I.
Preparation before performance
The court is not persuaded by rhetoric alone. Every brief is worked through in its papers, in its authorities, and in its facts before a word is spoken from the bench.
The Advocate
A steady voice at the Dominican Bar.
Aussie Wash is an Attorney-at-Law admitted to practise before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, with chambers in Roseau, Dominica. What follows is a fuller account of the formation, the calling, and the standards observed within these chambers.
Aussie Wash was born and read for the law in the Caribbean. His practice is anchored in the Commonwealth of Dominica and extends throughout the Eastern Caribbean, appearing in the Magistrate's Court, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
He is retained by private individuals, family enterprises, professional bodies and statutory authorities. The chambers accepts civil, criminal, commercial, constitutional, property, and family briefs — always on the understanding that the advocate carries the file personally.
Beyond the courtroom, Mr. Wash sits as a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Dominica, authenticating instruments for use at home and abroad. He is a member in good standing of the Dominica Bar Association and the wider OECS Bar Association.
The chambers takes instructions with care. Not every matter suits every counsel; where a brief falls outside the chambers' focus, it is referred — with introductions — to competent colleagues at the Bar.
Formation
Read for the law in the Caribbean.
2006
Foundation studies
Dominica State College, Roseau
2008
LL.B. (Hons)
The University of the West Indies · Cave Hill, Barbados
2010
Legal Education Certificate
Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad
2010
Called to the Bar
Commonwealth of Dominica
2014
Rights of audience — Court of Appeal
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
2018
Chambers established
Bath Road, Roseau
Philosophy of Practice
Four principles kept at the bar table.
II.
Discretion as a duty
Client confidence is not a courtesy — it is a professional obligation. Nothing entrusted to the chambers is discussed beyond what the matter requires.
III.
Respect for the office
The advocate serves the administration of justice first. Submissions are made with candour to the court and civility to opposing counsel.
IV.
A single hand on the file
The chambers is small by design. The advocate whose name is on the letterhead is the advocate on the record — from first conference to final judgment.
Instructing the chambers
Consultations are held by appointment.
A short conference — in chambers, by telephone, or by encrypted video — will clarify the nature of your matter and the appropriate path forward.