Palitha Fernando
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Rear Admiral
Palitha Fernando, PC
, VNF
is a Sri Lanka
n lawyer. He is the current Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy and Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney-General's Department
.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
and went on to gain a LLB and LLM in International Law from the University of Colombo
. After completing his LLB he entered the Sri Lanka Law College
to take the law exams and took oaths as an attorney at law. He later gained a second LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Bristol
.
Joining the Attorney General's Department
as a State Counsel, later becoming a Senior State Counsel and Deputy Solicitor General. During this time he prosecuted in several major crime cases. In 2008 he was appointed Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy, as a Commodore
in the Volunteer Naval Force
to head the Court-Martial of the Commander Southern Naval Command.
He is a visiting lecturer at the Open University of Sri Lanka
and a faculty member of Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies.
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Palitha Fernando, PC
President's Counsel (Sri Lanka)
President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
, VNF
Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
The Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force is the volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The present headquarters of the VNF is at SLNS Lanka in Welisara. 95% of the members of the Volunteer Naval Force are now in the active service and deployed across almost all Sri Lankan Naval bases, with a...
is a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n lawyer. He is the current Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy and Additional Solicitor General in the Attorney-General's Department
Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka)
The Attorney-General's Department is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka that supports the Attorney General and his/her deputy the Solicitor General. It handles public prosecution and advises the government on legal matters...
.
Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
and went on to gain a LLB and LLM in International Law from the University of Colombo
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
. After completing his LLB he entered the Sri Lanka Law College
Sri Lanka Law College
Sri Lanka Law College was established as the Ceylon Law College under the Council of Legal Education in 1874 in order to impart a formal legal education to those who wished to be lawyers in Ceylon...
to take the law exams and took oaths as an attorney at law. He later gained a second LLM in International Commercial Law from the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
.
Joining the Attorney General's Department
Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka)
The Attorney-General's Department is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka that supports the Attorney General and his/her deputy the Solicitor General. It handles public prosecution and advises the government on legal matters...
as a State Counsel, later becoming a Senior State Counsel and Deputy Solicitor General. During this time he prosecuted in several major crime cases. In 2008 he was appointed Judge Advocate of the Sri Lanka Navy, as a Commodore
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
in the Volunteer Naval Force
Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
The Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force is the volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The present headquarters of the VNF is at SLNS Lanka in Welisara. 95% of the members of the Volunteer Naval Force are now in the active service and deployed across almost all Sri Lankan Naval bases, with a...
to head the Court-Martial of the Commander Southern Naval Command.
He is a visiting lecturer at the Open University of Sri Lanka
Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programmes of study leading to certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate diploma and postgraduate degree through the...
and a faculty member of Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies.