Property
Private Clients and Trusts
Title Insurance
Partner

Katherine A. Elza

Practice

Katherine Elza is a Partner in the firm’s Property Practice.

Her practice focuses primarily on real property acquisitions, sales and leases,notably in high-end residential communities in western New Providence. She advises on subdivision planning and development, with specialisation in the Planning and Subdivision Act and the Law of Property (Condominium) Act. Her practice also includes title insurance.

Katherine acts for clients in applications for Crown Grants, and other applications requiring government approval. High net worth probate and estate matters, and intellectual property matters are also specialty areas of her practice.

Recent engagements

Advising private clients on the acquisition, ownership and sales of high-end residential property in The Bahamas, particularly in Lyford Cay and Old Fort Bay, and collaborating with real estate agents to identify exclusive real estate opportunities in those communities.
Tailoring legal solutions for high-net-worth individuals and families relocating to The Bahamas including advice on property, immigration and probate matters.
Providing advice under the Planning and Subdivision Act and the Law of Property (Condominium) Act to developers in relation to the requirements and process for developing subdivisions and declaring condominiums on New Providence and in the wider family of islands in The Bahamas.
Acting for clients in respect of making applications to the Government for Crown Grants and Seabed/Jetty Leases.
Advising clients on the acquisition, ownership, sales and leasing of commercial property in New Providence.

Admissions

  • Bar of England and Wales, 2011
  • The Bahamas Bar, 2011

Service

  • Director and Grants Committee Co-Chair, Lyford Cay Club Charitable Trust, 2020 to present.
  • Director, Lyford Cay Property Owners Association Limited, 2019 to present.
  • Governor General’s Youth Award, Trustee, 2013 to present.
  • Cancer Society of The Bahamas, Golf Tournament Chairman, 2018 to present.

Corporate Leadership

  • Director, Bahamas Financial Services Board, 2024 to present.

Membership

  • The Honourable Society of Middle Temple
  • The Bahamas Bar Association
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Office
Lyford Cay, Bahamas
Office

Lyford Cay Drive
P. O. Box N-272
Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas

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