Two great Queen’s Counsel: Father-son duo in rare feat-By Ranjan Gooneratne Source:Sundaytimes Several years ago, I read an article about two great father and son lawyers — the Tiruchelvams. I had intended to write an article about another father and son combination — Guy Wikramanayake and his son, Nimal, but could not get round to writing it. It was only recently when 1 learnt that Nimal had been appointed a Queen’s Counsel in Victoria, and accordingly throughout Australia, that I decided to write a few words about these two great lawyers. Guy Wikramanayake was one of the greatest trial lawyers in Ceylon (as it was then known). He was called to the Bar in September 1929 and was appointed a King’s Counsel in October 1950. In 1941, he was retained as Junior Counsel to R.L. Pereira KC in the celebrated   ...

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