The Barbados Bar Association is in possession of documents which refer to Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on education, Quincy Jones, as an attorney, a title he is not authorised to hold.
Jones, a teacher by profession who studied law at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies and who was once enrolled at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad, has never been called to the Bar.
Last Sunday, the Bar Association published a notice in the Sunday Sun newspaper listing Jones, along with Winston Clarke and Colin Roach, as individuals who were “not entered on the roll of attorneys-at-law in Barbados” and “not authorised to provide legal services”.
The Bar Association issued a stern warning to the public: “Members of the public are urged to exercise caution and to ensure that any person from whom they seek legal services is duly admitted and in possession of a valid practising certificate.”
Bar president Larry Smith KC is scheduled to address the media this morning at the association’s Perry Gap, St Michael offices regarding the notices.
When contacted last Sunday regarding the advertisement, Jones said he was unsure how he became entangled in the matter.
“I have never represented to any person or entity that I was or ever have been an attorney-at-law,” he said.
Weekend Nation investigations have uncovered a letter bearing the letterhead: “From Quincy Dec. Jones JP, Attorney-at-law.” The correspondence, which also listed an email address ending in qjonesthelawyer@gmail.com, concluded with the same title.
When confronted with the existence of this letter, Jones declined to discuss it directly, stating: “I have already formally responded to the president of the Barbados Bar Association and, as a courtesy, would rather wish to first give the Bar the opportunity to review my evidence and to properly conduct and complete their investigations.”
Further investigations by this newspaper revealed that in 2025, Jones represented a man during a disciplinary matter at his workplace. Sources at the company involved stated that while the situation allowed for anyone to represent the employee, they believed they were engaging a qualified attorney. Reportedly, several pieces of correspondence were sent on the letterhead and multiple meetings were held.
It was only after the matter concluded that the company reached out to an attorney and the Bar Association, discovering that Jones was not a practising attorney. A judicial officer speaking to the
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noted that Section 12 of the Legal Profession Act creates a statutory offence for wilfully pretending to be an attorney.
“Subject to Section 12, a person whose name is not on the roll wilfully pretends to be an attorney-at-law or makes use of any name, title or description implying that he intends to be recognised as an attorney-at-law, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5 000 or prison for one year, or to both,” the officer stated.
In relation to the Employment Rights Act, he pointed out that it essentially enabled anyone to represent a person in a disciplinary hearing.
“Section 10 says a person may appear before the tribunal in person or be represented by legal counsel, a representative of a trade union or an employer’s association, or any other person who desires to represent him. So the Employment Rights Tribunal will enable somebody to come in without any inquiry by the chairman.”
Jones contested the last General Election as a DLP candidate for Christ Church East Central. In 2020 he served as the Faculty of Law representative on the Students Guild and was also constitutional chairperson.
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