Grenadian QC was enlisted for gov’t cases at US$25,000

Francis Alexis

Grenadian Queen’s Counsel Francis Alexis was enlisted by the Attorney General’s Chambers under the APNU+AFC administration for US$25,000 in relation to three high-profile cases.

A special audit by the Office of the Auditor General recently revealed that nearly $100M was spend by the Attorney General’s Chambers for the services of outside lawyers.

In the case of Alexis, the Auditor General’s special audit released yesterday said that  on the 14th March, 2019, an agreement was made and entered into and by the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Chambers and Alexis for Legal Advice to, and Representation of, the  Attorney General of Guyana regarding the three cases in in the Court of Appeal of Guyana on the No Confidence Motion processed in the National Assembly of Guyana on 21st December, 2018 (Contract No. 36/2019).