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Born to [[Sir]] [[Francis de Zoysa]], [[Kings Counsel|KC]] an Advocate and member of the first [[State Counsel (Sri Lanka)|State Council]] and Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, his brothers were [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] [[Sydney de Zoysa]], [[Stanley de Zoysa]] and [[Lucien de Zoysa]]. [[Richard de Zoysa]] was his nephew. He was educated at the [[Royal College, Colombo]] and at the [[Ceylon Law College]], taking oaths as an Advocate in 1949.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raja |first1=de Silva |title=The wit and humour of Bunty de Zoysa |url=http://www.island.lk/2008/09/22/opinion4.html |accessdate=30 September 2019 |publisher=Island}}</ref> |
Born to [[Sir]] [[Francis de Zoysa]], [[Kings Counsel|KC]] an Advocate and member of the first [[State Counsel (Sri Lanka)|State Council]] and Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, his brothers were [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] [[Sydney de Zoysa]], [[Stanley de Zoysa]] Dickie de Zoysa Duggie de Zoysa Capt Kenneth de Zoysa and [[Lucien de Zoysa]]. [[Richard de Zoysa]] was his nephew. He was educated at the [[Royal College, Colombo]] and at the [[Ceylon Law College]], taking oaths as an Advocate in 1949.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raja |first1=de Silva |title=The wit and humour of Bunty de Zoysa |url=http://www.island.lk/2008/09/22/opinion4.html |accessdate=30 September 2019 |publisher=Island}}</ref> |
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==Legal career== |
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Revision as of 22:04, 14 November 2019
Ainsley Clive "Bunty" de Zoysa, PC (1923 - 22 September 1983) was a Sri Lankan criminal lawyer.[1]
Early life and education
Born to Sir Francis de Zoysa, KC an Advocate and member of the first State Council and Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, his brothers were DIG Sydney de Zoysa, Stanley de Zoysa Dickie de Zoysa Duggie de Zoysa Capt Kenneth de Zoysa and Lucien de Zoysa. Richard de Zoysa was his nephew. He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo and at the Ceylon Law College, taking oaths as an Advocate in 1949.[2]
Legal career
Having practiced under Dr Colvin R de Silva, Bunty de Zoysa joined the Attorney General’s Department as a Crown Counsel in 1951, on the invitation of Sir Alan Rose, the Attorney General. He developed a reputation as a criminal prosecutor. Dissatisfied with the lack of proportions, Bunty de Zoysa along with H. L. de Silva resigned from the Attorney General’s Department and joined the Unofficial bar, where he quickly developed a successful practice as a criminal lawyer in both the original and in the appellate courts. He was appointed a President's Counsel, elected President of the Bar Association and served as a Board Director of the Bank of Ceylon from 1977 to 1983.[3] He lead the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry in to misuse of power by Sirima Bandaranaike and Felix Dias Bandaranaike, during the Bandaranaike government between 1970 and 1977.
References
- ^ A. C. (Bunty) de Zoysa the inimitable legal icon
- ^ Raja, de Silva. "The wit and humour of Bunty de Zoysa". Island. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Rajapakse, C. V. "A. C. (Bunty) de Zoysa the inimitable legal icon". Daily News. Retrieved 30 September 2019.