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Collaboration with NHCo

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.

Ban on mobile insurance: Baby thrown out with the bathwater?

Ban on mobile insurance: Baby thrown out with the bathwater?

by Ranil Angunawela The Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL) has banned with immediate effect the use, by insurers, of telecommunication service providers’ platforms in the promotion and sale of insurance products. The Direction (No. 4 of 2021) was...

Regulating parate execution in extraordinary times

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...

Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke joins Janashakthi Insurance Board

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

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

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 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...

Regulating social media: Focus shifts to hybrid system

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...

22A: Why retain the Urgent Bill process?

22A: Why retain the Urgent Bill process?

Gehan Gunatilleke Parliament is about to debate the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill this week. Among its features (both positive and negative), there appears to be one conspicuous gap: the ‘urgent’ Bill process is left untouched. One of the most egregious...