Metta MacMillan-Hughes KC

Practice Areas

Metta MacMillan-Hughes is a Litigation Partner at Lennox Paton and member of the Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Restructuring, and Private Wealth teams. She has extensive experience in commercial, civil and HNW family litigation and the majority of her cases involve an international/ multi-jurisdictional element. She appears frequently before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in The Bahamas and has appeared before the Privy Council.

Although her experience and practice covers the full spectrum of civil and commercial disputes she has particular expertise in Insolvency; Insurance; all forms of Interlocutory relief applications (including Worldwide Freeze orders); Fraud claims and Asset tracing (including Norwich Pharmacal applications); Proceeds of Crime proceedings; and International Tax Information Exchange proceedings.

Additionally, Metta is recognised as a leading family law specialist in the jurisdiction. She represents high-net-worth clients in divorce, financial provision claims, custody and access disputes, and in the negotiation and preparation of Pre-Nuptial (and Post Nuptial) Agreements.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar of England & Wales (local) and The Honourable Society of Grays Inn; Member of the Bahamas Bar Association; Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL); Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Member of the Family law Rules Committee.