Crown Counsel in Ceylon

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Crown Counsel in Ceylon were government-appointed legal officers who prosecuted criminal cases and advised the colonial administration on legal matters during British rule in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

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Crown Counsel in Ceylon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial government position ⓘ
legal adviser to government ⓘ
legal office ⓘ
public prosecutor ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Ceylon ⓘ
linked to: Sri Lanka
appointedBy Attorney General of Ceylon ⓘ
British colonial administration ⓘ
colonial government of Ceylon ⓘ
authorityDerivedFrom Crown of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country Ceylon ⓘ
linked to: Sri Lanka
duty advise police on legal aspects of investigations ⓘ
appear for the Crown in criminal trials ⓘ
ensure prosecutions were conducted in the public interest ⓘ
review evidence before filing indictments ⓘ
employer Government of Ceylon ⓘ
field criminal law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
jurisdiction criminal prosecutions in Ceylon ⓘ
legalSystem Roman-Dutch law influenced system ⓘ
common law ⓘ
locatedIn British Ceylon ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
natureOfOffice professional civil service position ⓘ
partOf Attorney General’s Department of Ceylon ⓘ
Crown Law Office of Ceylon ⓘ
replacedBy State Counsel in Sri Lanka ⓘ
reportsTo Attorney General of Ceylon ⓘ
Solicitor General of Ceylon ⓘ
role advise colonial administration on legal matters ⓘ
advise on criminal law and procedure ⓘ
appear in appellate criminal matters ⓘ
assist the Attorney General in legal proceedings ⓘ
conduct prosecutions in the Supreme Court of Ceylon ⓘ
draft legal opinions for government departments ⓘ
prepare indictments in serious criminal cases ⓘ
prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the Crown ⓘ
represent the Crown in higher courts ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
status full-time government legal officer ⓘ
subordinateTo Attorney General of Ceylon ⓘ
Solicitor General of Ceylon ⓘ
successorOffice State Counsel in the Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
British colonial period in Ceylon ⓘ
workedWith colonial judiciary of Ceylon ⓘ
police of Ceylon ⓘ

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judiciary of Ceylon → relatedInstitution → Crown Counsel in Ceylon ⓘ