Jason Nathu

Jason Nathu is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Trinidad and Tobago (2006) and Guyana (2023), with nearly two decades of experience in civil litigation, intellectual property, family law, conveyancing, and estate matters. He currently serves as Senior Tutor II and full-time faculty member at the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS), in the Legal Aid Clinic which provides legal representation to persons of limited means, while simultaneously providing students with rigorous, immersive experiential training and learning.

At HWLS, Jason also supervises the Human Rights Law Clinic and the Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Clinic, and lectures in the Law Office, Management and Technology course. He frequently appears before the Court of Appeal, the High Court, and the Equal Opportunity Tribunal and has acted in several significant matters involving copyright and discrimination issues.

Jason is deeply involved in legal governance and professional development within the region. He is a former member of the Council of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago and continues to serve on its Information Technology, Human Rights, and Publications Committees. He also serves as Vice-President of the American & Caribbean Law Initiative (ACLI) and is an academic member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).

Academically, Jason holds a BA in History and an LLB from the University of the West Indies, a Legal Education Certificate from the Council of Legal Education, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property Law from the University of London.

Jason is an active researcher, presenter, and commentator on the intersection of law, technology, and society, with particular emphasis on artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and access to justice in small jurisdictions.

He remains committed to strengthening experiential learning, public legal education, and the development of innovative pathways for future Caribbean lawyers.