A tribute to George Bizos - A larger than life crusader of justice

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On September 9, 2020 George Bizos, that unrelenting crusader of justice succumbed to death at a ripe age of 92. His passing hit closer home.

It left my brother, Mike (his former client) heart-broken. I was similarly deeply saddened. He impacted on our lives in different ways.

Mike wrote me soon after he learnt of his passing, in his typical effortless prose: “My intimates are falling in quick succession. Beginning to feel like I am in the queue”. 

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