Bertie Angammana

Bertie Angammana was called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1983. He is a Practising Barrister. He was led by the late Sir Desmond de Silva QC in several criminal trials, the late Mr John Platts-Mills QC in a drug trial, the late Mr Michael Driscoll QC in an insurance claim, Mr Martin Bowley QC in a murder trial and Mr Alper Riza QC (Part-time Recorder) in civil and criminal trials including a murder trial lasting well over a month in the Central Criminal Court, and a VAT fraud trial lasting several months involving multiple defendants in the Wood Green Crown Court.

He has taken part in drug trials involving multiple defendants lasting several months in the Knights Bridge Crown Court and in the Southwark Crown Court. He prepared students for professional examinations including the Bar Final Examination and worked as a part-time lecturer in various schools and polytechnics. In the past, he scrutinized, and moderated examination papers for professional examinations at the Schiller International University, London SE1 8TX. During his tenancy at number 2. Middle Temple Lane, London ECY 9AA, he received instructions from the Crown Prosecution Service for criminal prosecutions in Magistrates’ Courts and in Crown Courts. His Educational Credentials are LLB (Hons) London, PGCE (FE) University of Greenwich, LLM (LSE/SOAS), Attorney-at-Law (Sri Lanka). He is a member of the Family Law Bar Association, the Criminal Bar Association, and the Personal Injury Bar Association.

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Child Abduction During the Covid Pandemic

Written by a practising barrister of more than four decades, this book tells and analyses the stories in relation to the abduction of children during the Covid 19 Pandemic. The issues in the cases are based on real life stories of families and their disputes arising out of the breakdown of their rel...

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