Core Practice Areas & Specializations

• Civil & Commercial Litigation
• Industrial Relations & Employment Law
• Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
• Judicial Review & Public Law

Experience & Expertise

Kendell S. Alexander is an experienced litigator with expertise in employment disputes, personal injury claims, and public law matters. He has appeared before the Privy Council, Court of Appeal, and Industrial Court, representing both corporate and individual clients. Kendell has advised on complex industrial relations disputes and workplace regulations, handling unfair dismissal and occupational safety claims. His background includes work in high-profile labor and commercial cases.

Career Path to Date

• JCS Caribbean Law – Senior Associate, Litigation (2020 – Present)
• M.G. Daly & Partners – Senior Associate, Litigation (2011 – 2020)
• Marie de Vere Chambers – Attorney-at-Law (2008 – 2011)

Educational Background

• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb)
• Legal Education Certificate (L.E.C.) – Hugh Wooding Law School (2006-2008)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (2003-2006)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) History & Literatures in English (Hons) – University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus (2000 – 2003)

Recent Experience 

• Privy Council – Devant Maharaj v. National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago [2019] UKPC 5 – Judicial Review/Freedom of Information Application and Section 35 Public Policy considerations;
• High Court – CV2018-00628 – Kurt Lequay v. Jian Enterprises, Karen Lequay-Charles and Peter Charles – Oppression Actions and Claim for Wrongful Dismissal by a Director and Shareholder;
• High Court – CV2015-01061 – Ann-Marie Jones Jacobs v. Pricesmart Clubs (TT) Ltd. – Employer’s Liability, Negligence & Personal Injuries;
• Industrial Court – TD 729 of 2016 – Communication Workers Union v. Caribbean Packaging Industries Limited – Construction Dismissal; Job abandonment; repudiatory breach of contract of employment.

Publications, Presentations & Trainings

• Adjunct Tutor – University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus – Alterative Dispute Resolution (2024 -2025)
• Seminar – “The Law and You – Part II” – Contract Workers, Permanent Employees, Constructive Dismissal, Job Abandonment, Medical Boarding/Retired Medically Unfit (2024)
• Seminar – “The Law and You – Part I” – Rights of Workers, Duties of the Employer, Retrenchment, Temporary Layoff and Constructive Dismissal (2023)

Memberships

• Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago