Leif Farquharson KC, is a Partner and Chair of the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He is a seasoned litigator with a range of experience in the areas of administrative and public law, banking, tort and personal injuries, contractual disputes, employment and commercial matters.

Recent engagements include:

• Defence of a seven-figure claim brought against a local banking institution raising issues concerning contractual and equitable rights of setoff, limitation periods in actions against bankers and mortgagee remedies.
• Prosecution of claims on behalf of lenders for professional negligence against solicitors engaged in mortgage transactions.
• Defence of claim brought against developer clarifying the law in The Bahamas concerning enforcement of restrictive covenants and scope of anti-discrimination provisions in Bahamas Constitution.
• Prosecution of claim in partnership dispute raising issues of, amongst others, undue influence, unconscionable bargain and constructive trust.
• Prosecution of six figure claim for damages arising in reference to construction dispute.
• Defence of various claims made against bankers challenging exercise of remedies as mortgagees.
• Participation in proceedings under quieting titles legislation.
• Participation in arbitration proceedings concerning rights and obligations of developers in residential community.
• Acting for insurers in fatal accidents and other claims.
• Provision of advice to banking and other institutions on various regulatory issues, including proceeds of crime legislation and requests for assistance in connection with foreign criminal and civil proceedings.
• Defence and advice on employment claims.
• An action by a resort developer in respect of the Government’s construction of a container port on land in which it claimed an interest.
• An action by a foreign investor group challenging the Government’s decision to revoke approval to develop a resort on a Family Island.
• An action under newly enacted insurance legislation to place a company with branches throughout the region under court supervision to protect policyholders.

Bar Admissions

• The Bahamas Bar, 1999
• The Inner Bar (Queen’s Counsel), 2021

Education
University of London (LL.M), United Kingdom
Norman Manley Law School, Jamaica
University of the West Indies (LL.B), Barbados

Significant Accomplishments
Some matters in which he was recently engaged include:

An action by a resort developer in respect of the Government’s construction of a container port on land in which it claimed an interest.

An action by a foreign investor group challenging the Government’s decision to revoke approval to develop a resort on a Family Island.

An action under newly enacted insurance legislation to place a company with branches throughout the region under court supervision to protect policyholders.

Professional Associations

The Bahamas Bar Association

Professional Activities and Experience

Co-author of Getting the Deal Through: Restructuring and Insolvency, 2014 (Bahamas Edition), published by Law Business Research Limited on gettingthedealthrough.com

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Additional Articles

Co-author of “Getting the Deal Through: Restructuring and Insolvency“, 2014 (Bahamas Edition), published by Law Business Research Limited on gettingthedealthrough.com