Coupland remembered at Service of Thanksgiving

The life and work of the late Kevin Coupland, a much-admired retired lawyer at Misick & Stanbrook, was celebrated through a Service of Thanksgiving at the Catholic Church on the Leeward Highway in Providenciales on Saturday, January 28.

During the touching service, family and friends of Mr Coupland gathered for reflection, solace and to listen to hymns and to a eulogy of his life.

The event was officiated by Father Orlando.

Mr Coupland, who died in December of 2022, at the age of 79, spent 15 official years at the reputable law firm in the TCI.

The Englishman, born in South Hammersmith, London, graduated with Honours when he did his law degree at Christ’s College in Cambridge at the age of 21.

He then accepted a position as a lecturer at Slough College of Further Education, before passing the bar finals a few years later.

Mr Coupland started his legal career as a general lawyer at the Department of Imperial Chemical

Industries (ICI) and rapidly rose through the ranks.

Work took him to Brussels, Belgium, during which time he met and formed a friendship with the late Clive Stanbrook OBE.

In the late 80s, Mr Stanbrook formed a partnership called Misick & Stanbrook with Ariel Misick KC and he persuaded Mr Coupland, who was formally called to the Bar in England in 1985, to join.

Mr Coupland arrived in Grand Turk in 1989 and was admitted to the Turks and Caicos bar a short while after.

He worked as the senior commercial lawyer and was a partner at Misick & Stanbrook until he retired in May of 2005.

Even after retiring, he was still a regular visitor and would give his legal advice.

According to his eulogy, he produced exquisite legal opinions and ribald limericks with equal enthusiasm and skills.

After the church service, his former colleagues and friends held a Memorial Reception for him at Baci Restaurant.

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Further UK dates will take place in Edinburgh on 20 May, Sunderland on 23 May and London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 29 and 30 May.

Ticket demand is expected to be huge for her first solo tour since 2016.

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