‘Leader of the bar’ Clarence Hughes dies

Late Senior Counsel Clarence Hughes (left) at a function with Senior Counsel Bryn Pollard and former Chancellor of the Judiciary Desiree Bernard. (Stabroek News file photo)

Senior Counsel Clarence Hughes, partner in the legal firm Hughes, Fields and Stoby, died yesterday morning at his Subryanville home following a bout of illness.

The attorney, described by a close friend as “leader of the bar”, had only celebrated his 77th birthday last Saturday.

His son, Alliance For Change Chairman and attorney Nigel Hughes informed that while his father had been ailing for a while, the news was still devastating for him. However, he said he was grateful that he was able to