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Explainer: The Proposed Property Tax in Sri Lanka
Avishka Jayaweera On 13 June 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published the Country Report on Sri Lanka following the second review under its Extended Fund Facility. The relevant staff report published under the review included a proposal to introduce a...
Ranil Angunawela appointed Legal Advisor to the Power Sector Reform Secretariat
LexAG senior partner Ranil Angunawela was appointed Legal Advisor to the Power Sector Reform Secretariat, Ministry of Power and Energy. The Secretariat is responsible for preparing new legislation for the power sector.
Collaboration with NHCo
LexAG - Legal Consultants is pleased to to announce its collaboration with Nihal Hettiarachchi & Co, Chartered Accountants, an independent member of HLB International.
Data Privacy Law and its Intersection with Organisations and Society
Partner Gehan Gunatilleke appeared on Echelon Magazine/ EconomyNext to discuss Sri Lanka's Data Privacy Laws. https://vimeo.com/786506952/cf4350a39d
Regulation of the Insurance Industry in Sri Lanka
Partner Ranil Angunawela addressed the National Law Conference on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the banking and insurance sectors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8A0BaQI8KA
Regulating parate execution in extraordinary times
By Ranil Angunawela and Malsirini de Silva The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent public safety protocols have placed an enormous strain on individuals and the economy. State-imposed lockdowns have brought the economy to a virtual halt. Businesses have struggled to meet...
Ranil Angunawela, Insurance Board of Sri Lanka at Fintelekt AML Summit (Sri Lanka) 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7F-Ar33VE&ab_channel=FintelektAdvisoryServicesPvtLtd Fintelekt hosted the 3rd Annual Anti-Money Laundering Summit (Sri Lanka) at Taj Samudra, Colombo on April 5, 2017. This forum provided an exclusive opportunity for sharing of...
LMD The Forum: Is Democracy a Panacea?
A conversation with Dr Gehan Gunatilleke on democracy in Sri Lanka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC1FOwr_2ZU
The Sri Lanka Electricity Bill passed by majority vote in the Parliament
The Sri Lanka Electricity Bill was passed by a majority of 44 votes following the debate held in the Parliament today (Jun. 06). At the end of the debate on the Second Reading of the Bill held today, the Opposition called for a division and accordingly, 59 votes were...
Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke joins Janashakthi Insurance Board
Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Janashakthi Insurance Plc. Dr. Gunatilleke is an Attorney-at-Law and a founding partner of LexAG, a law firm based in Colombo. He is a former advisor to Sri Lanka’s...
Electricity sector reforms bill gets green light
Zulfick Farzan COLOMBO (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposed Electricity sector reforms bill, and the new bill will be gazetted and presented in Parliament for approval, said Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera. The Department of...
Taming the Digital Realm
Global Content Moderation Practices In this in-depth publication on global content moderation practices, we explore the challenges and implications of regulating online platforms. Several authors highlight the importance of considering local socio-political and...
President appoints new members of EC, HRCSL
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced the appointment of members to the Election Commission and the Human Rights Commission (HRCSL).Retired Supreme Court judge Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya has been appointed Chairman of the HRCSL. The other newly-appointed...
Sri Lanka early presidential poll will require constitutional amendment: expert
Himal Kotelawala ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is reportedly looking for an early popular mandate will need to seek a constitutional amendment repealing a provision that prevents a president elected by parliament from calling an early...
Face the Nation | The impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act
Panel discussion on 5 April 2023 featuring U.R. de Silva, P.C., Bhavani Fonseka, Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke, and Hejaaz Hizbullah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLyl9DfbUBM
How a Human Rights Law Became a Tool of Repression in Sri Lanka
by Gehan Gunatilleke The recent arrest of the YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe has drawn attention to Sri Lanka’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act. Amarasinghe is accused of making disparaging comments about the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy,...
Face the Nation: Freedom under seige
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkMgS3AgGVU
Regulating social media: Focus shifts to hybrid system
By Skandha Gunasekara While the Government continues to push for legislation on social media regulation, experts opine that a hybrid system must be in place over total State regulation vs. only self regulation. Many have criticised moves by successive...