The government is punching above its weight on the economic front, mustering as it does enough votes in the parliament to secure the passage of vital bills, motions and resolutions. Its domestic debt restructuring plan ran into stiff resistance,...
The topic of soliciting and touting in the legal profession is a subject of discussion that invited much attention in recent times, especially on social media. The concept of marketing the legal career of an individual is a new...
The fever and dust has settled on another election to the office of President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka for the year 2021-2022 with the winner being endorsed by a large majority of the Bar.
Yet, this was...
Sri Lankan law broadly allows for two distinct types of commissions of inquiry to be appointed by the President. The first are commissions of inquiry (CoI) established in terms of the Commissions of Inquiry Act No 17 of 1948....
“It is my view that on account of the unusual and extraordinary delay in lodging the first complaint despite every ability to do so demonstrates very strongly that the allegations against the suspect Shani Abeysekara are a result of...
“I was convicted of cyber libel earlier this year, and now I have my ninth arrest warrant and could go to jail for a tweet. The legal acrobatics to harass and intimidate me continue, but these moves only convince...
Seniors call the professionals to uphold the democratic process
In almost 10 days members of the noble profession will go into polling booths to elect a leader to the black-coated fraternity in the country: the 26th president of the Bar...
