Described as formidable advocate, his practice encompasses a variety of both criminal and civil litigation. Matthew has made appearances in the High Court and Industrial Courts on a variety of matters. He also regularly makes appearances in the Magistrates Courts in Trinidad. As a dispute resolution practitioner he also represents clients in out of court disputes. Prior to entering private practis
e, Matthew was the Manager of a specialist unit based in Oxford Brookes Law School. Having set up the unit, during his tenure the unit focussed on Anti Money Laundering and Anti-Bribery laws in small jurisdictions and tax havens. He then worked in house at a Trinidad based financial securities firm as the Head of Regulatory and Compliance, where he regularly gave advice on Securities Law, Anti Money Laundering and Banking law generally. Sellier + Company during which time he prepared a number of written opinions advising on issues as varied as energy sector disputes, public sector procurement and real property disputes. Sellier + Co, Matthew joined Virtus Chambers, expanding his practice to include criminal matters. Matthew has also worked as a radio talk-show host and journalist at a UK radio station, as a researcher at the University College London’s Constitution Unit, an independent Security Consultant and an Engineering apprentice. Matthew is currently a 2nd year Doctoral Candidate in the University of Birmingham’s Law School. His thesis title is ‘Independence Constitutionalism in the Context of the Commonwealth Caribbean’.
