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PORTRAIT OF NIMAL WIKRAMANAYAKE KC UNVEILED IN VICTORIAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHAMBERS              Ross Howie KC  who unveiled the portrait. A ceremony attended by many of  the leading judges, silks, and lawyers of the Victorian Bar was held at the Bar Association’s  Peter O’ Callaghan Gallery   on 17 July 2023. It was  presided over by  the Chairperson of the Victorian Bar’s Arts and Collection committee Siobhan Ryan KC   who called upon retired County Court Judge Ross Howie KC to unveil the portrait of Nimal Wikramanayake KC.  Judge Howie spoke at length on Nimal’s legal career and the resolute manner in which he overcame obstacles on his way to the top of his profession. Nimal  remains the only lawyer from an Asian background to be granted silk in Australia. He now enjoys the added distinction of being the only lawyer from an Asian background to have his portrait unveiled in the Bar ...