Prominent lawyer Rex Mc Kay dies

Posted by: Denis Chabrol in News Thursday, 21 December 2023, 5:49 0

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 December 2023, 22:26 by Writer

Senior Counsel Rex McKay

Well-known veteran Guyanese Attorney-at-Law, Senior Counsel Rex McKay died early Thursday morning, according to well-placed sources.

He was 95.

Mr McKay passed away at 2:30 AM at the Woodlands Hospital, Carmichael Street after a prolonged illness.

The Caribbean Court of Justice Academy of Law in October, 2023 listed him among eight Guyanese “Legendary Caribbean Legal Practitioners”.

He was appointed Senior Counsel on October 16, 1975.

In 2016, Mr McKay was conferred with the Order of Roraima for his long, dedicated and outstanding service as a legal practitioner.