The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association yesterday mourned the passing of retired Justice Prem Persaud on Sunday.
In a statement it said that Persaud was a legal tower who made everlasting strides along the physical and legal landscape of Guyana.
It noted that Justice Persaud joined the legal profession in Guyana in 1960 after qualifying in the United Kingdom. His was a career of service to the legal profession, first as a Magistrate in the then British Guiana. The next step in the career of Justice Persaud was to the High Court as a Puisne Judge in 1986.