President’s Counsel Anura Meddegoda has been appointed as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), with President’s Counsel Razik Zarook as the new Deputy President.
Meddegoda has over 40 years of legal experience, having served in the Attorney General’s Department and as a Legal Adviser at The Hague’s UN International Criminal Tribunal.
Zarook is a senior Attorney-at-Law with a history of leadership roles, including as former Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka and various public corporations.
He also has diplomatic experience, having served as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Yugoslavia and Hungary, and as High Commissioner to Singapore.