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Jacqueline is a barrister and dispute resolution expert, accredited by FCIArb and CEDR.
She practised for fifteen years at 1MCB Chambers, where she was a well respected leading barrister in crime, with a special interest in white collar crime, confiscation and civil recovery. Jacqueline prosecuted and defended in a large number of serious criminal cases involving murder, sexual offences, serious violence, drugs, fraud, money laundering. She practised as a grade 3 prosecutor, and was part of a panel of barristers specialised in prosecuting sexual offences; she also prosecuted for HM Revenue & Customs in Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings, and was instructed by the Serious Fraud Office as disclosure counsel. In the latter years of her practice in the UK, Jacqueline developed a more commercial and civil law oriented practice.
In 2015, Jacqueline relocated to Uganda, becoming a partner at Bowmans, a pan-African commercial law firm. Here she built up a practice in corporate and commercial law, banking, governance, compliance and investigations (GCI), NGO law, white collar crime, and dispute resolution – arbitrating and mediating commercial disputes.
In 2020, Jacqueline left Bowmans for a career at the United Nations.
Jacqueline is an accredited Inns Advocacy Training Council trainer and previously taught on the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP Law School for over ten years.
Jacqueline has also trained lawyers in negotiation, mediation and arbitration on behalf of the International Law Institute – Africa Centre for Legal Excellence and various arbitral institutions in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Botswana.
Jacqueline previously worked for Evolve – Foundation for International Legal Assistance, which promotes access to justice in Uganda, particularly in capital cases.
She is admitted to the list of counsel at the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.