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Voetlights Society, the century old association of lawyers had their annual year-end dinner on Friday night at the Cinnamon Grand Oak Room. The society was formed to honour the memory of a famous Roman Dutch law jurist Johannes Voet.
At the high table are left to right D.M..Swaminathan (last year’s president of the society), chief guest Nihal Jayamanne, PC, Ravi Algama (president of the society), Chief Justice Mohan Peiris, Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem and Bar Association President Upul Jayasuriya.
Over 650 lawyers were present at the gala dinner. Pic by Indika Handuwala

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