Lawyers
asked not to attend courts tomorrow
The BASL yesterday called upon all its members throughout the country
to abstain from courts tomorrow to attend the funeral of High Court
Judge Sarath Ambepitiya.
Lawyers
have also been asked not to charge fees from any client on that
day as a mark of respect to the late Judge and to attend his funeral
at 4.30 p.m. at the General Cemetery, Borella, assembling at Hulftsdorp
at 11 a.m.
The
remains of Mr. Ambepitiya will be brought to the Hulftsdorp Courts
Complex from his residence at 9.30 a.m. and the members of the Colombo
Law Society, Judicial Officers, the BASL and High Court judges will
receive the body. The funeral procession will leave the Courts Complex
at 3.30 p.m. |