Ronald Scipio was born and received his early education in Guyana before migrating and then completing his secondary and tertiary education in the United Kingdom. He attended the University of Westminster, as it is now known, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree Honours (1st Division) in 1984.
Mr. Scipio was awarded the Master of Laws Degree (with Merit) by the University of London in 2000 having undertaken a programme in Commercial and Corporate Law. He completed the Solicitors’ Final Examination in 1986 and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales in 1988.
Mr. Scipio was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2002 by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple following his decision to transfer to the Bar.
He was appointed Queen’s Counsel by Letters Patent on 15th May 2006.
Prior to entering the legal profession Mr. Scipio pursued a successful musical career for several years, an area in which he continues to have an interest (reflected professionally in his interest in the field of entertainment law).
Mr. Scipio commenced his legal career as a trainee Solicitor with a respected firm in South London in 1986. He subsequently became a partner in that firm in 1989. As a Solicitor, Mr. Scipio developed an extensive and respected criminal and civil practice. Mr. Scipio was admitted to the Guyana Bar as an Attorney-at-Law in 1994. He discontinued his legal practice in London in 1995 and took up the post of Principal Crown Counsel in the Attorney General’s Chambers of Anguilla where he was second to the Attorney General of Anguilla and dealt with both civil and criminal matters for the Government of Anguilla.
Mr. Scipio managed a substantial case load as Principal Crown Counsel and regularly appeared before the High Court and Court of Appeal. Mr. Scipio was appointed to the substantive post of Attorney General of Anguilla in April 1998 having acted in that capacity since September 1997. He demitted office on 30th November 2006.
As Attorney General Mr. Scipio was head of the Anguilla Bar and the Government’s principal Law Officer and legal advisor. Mr. Scipio also provided legal advice to the statutory bodies in Anguilla, in particular the Health Authority of Anguilla and the Financial Services Commission, which has responsibility for regulating the important financial services sector. As Attorney General, Mr. Scipio continued to appear in the Superior Courts, including the Privy Council, to represent the Government of Anguilla. He also led the process for the liberalization of the telecommunications industry in Anguilla and pioneered the establishment in 2007 of the Regional Law Revision Centre for the continuing revision of the laws of Anguilla and two other Overseas Territories.
Mr. Scipio has now returned to private practice in Anguilla after some nine years as Attorney General and following his appointment as Queen’s Counsel. He now provides legal consultancy services and is practicing from the offices of the law firm of Caribbean Associated Attorneys. As Queen’s Counsel, Mr. Scipio has provided legal consultancy services to the Governments of Montserrat and Anguilla which involved him acting as Attorney General of Montserrat and appearing before the Superior Courts, including the Privy Council, on behalf of the Government of Anguilla. Mr. Scipio has also provided legal advice to major tourism resorts and financial institutions on Anguilla. Mr. Scipio’s client portfolio comprises local as well as international clientele.