Dispute Management  ·  Mediation  ·  International Arbitration  ·  Kingston, Jamaica

Kadine
Reynolds

Employment and Commercial Dispute Management

Doctoral Researcher in Law. Gazetted Mediator. 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.

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Kadine Reynolds

Kadine Reynolds  ·  Kingston, Jamaica

About

A life built on the
pursuit of justice

I have spent most of my professional life sitting in the space between people in conflict and the resolution they need. As a Gazetted 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 and my practice.

My academic and professional journey spans Law, Dispute Management, Human Resource Management and Public Administration, grounding my practice in both rigorous scholarship and lived institutional experience across Jamaica and the wider Commonwealth Caribbean.

I am a Gazetted Mediator formally appointed by the Government of Jamaica, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom), a Dispute Management Panelist with the Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAICA), and a Member of Arbitral Women. My research examines the institutional and statutory gap between existing Dispute Management mechanisms in the Caribbean and the enforcement frameworks needed to make them effective for workers and employers.

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 Management in the music and entertainment sector. I am also the author of the forthcoming memoir The 16th Sentence.

Research & Publications

Scholarship rooted in
Caribbean reality

My research focuses on Employment Law, Employment and Commercial Dispute Management, and governance frameworks in the Commonwealth Caribbean. My doctoral thesis examines the institutional and statutory gap between existing Dispute Management mechanisms in the region and the enforcement frameworks needed to make those mechanisms effective for workers and employers.

Employment Law and Labour Rights in the Caribbean

Examining the statutory frameworks governing Employment Rights across Caribbean jurisdictions, with a focus on enforcement gaps and the lived experience of workers navigating Dispute Management systems.

Doctoral Research

Employment and Commercial Dispute Management

Analysing the disconnect between existing Dispute Management institutions across the Commonwealth Caribbean and the legislative frameworks required to give their outcomes binding legal force.

Core Research Area

Commonwealth Governance and Institutional Reform

Comparative 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 Law

Transparency and Quasi-Judicial Accountability

Examining 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.

Published Paper

Working papers available on SSRN, Social Science Research Network

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The 16th
Sentence
Kadine Reynolds
16

The Book

Some sentences
change everything

"There are sentences that arrive quietly and rearrange everything. This is the story of one of them."

The 16th Sentence is a memoir about a life lived with courage, honesty, and the kind of difficulty that most people never speak of. It is a deeply personal account of challenge, survival, and the slow and quiet work of becoming who you are meant to be.

Kadine Reynolds has spent years working in the public eye, advising institutions, advocating for access to justice and building professional frameworks for others. The 16th Sentence is where she sets all of that aside and speaks entirely for herself.

For updates and early access visit www.the16thsentence.com

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Professional Services

How I can
assist you

01

Mediation and International Arbitration

Gazetted Mediator and International Arbitrator. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom) and Dispute Management Panelist with JAICA. Member of Arbitral Women. Specialist services in Employment and Commercial Dispute Management. Structured, impartial, and focused on durable outcomes.

02

Legal Research and Advisory

Specialist research and advisory support on Caribbean Employment Law, labour rights, Employment and Commercial Dispute Management, and governance frameworks for individuals, organisations, and institutions requiring expert analysis.

03

Dispute Management Consultancy

Consultancy support for organisations seeking to develop or improve internal Dispute Management frameworks, drawing on doctoral research and extensive professional experience across the Commonwealth Caribbean.

04

Speaking and Engagements

Available for speaking engagements, panel discussions, and media commentary on Employment Law, Caribbean governance, Employment and Commercial Dispute Management, and access to justice.

Contact

Get in
touch

Email

kadine@kadinereynolds.com

Phone

876-809-0047

Location

Kingston, Jamaica
Available for remote consultancy and engagements internationally

The Book

www.the16thsentence.com