Michaela Sumner-Budhi

Partner

Sassoon House, Shirley Street & Victoria Avenue, P. O. Box N-272, Nassau, Bahamas
T +1 242 322 4130
F +1 242 328 1069

Michaela is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

Her litigation practice has encompassed a broad range of matters including contractual disputes, personal injuries, and medical malpractice. She also has an extensive practice in transactional matters.

Recent engagements include:

Representing a local banking institution on a regulatory matter involving proceeds of crime legislation.
Defending and advising a local employer in a dispute regarding employee disengagement due to redundancy.
Representing and advising a property owner in a trespass action.
Representing homeowners in a contractual dispute with contractors.

Practice Areas

Education

Master of Law (LLM) Medical Law and Ethics, De Montford University, Leicester, England
BPP Law School, London, England
Bachelor of Law (LLB) Second Class, Upper Division (Hons), University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England
Associate of Arts (AA), College of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas

Admissions

The Bahamas Bar, September 1997
Bar of England and Wales, July 1997

Public Service

National Medical Ethics Committee for COVID 19 Pandemic (Member), April 2020 to February 2022
Compliance Sub0Committee of the National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (Member), November 2018 to February 2022
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Licensing Board (Chairman), July 2017 to February 2022

Membership

Bahamas Bar Association
American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers