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McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes Offices
MAREVA HOUSE, 4 GEORGE STREET
PO BOX N-3937
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
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Mr Kevin Moree
Work Department
Litigation & Dispure Resolution / Tax & Trade / Financial Services & Regulation
Position
Partner and Co-Chair: Tax & Trade and Financial Services & Regulation practice groups
Co-chair of Tax & Trade practice group: Advise clients on issues related to value added tax, business licence tax and real property tax and represent them in the dispute process associated with the same. Frequently provide opinions in connection with the suite of legislation passed to ensure The Bahamas is in line with international standards on tax transparency; namely, the Commercial Entities (Substance Requirements) Act, the Removal of Preferential Exemptions Act, the Register of Beneficial Ownership Act and the Multinational Entities Financial Reporting Act.
Co-chair of Financial Services & Regulation practice group: Advise clients on regulatory matters associated with the financial services industry including the Banks & Trust Companies Regulation Act, Companies Act, International Business Companies Act, Foundations Act and Investment Funds Act.
Litigation & Dispute resolution: Regularly appear in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in connection with various civil and commercial litigation matters. Experienced with multi-jurisdictional matters involving counsel located around the world and dealing with complex legal issues.
Career
Kevin was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in July of 2012 and to The Bahamas Bar just two months after that. He joined McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes in September of 2012 and made partner in 2019.
A summary of Kevin’s appointments and memberships are below:
Chairman and Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board
Co-chair of Bahamas Financial Services Board Tax Working Group
Director of J.S. Johnson & Company, Limited
Member of The Bahamas Bar since 2012
Member of the Bar of England and Wales sine 2012
Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Languages
English
Education
Bar Professional Training Course, 2011-2012
The College of Law, London, United Kingdom
MA in Law, 2009 – 2011
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) International Development Studies, 2003 – 2007
Double Minor in Economics and Geography
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lawyer Rankings
Bahamas > Dispute resolution
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘very professional and knowledgeable’ practice at McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes excels across the spectrum of contentious work with experience before the Supreme Court and the Privy Council. The group is particularly noted for its commercial and trust disputes expertise as well as insolvency and restructuring knowledge and is able to handle multi-jurisdictional mandates. Senior partner John Wilson KC leads the department and is also active in the firm’s trust and private client practice. Elsewhere in the team, Sean Moree KC is praised as ‘responsive, efficient and quite the all rounder’, Timothy Eneas KC focuses on property litigation, and Genell Sands handles insurance and personal injury claims. Kevin Moree is the key contact for tax disputes, and Erin Hill is the primary name at senior associate level.