President's Counsel

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:title
gptkbp:abbreviation PC
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:President_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:describes A senior rank of lawyer in Sri Lanka, equivalent to Queen's Counsel in the UK.
gptkbp:eligibility senior lawyers with distinguished service
gptkbp:field gptkb:law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label President's Counsel
gptkbp:introducedIn 1978
gptkbp:legalSystem Sri Lankan legal system
gptkbp:predecessor Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:privileges wear silk gown
sit within the inner bar
use the post-nominal letters PC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elanga_Wikramanayake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7