Necessary actions will be taken on a lawyer who has been practicing from 2017 without the practicing certificate.

It was revealed in court yesterday that defense lawyer Tobia Ravuniwa who was representing Nasinu Pastor Waisake Tulavu has allegedly been defending the case without a practicing license.

High Court Judge Justice Thusara Rajasinghe said the Chief Registrar was informed.

All this came to light after the counsel failed to represent his client during the bail ruling yesterday afternoon.

Upon inquiry, it was revealed that his practicing license expired in 2017.

As a result, Tulavu has been further remanded as his counsel failed to appear in court.

A two-week trial has been set for Tulavu which will start on October 21st.

Tulavu is charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

Tulavu allegedly raped three church members aged 22, 29 and 32 in Nasinu last year.