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British Barrister bowled over by Lanka

Sarath Malalasekera

UK Barrister James Potts and his fiancee, Kristine Kozicki, a trainee Solicitor who visited Sri Lanka recently, praised Sri Lankans for their warm hospitality. The couple toured several parts of the country, including the Eastern Province.

Potts said the Kandy Esala Perehara is one of the most spectacular events that they had ever seen. During their short stay in Colombo after a fortnight with the Commission in Kurunegala and Kandy, they met Chief Justice Dr Shirani A Bandaranayake, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, Secretary General Dhammika Kitulgoda, Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem and several other dignitaries including President's Counsel Upali Gooneratne.

Potts won an essay competition organised by the Commonwealth Barristers' Association and was selected to undergo an internship with the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka after which he associated himself with President's Counsel Upali Gooneratne.

Potts who topped the Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in English Literature at the Oxford and Cambridge Universities, joined Gray's Inn from which he was called to the Bar in early September.

Art contest winners

Sri Lanka - Thailand Society art competition winners.

First : D.S. Dhammika Edirisinghe, Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya, Gampaha,

Second : Jithya H.D. Fernando, Sri Sambodhi Dhamma School, Colombo 7, Third: M.P.H. Oshadi Dias, Musaeus College, Colombo 7 and Merit Awards: Ravindith Algiriyevithana, Rajinda Gunaratna, Hiruni Cooray, Inuli Devamanthi, Dilshan Ranasinghe, Imanka Sandeepa, Chathuri Jayasiriwardena, Dhanushika Piyumini, and Chinthaka Edirisinghe.