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An Attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in Sri Lanka is the only legal practitioners authorised to represent others in all court of law in the island and are also authorised to give advice regarding any matter of law. Alternative terms include lawyer.
Solicitors general of Sri Lanka (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Sri Lankan lawyers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 340 total.
University of Sri Lanka Queen Mary University of London: Judge of the Court of Appeal: Nalin Perera: 3 March 2016 – 29 April 2019 12 October 2018 – 29 April 2019 1,142 189 Sirisena: Sri Lanka Law College: Judge of the Court of Appeal: Prasanna Jayawardena: 1956–2019 16 June 2016 – 24 December 2019 —
A president's counsel (postnominal PC) is an eminent lawyer who is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka as an individual "learned in the law". The term is an honorific that replaced the Queen's Counsel (QC), which Sri Lanka ceased appointing when it became a republic in 1972.
The attorney general of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The attorney general is usually a highly respected senior advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. The current attorney general is Parinda Ranasinghe Jnr.
Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando, PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer currently serving as the 48th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka since 16 November 2024. [1] Previously, she served as acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 10 October to 16 November 2024. [2]
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is the Bar Association in Sri Lanka, established in 1974.The institute amalgamated the Bar Council of Sri Lanka which represented the Advocates and Law Society of Sri Lanka which represented the Proctors, following which both branches were merged into a group of practitioners called Attorneys-At-Law under the Justice Law No. 44 of 1973 .
Sinhala: එම් ඒ සුමන්තිරන්, romanized: M A Sumanthiran) born 9 February 1964) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician. A successful civil lawyer who practices civil litigation, human rights and constitutional law, Sumanthiran has served as Member of Parliament from the Jaffna District from 2015 to 2024, and ...