Elkan Rex Makin, (20 August 1925 – 26 June 2017) [1] usually known as Rex Makin, was a solicitor and philanthropist who practised in Liverpool, England, for over sixty years.

Aug 10, 2017 · The lawyer Elkan Rex Makin, who has died aged 91, was a Liverpool legend who retained his razor-sharp wit to his last days. In the course of a distinguished legal career he …

Jul 7, 2017 · But if Makin missed out on The Beatles – though he claimed credit for inventing the term “Beatlemania” – he played a full role in the postwar life of Liverpool.

Jun 27, 2017 · Liverpool solicitor Rex Makin (centre) talks to reporters in London after the death of Brian Epstein 28 August 1967. Rex’s vast range of contacts included MPs, showbiz stars, city...

Jun 27, 2017 · Rex Makin, who has died aged 91, became Liverpool’s best-known lawyer, thriving on confrontation both in and out of court and often going out of his way to attract controversy.

Jul 7, 2017 · One day in 1959, Rex Makin, a legendary Liverpool lawyer who died late last month at 91, received a telephone call from the wealthy owner of a local furniture store. Her name …

Jun 27, 2017 · Rex Makin, admitted in 1949, founded his own firm in the city and was reputed to have coined the phrase ’Beatlemania’. Today the firm, E. Rex Makin & Co announced the …

Jun 27, 2017 · Rex Makin, the family’s lawyer, helped them fight a long legal battle to clear their names, employing solicitors to sift through the evidence immediately after they were convicted.

As a famously combative lawyer who delighted in taking on the establishment, he was proud to be “a lightning conductor for trouble” in a turbulent career that mirrored the tumultuous ups and …

Jun 27, 2017 · Tributes have been paid to renowned lawyer and freeman of Liverpool Rex Makin. A source close to Mr Makin said everybody who knew the solicitor was “devastated” by his death.