LAWYER Vidisha Kumar Hathiramani, who was introduced by Attorney-at-Law Ms. Jamela Ali was on Monday admitted to the local Bar by Justice Naresh Harnanan, who congratulated Vidisha and her family for their contributions.
In presenting the admission petition, Miss Ali told the court that Vidisha is the daughter of Mr. Kumar Hathiramani, who is the company director of the family business, The Voyager Ltd.
“Her father is a business administrator by profession, and a paralegal with a diverse background in trade, commerce, industry and property management.
“He had business roots in Guyana and other Caribbean countries, before migrating to Barbados. He is a certified mediator, and has been the President of the ADR Association Inc of Barbados since 2004.
“She has one sister, Malvika, who is the property management, and is the company director of a group of property-owning companies.
“She also has a brother, Avi, who’s an investment banker in London.”
Directing her remarks to the petitioner, Mis. Ali disclosed that Vidisha, who has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree and a Master of Laws, has been called to the Bar in Barbados, and is on the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales.
“Vidisha has accomplished much since her admission to the Barbados Bar in 2002.
“Vidisha is a partner of Lex Caribbean Law Offices, having worked there from the start of her legal career to present. Lex Caribbean is a leading law firm practising mainly the laws of Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and London. She specialises in corporate finance and in commercial real estate. “Vidisha’s wealth of experience in corporate finance extends from Barbados, both in the private and public sectors, including statutory corporations and government-financing transactions, to the international business sector.
“She has represented both lenders and borrowers in real estate and other financing transactions, which have involved a variety of secutity packages including composite mortgage debentures , share charges, assignments, debt-service agreements, guarantees, security-sharing arrangements and inter-creditor arrangements .
“She has acted on transactions dealing with bond issues, various types of loans, including construction loans, and restructuring transactions. She has conducted security reviews and has advised on security packages.
“Vidisha also has experience in merger and acquisitions work involving leading financial institutions. In relation to international business, she has advised on Barbados Law, and regulatory issues on loan and security arrangements in the context of complex and high-value transactions.”
In the area of real estate, Vidisha is experienced in merger aquisitions transactions involving hotels and real estate developments, and has advised commercial developers on structuring title issues, planning issues and local law, as well as regulatory issues.

SPEAKS FRENCH
Vidisha is fluent in the French language, having studied at New York, University, Business French, and French Translation at the University of Wisconsin; Professional French Translation at the University of Toronto; Business French at University of Leeds; and a Minor in French at McMaster University of Canada. She has conducted mergers and acquisitions in French.
CERTIFIED MEDIATOR
Ms. Ali did not conclude her petition for admission without pointing out to the judge that Vidisha is a certified mediator and a member of the ADR Association of Barbados Inc and has attended workshops and courses on Negotiation at Havard Law School and the London School of Economics & Political Science and in Barbados .
Justice Harnanan granted the Petition, congratulated the petitioner and wished her continued success in her future endeavours.
Earlier, the petitioner had paid special thanks to the Judge and Miss Ali for their kind words of advice.

By George Barclay