Mrs. Khalila Astwood-Tatem is a Grand Turk native who practiced for many years in the Bahamas, first as an Associate and then as a Partner at Evans & Co., before returning home to the Turks and Caicos Islands Attorney General’s Chambers where she became Senior Crown Counsel and then Principal Crown Counsel and lead on commercial matters. Through training and development opportunities, Mrs. Astwood-Tatem has gained quality experience and expertise in commercial law including Development Agreements, land acquisition, public-private partnerships, company law, civil litigation and appeals industrial relations and employment, probate and wills, real property and conveyancing, personal Injuries, legal advice/opinions on a wide spectrum of issues such as constitutional and administrative law, international compliance, combatting anti-money laundering, mutual legal assistance.

Mrs. Astwood-Tatem has 20 years of legal experience, during which time she strengthened her expertise in commercial law including Development Agreements, land acquisition, public-private partnerships, company law, civil litigation, industrial relations and employment law, probate and intestacy, real property and conveyancing, personal injuries, maritime law, combatting money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons, extradition and mutual legal assistance.

She is admitted to practice in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

As Deputy Attorney General, Mrs. Khalila Astwood-Tatem is responsible to the Attorney General for the management of the legal and administrative work flow within the Attorney General’s Chambers.