Legal Researcher · Mediator · International Arbitrator · Kingston, Jamaica
Specialist in Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution
Doctoral Researcher in Law. Trained in Mediation and International Arbitration. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom. Dispute Management Panelist, Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAICA). Member, Arbitral Women. Author of The 16th Sentence.
Kadine Reynolds · Kingston, Jamaica
About
I have spent most of my professional life sitting in the space between people in conflict and the resolution they need. As a Mediator and International Arbitrator, I have seen what happens when the law is adequate on paper but structurally unable to deliver justice in practice. That gap is what drives my research. It is also what brought me to Law.
My academic journey has taken a path that reflects the way I have always worked, across disciplines and across the boundaries that often separate theory from lived experience. I hold a Bachelor of Law from the University of London, a Master of Human Resource Management from the University of Buckingham, a Master of Laws from Liverpool John Moores University, and a Level 7 Diploma in Public Administration, and I am currently completing Doctoral Research in Law in the United Kingdom at the intersection of Employment Law and Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution, with a specific focus on the Commonwealth Caribbean.
My research examines a question that matters deeply to the region I come from. Caribbean workers and employers have access to Mediation and conciliation services, but those services frequently lack the statutory enforcement mechanisms that would make their outcomes binding and meaningful. My doctoral thesis makes the case for reform, drawing on comparative analysis across Caribbean jurisdictions and international frameworks.
Beyond the academic work, I have spent years working in operations management and the creative industries, advising on intellectual property, contractual matters, and Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution in the music and entertainment sector. I am also a writer. The 16th Sentence is the most personal thing I have ever committed to the page.
Academic
Professional Credentials
Further Qualifications
Specialist Master of Public Administration · Certificate in Industrial Relations, University College of the Caribbean · OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law
Research & Publications
My research focuses on Employment Law, Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution, and governance frameworks in the Commonwealth Caribbean. My doctoral thesis examines the institutional and statutory gap between existing Dispute Resolution mechanisms in the region and the enforcement frameworks needed to make those mechanisms effective for workers and employers.
Examining the statutory frameworks governing Employment Rights across Caribbean jurisdictions, with a focus on enforcement gaps and the lived experience of workers navigating Dispute Resolution systems.
Doctoral ResearchAnalysing the disconnect between existing Dispute Resolution institutions across the Commonwealth Caribbean and the legislative frameworks required to give their outcomes binding legal force.
Core Research AreaComparative analysis of governance structures, institutional design, and legal reform pathways in Commonwealth Caribbean states, with attention to access to justice and rule of law principles.
Comparative LawExamining whether Industrial Disputes Tribunals across the Commonwealth Caribbean should conduct public hearings by default, and the implications for worker access to justice and institutional legitimacy.
Current PaperThe Book
"Some sentences are handed down in courtrooms. Some are written in silence, by life itself."
The 16th Sentence is a memoir about justice, identity, and the moments that rewrite the course of a life. It is the story of what happens when the systems that are supposed to protect you fail, and what you build in the silence that follows.
Kadine Reynolds has spent her career working in Law, Dispute Resolution, and advocacy. The 16th Sentence is where she speaks for herself.
For updates and early access visit www.the16thsentence.com
Professional Services
Trained in Mediation and International Arbitration, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom), Dispute Management Panelist with JAICA, and Member of Arbitral Women. Specialist services in Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution, structured, impartial, and focused on durable resolutions.
Specialist research and advisory support on Caribbean Employment Law, labour rights, Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution, and governance frameworks for individuals, organisations, and institutions requiring expert analysis.
Consultancy support for organisations seeking to develop or improve internal Dispute Resolution frameworks, drawing on doctoral research and extensive professional experience across the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Available for speaking engagements, panel discussions, and media commentary on Employment Law, Caribbean governance, Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution, and access to justice.
Contact
Kingston, Jamaica
Available for remote consultancy and engagements internationally