Nadine P. Whittaker
Partner
Real Estate & Banking
- Called
- Called 2003
- Admissions
- Jamaica Bar · Eastern Caribbean Bar
Biography
Nadine Whittaker was called to the Jamaican Bar in 2003 after graduating with first-class honours from the University of the West Indies and completing the Diploma in Legal Practice at the Norman Manley Law School. She joined Clarke, Whittaker & Reid in 2005 and was made a partner in 2011.
Her practice covers the full range of conveyancing and real property work: residential and commercial transactions, first registrations, title investigations, development agreements, commercial and residential leases, strata registration, and mortgage documentation. She has handled some of the largest commercial conveyancing transactions to have passed through the Jamaican registry in the past decade.
Ms Whittaker also heads the firm's banking and finance practice. She advises Jamaican and regional financial institutions on loan documentation, security arrangements, and regulatory compliance, and has acted for both lenders and borrowers in structured finance transactions involving syndicated credit facilities.
She is a member of the Real Estate Lawyers Association of Jamaica and has contributed to the Association's continuing education programme. She is admitted to practise in St. Lucia through the Eastern Caribbean Bar.
Selected Experience
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01
Led conveyancing for a multi-phase residential development in St. Andrew from title investigation through strata registration and unit sales
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02
Advised a regional bank on the documentation and registration of a large secured credit facility
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03
Handled the commercial conveyancing for a hotel acquisition in Montego Bay
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04
Represented a developer in the first registration of a large undivided parcel in St. Elizabeth
Articles by Nadine P. Whittaker
Real Estate & Conveyancing
First Registration Under the Registration of Titles Act: A Practical Guide
A significant proportion of land in Jamaica remains under common law title, outside the Torrens system. First registration converts a common law title into a registered title, conferring greater security of tenure. This article sets out the process and the key requirements.
2 July 2026
Banking & Finance
Security Interests in Jamaican Lending Transactions
Lenders in Jamaica have several instruments available for securing loans against a borrower's assets. The choice of security, and the order in which security interests rank, can be determinative in an enforcement scenario. This article surveys the main instruments.
25 February 2026
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