The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella clarified a reference made to her by Hon. Hasara Liyanage regarding her professional title. She stated that she qualified as a Barrister in the UK in 2000, completed chambers training there, and uses the title “Barrister” on that basis, while denying that she has claimed to be an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I wish to clarify what Hon. Hasara Liyanage, MP, stated mentioning my name.
¶ 02 In 2000 I passed the Bar examinations in the UK as a Barrister and underwent one year of training in a leading Barristers’ chambers there. Accordingly, even today I can appear in almost any court in the UK. Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I have never, anywhere, even during elections, said that I am an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. We know that those with foreign PhDs use the prefix “Dr.” in Sri Lanka. Likewise, those who obtain professional qualifications abroad also use those professional titles here. I use “Barrister” because I am a Barrister of the UK.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18225