Joan E.

Webley

CURRICULUM
Current as at May 1, 2011

VITAE

20 Burlington Ave., Kgn. 10, Jamaica W.I. joan.webley@gmail.com (876) 285-3659

EDUCATION August 2009- March 2010 Certificate of Legal Education Norman Manley Law School- Kingston, Jamaica * Called to the Jamaican Bar in November 2010. Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) Victoria University/Victoria Law Scool- Melbourne, Australia *Honours was awarded based on a research paper entitled Copyright Law in Jamaica *Called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia Bachelor of Business (Music Industry specialization) Victoria University- Melbourne, Australia *both degrees were earned simultaneously and completed one semester early August 1999- June 2000 Ontario Academic Courses Havergal College- Toronto, Canada *named among Ontario academic scholars of 2000 Caribbean Examinations Council Westmorland Secondary School- St.Georges, Grenada *successfully completed 10 CXC subjects, earning 7 Distinctions and 3 Grade IIs Campion College- Kingston, Jamaica

August 2002- December 2006

August 1997- June 1999

August 1994- June 1997 WORK EXPERIENCE Sept 2011- Present Full time employment

Manager of Copyright & Related Rights Jamaica Intellectual Property Office *Primarily responsible for national adherence to and promoting public awareness of international IP obligations Founder- Managing Director Nanook Enterprises Ltd- Jamaica * Full service entertainment company offering a variety of business and legal solutions for the creative industries. Founder- Consultant WatsonWebley Advisors & Consultants- Jamaica * Co-founder of consultancy firm specializing Entertainment, Procurement and Immigration matters.

June 2009- Aug 2011 Full time employment

December 2008- Aug 2011 Contract-based employment

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December 2008- February 2009 Contract-based Employment

Consultant Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports- Jamaica *Contracted to the Information Division of the Ministry to, among other things, consult and give specialist insight into legal ramifications present in the entertainment industry. Advised on matters affecting the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ). Articled Clerk and Lawyer Marshalls & Dent Lawyers- Melbourne, Australia *While at the firm I was employed in the Entertainment Law division. Special emphasis was placed on the legal work involved in the structuring, financing and production of dramatic and documentary films. Contractual work and legal advice was also undertaken and provided in the music industry, software development field, and on various entertainment related projects. Administrative Assistant Mark Sydow Music Management- Melbourne, Australia * Employed to assist in a number of aspects of artist management including booking, touring, publicity, royalty filings, etc. for Daddy Cool, Bomba, Josh Owen Band, etc. Publicist Karen Conrad Publicity- Melbourne, Australia *Employed as a junior publicist for local Australian artists and visiting international acts, responsible for securing television, radio and print media coverage. Paralegal Temp Law Solutions- Melbourne, Australia *Worked in various top-tier law firms in the Melbourne CBD completing tasks ranging from supervision of opposing legal counsel to undertaking discovery of documents in commercial litigation.

March 2007- June 2008 Full time employment

January 2006- February 2007 Casual employment

January 2006- February 2007 Casual employment

January 2005- February 2007 Part time employment

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

March 2009- Present

Board Member (elected) Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) - Youth Representative 2009-2010 - Constitution, Advocacy, Lobbying & Membership (C.A.L.M.) Director 2010-2011 - C.A.L.M. Director- 2011-2012

February 2009- Present

Board Member (appointed) Caribbean Production and Training Centre (CPTC) Representative Member International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) Womens Officer Law Students Society Victoria University- Melbourne, Australia *responsible for promoting rights of and activities/opportunities for female students in the law faculty. Hosted the annual Women in the Law breakfast in conjunction with other Victorian Law Schools. Womens Officer Victoria University Students Union (V.U.S.U.) Victoria University- Melbourne, Australia *was active in restructuring V.U.S.U. as the Australian government introduced new legislation affecting student unions in this year. Also supervised and fostered the activities of the six Womens Officers located on each of the universitys campuses.

September 2009- Present

January 2005- November 2005

January 2006- November 2006

PUBLICATIONS & PUBLIC SPEAKING SAMPLE December 2006 Victoria University School of Law (Victoria, Aus.) Completed Honours (2nd class) on the topic Emancipating ourselves from mental slavery: a socio-legal exploration of copyright law in Jamaica Australian Association for Caribbean Studies (Victoria, Aus.) Invited to presented Honours Thesis and documentary on subject of Jamaican copyright law. International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) An article titled First World Copyright Law in Third World Jamaica: Is there a need for a new approach? (an opinion piece) was selected for publication in the IAELs 2010 Handbook launched at MIDEM 2010 International Reggae Studies Conference (UWI) Selected to present a paper on the subject of Copyright Law in Jamaica. Jamaica Employers Federation (Public Forum) Invited to present a paper on the topic of The Entertainment Business and the Business of Entertainment:

January 2007

December 2009

February 2010

September 2010

The Music Industry. March 2011 Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica Invited to present a paper at seminar on the topic of AntiPiracy & Payola: Have we sold our standards? Jamaica Music Institute (Trenchtown, Jamaica) Invited to present a paper on the topic of Making Art Your Business

May 2011

REFERENCES Professional Jo-Anne Archibald Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Principal Director- Information Division (876) 564 1967

Personal

Kathryn Phipps Attorney-at-law (876) 922 5550 *Further references can be furnished upon request