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Commonwealth Rule of Law award for Upul
View(s):Former BASL president Upul Jayasuriya was presented the 2015 Rule of Law Award by the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association at a glittering ceremony on April 13 at the prestigious City Chambers in Glasgow, Scotland. A banquet too was held in his honour at the same venue.
Chief Justices, Judges and heads of the Bar from Scotland and other commonwealth countries were present at the Occassion.
The same award was presented at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Law Conference in the presence of the entire gathering of delegates taking part at the conference at the Scottish Exhibition and Convention Centre.
From left to right Alex Ward, director Lexis Nexis UK, which sponsored the event, Upul Jayasuriya and Nigel Roberts, Director Lexis Nexis
(Please see ST2 page 9 for excerpts from Mr. Jayasuriya’s acceptance speech)
