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W. A. Branville McCartney – Principle, LLB (Hons)

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W. A. Branville McCartney – Principle, LLB (Hons)

General Counsel

Branville McCartney is the founding partner at Halsbury Chambers. A Barrister of the Inner Temple, Mr. McCartney was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in 1990.

Throughout his career, Mr. McCartney served as Acting Stipendiary & Circuit Magistrate for the Civil and Traffic Division of the Magistrate’s Court and was a part-time lecturer in Business Law and Banking Law at the College of The Bahamas (now The University of The Bahamas).

Mr. McCartney is a former Director of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and a former Chairman of the Chamber’s Crime Prevention Committee. In 2002, Toastmasters International Club 1600 honoured Mr. McCartney for leadership and communication excellence in the field of law and in 2010 Mr. McCartney was awarded the Honorary Doctorate Degree (Doctor of Human Letters) from Sojourner-Douglas College.

Mr. McCartney is a former Member of Parliament, Minister of State for Tourism and Aviation, Minister of State for Immigration and a former Senator.