Legal Researcher  ·  Mediator  ·  International Arbitrator  ·  Kingston, Jamaica

Kadine
Reynolds

Specialist in Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution

Doctoral researcher in Caribbean Employment Law. Trained in Mediation and International Arbitration. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom. Dispute Management Panelist, Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAICA). Author of The 16th Sentence.

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Kadine Reynolds

Kadine Reynolds  ·  Kingston, Jamaica

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 Mediator and 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 Master of Human Resource Management from the University of Buckingham and a specialist Master of Public Administration, and I am currently completing doctoral research 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 ADR frameworks.

Beyond the academic work, I have spent years working in operations management and the creative industries, advising on intellectual property, contractual matters, and 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.

Qualifications

Doctoral Researcher in Law United Kingdom
Gazetted Mediator Formally appointed and gazetted by the Government of Jamaica
Trained in Mediation and International Arbitration Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators United Kingdom
Dispute Management Panelist Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAICA)
Master of Human Resource Management University of Buckingham, United Kingdom
Specialist Master of Public Administration Postgraduate qualification in governance and public sector management
Certificate in Industrial Relations University College of the Caribbean
OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law Ofqual-regulated qualification, United Kingdom

Research & Publications

Scholarship rooted in
Caribbean reality

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.

Employment Law & 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 Resolution systems.

Doctoral Research

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Statutory Enforcement

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

Core Research Area

Commonwealth Governance & 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

Human Resource Management & Organisational Justice

Drawing on practitioner experience to examine how organisational justice frameworks intersect with formal legal rights in the Caribbean employment context.

Applied Research

Working papers available on SSRN, Social Science Research Network

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The 16th
Sentence
Kadine Reynolds
16

Some sentences
change everything

"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

How I can
assist you

01

Mediation & International Arbitration

Trained in Mediation and International Arbitration, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom), and Dispute Management Panelist with the Jamaica International Arbitration Centre (JAICA). Specialist services in Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution, structured, impartial, and focused on durable resolutions that serve all parties.

02

Legal Research & Advisory

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.

03

Dispute Resolution Consultancy

Consultancy support for organisations seeking to develop or improve internal Dispute Resolution frameworks, drawing on doctoral research and extensive professional experience.

04

Speaking & Engagements

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

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touch

Location

Kingston, Jamaica
Available for remote consultancy and engagements internationally