Editing King's Counsel (section)

===Sri Lanka===

[[President's Counsel]] ([[List of post-nominal letters#Sri Lanka|postnominal]] '''PC''') is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the [[president of Sri Lanka|president]], recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design. It is the equivalent of the rank of King's Counsel in the United Kingdom, which was used in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) until 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic, when the position became that of [[President's Counsel|Senior Attorney-at-Law]]. In 1984, the position became the President's Counsel. The holder can use the [[post-nominal letters]] ''PC'' after his or her name.