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Rex H. McKay, SC

Jamela A. Ali

M. Muntaz Ali

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Jamela A. Ali Attorney at Law Guyana

Admitted to practise as an Attorney-at-Law before the Courts of Guyana on the 12 October 1989

Educational Data

Master of Laws (LLM) Degree

Master of Laws (LL.M.) Legislative Drafting degree - University of the West Indies, Barbados, 1996 - 1997. The degree included Public Law courses of Constitutional Law and Administrative Law

Legal Education Certificate (LEC)

Post Graduate Legal Education Certificate (LEC) - Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) Trinidad, 1987 - 1989

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons) Degree

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree with Honours in 1987 - University of Guyana (UG) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill, Barbados

Law and Society Course - University of Guyana 1982 - 1983

Bachelor of Arts (Part 1) - Modern Languages - French, Spanish, Linguistics, University of Guyana 1980 - 1981

Advanced Course in French - Alliance Française, Guyana, 1980

St. Joseph’s High School - GCE

Attended St. Joseph’s High School, Guyana and graduated with a SJM Distinction Diploma and the General Certificate of Education Examination (GCE) London - seven subjects 1978

Work Experience

Attorney General’s Chambers

Ms. Jamela A. Ali was employed as a State Counsel, Senior Legal Adviser, Principal Legal Adviser and Principal Parliamentary Counsel at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Guyana from November 1989 to April 2002. While at the AG’s Chambers, she was responsible for a wide range of duties.     

Lawyer Private Practice

Since 2002, Ms. Jamela A. Ali has been providing legal services as an Attorney at Law in Private Practice at the Guyana Bar, individually and in association with Mr. Rex H. McKay, S.C. and her father Mr. M. Muntaz Ali Attorney-at-Law.

Mediator & Mediation Trainer - Qualifications

Ms. Jamela A. Ali is a trainer Mediator providing mediation services. See more information

Positions presently held

Guyana Association of Women Lawyers

Ms. Jamela A. Ali is a member of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL). On the 30 May 2008, she was elected to serve as an Executive Committee Member.

On the 29 May 2009, Ms. Ali was again elected to serve as an Executive Committee Member.

Guyana Bar Association

Ms. Ali is a member of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA)

American and Caribbean Law Initiative (ACLI)

Ms. Ali became a member of ACLI in 2009.

Legal Consultant – CIOG

Ms. Jamela A. Ali is a Legal Consultant to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) providing voluntary legal services since 2003.

Legal Adviser - Nacosa

Ms. Jamela A. Ali has served as a Legal Adviser to NACOSA (National Committee of Sisters’ Affairs) the Ladies’ Arm of CIOG since 2005.

Positions formerly held

Guyana Bar Association - Elected Executive Committee Member 2002 -2003

Adoption of Children Board – Member 1993 - 1996

National Commission for the Survival, Protection and Development of Children – Member 1995 - 1997 

Guyana Gold Board – Member 1996 -1997

Employment and Training Bureau for Unskilled Women - Founding Member/Legal Adviser. Established under the patronage of the former Minister of Human Services and Social Security Mrs. Indra Chanderpaul 1996 - 2001

Public Service Union Sports Management Committee - Chairperson, Vice Chairperson - 1992 - 1993.

Conferences/Workshops

Ms. Jamela A. Ali attended several conferences, workshops and meetings in Guyana, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Chile, Guatemala, Las Vegas and Trinidad on Human Rights, Domestic Violence, Children, Women, US Intellectual Patent & Trademark Intellectual Property Rights, International Best Practices in the Practice of Law, a review of the proposed Bill for Legal Practitioners Act of Guyana, the proposed draft Rules of the High Court, Competition Law, Reform of the Deeds Registry, Mediation, Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice. See more information