearly, but one that is not really based on Cayman reality.
The engineers and farmers would run out of money and starve in a week.
LOL 1:12!!!!
Where do you imagine the money in Cayman comes from? We export almost nothing except financial and legal services. So yeah, we do need more lawyers. Muppet.
Yeah I mean they only bring in about $350m in CIMA and registry fees. Who needs them? Duh.
Well done to all!
Congrats to all!
Happy to see the private sector following the civil service lead on the employment of Caymanians.
Civil service lead? You jest!
Granting yourselves status whilst exempting your children from immigration restrictions and importing your colleagues from where you originally came from and then making them Caymanian and then employing your own children which you assured were going to get status too, does not really count as employing Caymanians, does it now?
Utter garbage, your beef being there are 2 white as well as two black Caymanians pictured? Typical xenophobic, myopic comment.
Hmmm. I don’t think the comment from 11:03, grumpy though it undoubtedly is, has anything to do with color. It refers to an increasing trend noticeable in various media releases trumpeting Caymanian successes for at least some of the persons involved to be, shall we say, very “new Caymanians”. Unfair probably, I agree, they are Caymanians, after all, but it is a very real feeling among the local population not all of whom have Nic Joseph’s sound knowledge of immigration matters and who feel no one has yet successfully answered that old question “who are we developing Cayman for?”.
Any criticism was directed at the suggestion that the Civil Service were leaders at employing Caymanians. They are not. Maples however is.
Why would they accept the insulting salaries in the Legal Dept?
Maples partners Caymanians????
You are absolutely correct. Those who have ‘beef’ with your comment are the same individuals who have no respect for Cayman culture all while claiming to be “Caymanian”.
I am so tired of persons who have emigrated to these islands but who are hell bent on changing the country into whatever it is they left behind.
The Cayman Islands are a package deal, meaning if you wish to remain here then respect our beliefs and values which are embedded in our tradition and proud heritage. The Cayman Islands are unique for those reasons. The same Cayman Islands which attracted you in the first place.
We have become the minority in our own country and have every right to be disgruntled and “grumpy”.