The election of the Bar Association for the year 2017/2018 was held yesterday (15) with the polls coming to an end at 5.00pm.
Udaya Rohan De Silva, a former BASL Treasurer, was among three leading lawyers who contested the polls – the others being Anura Meddegoda and R. Thangarajah.
Attorney-at-Law U. R. de Silva was elected as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). He will take over from his predecessor Attorney-at-Law Geoffrey Alagaratnam.