Shibly Aziz To Contest For Presidency Of Bar Association

By Cassandra Mascarenhas

Former Attorney General of Sri Lanka Shibly Aziz is now contesting for the presidency of the Bar Association. This is the first time an Attorney General is contesting for the presidency of the Bar Association and if he gets the post, will be the first person to be the president of both the official and unofficial bar associations of Sri Lanka.

Shibly Aziz, who retired as Attorney General in 1996 now commands an extensive practice in civil law, specialising in public law, commercial law and shipping law. He is a President’s Counsel and has appeared in several controversial cases.

As the first chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Aziz is considered an authority on aviation law. He has represented the Sri Lankan government in several air services bilateral negotiations with other countries and international conferences in civil aviation.

He has been a member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka and was Director of Airport and Aviation Services Limited and Consultant (International Relations), to SriLankan Airlines.