Jayewardene started his career as a junior to M. T. de S. Amarasekera, KC; N. K. Choksy, KC and H. V. Perera, QC. He quickly gained a reputation as a trial lawyer in both civil and criminal law in the unofficial bar, with a strong practice in the appellate courts. He became the youngest person to be named to the prestigious position of Queen's Counsel in 1954. He was part of the defense of the 1962 attempted coup suspects and defended Royal Dutch Shell ownership in Ceylon when nationalized in the 1960s. He was the principal legal adviser to his brother J. R. Jayewardene, he was the architect of the amendments to the Constitution of Sri Lanka in the late 1970s and early 1980s and served as a Special Envoy to the President.[2]
Jayewardene was elected to many high positions within the Sri Lankan Legal profession, such as the First President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, President Law Association, President Organization of Professionals Association. He was also the Vice President, Commonwealth Lawyers Association.[2]
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The JAYEWARDENE Ancestry
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hector, wilfred, jayewardene, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, template, messa. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Deshamanya Hector Wilfred Harry Jayewardene QC November 3 1916 April 20 1990 was a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer In 1979 he was chairman of a UNESCO conference on human rights in Bangkok and later chairman of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute He was member at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Legal career 3 Honors 4 Family 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editBorn to Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene KC and Agnes Helen Don Philip Wijewardena he was the younger brother of J R Jayewardene former President of Sri Lanka Educated at the Royal College Colombo where he excelled in rugby and debating Following the family trade he entered Ceylon Law College to study law He won many prizes at law college including the Prize for Law of Evidence and the Hector Jayewardene Gold Medal for Oratory Passing the examinations with First Class Honours he was called to the bar in 1941 as an advocate 2 Legal career editJayewardene started his career as a junior to M T de S Amarasekera KC N K Choksy KC and H V Perera QC He quickly gained a reputation as a trial lawyer in both civil and criminal law in the unofficial bar with a strong practice in the appellate courts He became the youngest person to be named to the prestigious position of Queen s Counsel in 1954 He was part of the defense of the 1962 attempted coup suspects and defended Royal Dutch Shell ownership in Ceylon when nationalized in the 1960s He was the principal legal adviser to his brother J R Jayewardene he was the architect of the amendments to the Constitution of Sri Lanka in the late 1970s and early 1980s and served as a Special Envoy to the President 2 Jayewardene was elected to many high positions within the Sri Lankan Legal profession such as the First President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka President Law Association President Organization of Professionals Association He was also the Vice President Commonwealth Lawyers Association 2 Honors editIn 1985 he was award an honorary LLD from the University of Colombo and awarded the title of Deshamanya in 1988 by the President of Sri Lanka 3 Family editHe married Claribel Fernando daughter of Dr C H Fernando in August 1946 They had four daughters and a son Dr Hiran Jayewardene 2 See also editList of political families in Sri LankaReferences edit The U N s Five Wise Men Time a b c d Ildan Mehmet Murat HW s contribution to the 1978 const is renowned Island Retrieved 4 May 2020 National Awards Conferred by His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka presidentsoffice gov lk Office of the President of Sri Lanka Retrieved 4 May 2020 External links editThe JAYEWARDENE Ancestry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hector Wilfred Jayewardene amp oldid 1179726286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
