Personal bio
CARYL A. E. LASHLEY is a Barrister of more than 40 years' standing with experience in Litigation, Family, Corporate, Employment and Trust matters. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, she is proficient both as an Arbitrator and a Mediator. Her professional memberships include: FIDA (International Federation of Women Lawyers); The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP); Mediators Beyond Borders International; mediate.com; Mediator Academy; International Bar Association; Bahamas Bar Association, where she served as Secretary from 1992 – 1995, and as Chairperson of Ethics Committee, 2000 – 2017. She is currently Chairperson of the ADR Committee of the Bahamas Bar Association. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2012, in 2014 she obtained an advanced certificate in Trust and Estate Mediation Having been designated by The Bahamas Government to serve on the ICSID (International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes) Panel of Arbitrators and of Conciliators, Caryl was re-designated in 2020 so to serve for the next six (6) years. Additionally, Caryl was invited to participate in ICSID’s first Mediation Training in June 2017 at the World Bank in Washington D.C. Most recently, she undertook Train the Trainer Mediation Training with Ken Cloke in April 2018, and similar training offered by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2015 and 2020. Determined to encourage, educate and strive for peaceful and amicable resolutions to conflict, in 2016 she founded ADR Bahamas, to provide education and stimulation for non-violent communication and conduct, and provide neutrals to facilitate conflict resolution. She is also a member of the Bahamas Real Estate Association). Caryl's civic memberships include The Nassau Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, the AIDS Foundation of the Bahamas, the Public Education and Resource Committee on Education and Resource Committee on HIV/AIDS, and the Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home.