The family of high-profile Cardiff lawyer Bernard de Maid, who earned a reputation for representing victims of miscarriages of justice, has paid tribute to him as a "very determined person" following his death aged 77.
Throughout his career of more than 50 years, Mr de Maid left his mark on the capital defending people of different backgrounds at a time when racism was rife in the courts and police force. He is remembered in particular for fighting to overturn wrongful convictions, most famously for one of the Cardiff Three and Mahmood Mattan, both of which were successful.
He died after a short illness on July 21. Born to Welsh parents in Rugby in 1944, his family moved to Pontllanfraith where he spent his early years. He went to a catholic primary school in Pontypool, and then St Illtyds Catholic High School in Cardiff.
