Personal bio
Courtney A. Bailey is an Attorney-at-Law called to the Jamaican Bar since 1997, and has practised law at DunnCox, Attorneys-at-Law, where he has been a partner since 2003. He is a former managing partner of that firm. During his practice, he has practised law as a commercial litigator and more recently as a commercial transactional attorney. Courtney has practiced extensively in civil litigation with primary experience in commercial litigation.
His commercial litigation experience includes acting on behalf of clients in claims in relation to banking and finance, insurance and reinsurance, commercial arbitration, and intellectual property.
He has appeared both as Counsel and as Instructing Attorney instructing Queen’s Counsel in complex litigation matters before the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica and the Court of Appeal of Jamaica. Courtney has also instructed Queen’s Counsel and English Solicitors with respect to matters on appeal from the Court of Appeal (Jamaica) to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom, including preparing submissions to the Privy Council and has appeared before the Privy Council.
Courtney has been involved in commercial arbitration proceedings and in court-ordered mediations and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Since 2010 his practice has expanded to include corporate and commercial law.