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President’s Counsel Geoffrey Alagaratnam announced yesterday his candidature for the presidency of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), after nominations were called for the Association’s top office for the next term beginning in 2015.

A former lecturer and honours graduate of the Colombo University, Mr. Alagaratnam counts more than 30 years as a legal practitioner. A President’s Counsel since 2005, he also headed the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo during 2010-2012.

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