About
Founded for commercial work in 2004.
Fraser & Housty, Attorneys-at-Law, known as FHYLaw, is part of the S.G. Fraser & Co. Group of Companies.
The chambers was established in 2004 by its co-founders, Stephen G.N. Fraser, S.C. and Teni E. Housty, LL.M., MBA, to provide a wide range of commercial legal services. Both were experienced attorneys at the founding, and their combined practice formed the base of the firm.
FHYLaw is one of the few law firms that also offers consultancy in its service areas. The chambers works from Georgetown for clients in Guyana and the wider Caribbean. Chambers Global recognises both Stephen and Teni as leading lawyers in Guyana for General Business Law.
Teni has served three terms as President of the Bar Association of Guyana, later served as a Vice-President, and was appointed an inaugural Commissioner of Guyana’s Law Reform Commission in 2021.
The principal lawyers are Stephen G.N. Fraser, S.C., Teni E. Housty, LL.M., MBA, Shantel R. Scott-Lall, and Sydney A. Fraser. Firm administration is headed by Ms. Sharon Liverpool-Bryden.
The chambers
Stephen Fraser, Teni Housty, Shantel Scott-Lall, and Sydney Fraser.
The lawyers
Stephen G.N. Fraser, S.C.
Head of Chambers
Head of Chambers and co-founder. Admitted in Guyana in 1985; Senior Counsel from 1 January 2019.
BiographyTeni E. Housty, LL.M., MBA
Legal Consultant / co-founder
Co-founder. Attorney-at-Law, mediator and legal consultant; admitted in Guyana in 1996 and in Trinidad and Tobago in 2007.
BiographyShantel R. Scott-Lall
Attorney-at-Law
Admitted to the Guyana Bar in October 2014. Civil advocacy, commercial disputes, conveyancing and probate.
BiographySydney A. Fraser
Attorney-at-Law
Admitted to the Guyana Bar in October 2024. LL.B. First Class Honours, UWI Mona; Honours Legal Education Certificate, Hugh Wooding.
Biography