Renée T. St. Rose, Partner at FOSTERS, has been appointed King’s Counsel (KC) as of 2 April 2025, marking a significant milestone in her legal career. Her appointment also represents a historic achievement, as she becomes the youngest woman in Saint Lucia to be elevated to this esteemed rank.
St. Rose, who was born and raised in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, was Called to the Utter Bar in England and Wales on 10 October 2002 by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. She was later admitted to the Bar in Saint Lucia on 28 November 2002. St. Rose joined FOSTERS in 2003 and has built a distinguished practice focused on commercial and corporate law, with particular expertise in litigation, high-value liquidations, banking disputes, and commercial injunctions. She has appeared as lead counsel before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, representing a wide range of regional and international clients.
Her legal work also includes major banking and finance transactions, including syndicated loans, mergers and acquisitions, and the financing of large hotel developments. In addition, she is widely recognised for her work in constitutional and administrative law and has contributed to several high-profile public law cases in Saint Lucia.
Throughout her career, St. Rose has held several leadership positions within the legal community, including President of the Bar Association of Saint Lucia and Chairperson of the Saint Lucia Legal Aid Authority. She has served on various national boards and commissions and currently sits on the Disciplinary Committee of the Saint Lucia Bar Association, as well as the Council of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association.
Her appointment to King’s Counsel reflects not only her professional excellence and advocacy but also her ongoing contributions to the legal profession in Saint Lucia and across the wider region.
St. Rose’s appointment was made on the recommendation of the Silk Advisory Committee, a body appointed by the Chief Justice pursuant to a King’s Counsel Protocol established by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The Committee comprises a High Court Judge, a Court of Appeal Judge, a representative of the OECS Bar Association, and two additional members—a senior barrister of the Court and a lay member of proven high integrity who has held a senior position in the public service or at a management level.
The King’s Counsel Protocol outlines its objective as:
“The award of King’s Counsel is for excellence, made to experienced, senior practitioners who have demonstrated their competencies to a standard of excellence. The designation of a practitioner as King’s Counsel is intended to serve the public interest by providing public identification of a practitioner whose standing and achievements justify an expectation—on the part of those who may need their services, as well as on the part of the judiciary—that they can provide outstanding services as practitioners and advisers, to the good of the administration of justice.”
The eligibility and application criteria set out in the Protocol are high-level and robust, requiring a high degree of legal learning, skill, integrity and honesty, independence, diligence, dedication, experience in advocacy, leadership, and meaningful contributions to country, community, the Bar Association, and the legal profession.
St. Rose’s appointment signals a bright future for the legal profession in Saint Lucia, inspiring the next generation of lawyers to lead with purpose and integrity.
