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 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...
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.
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...
LexAG - Legal Consultants is pleased to to announce its collaboration with Nihal Hettiarachchi & Co, Chartered Accountants, an independent member of HLB International.
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 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...
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...
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...
Two top professionals Dhamitha Cooke and Ranil Angunawela have been appointed to the Board of Continental Insurance Ltd. Dhamitha Cooke is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka carrying a wealth of experience in finance, audit, operations,...
The Supreme Court yesterday granted leave to proceed in three Fundamental Rights applications challenging the current Emergency Regulations. Namini Panditha and Rusiru Egodage, the conveners of the Liberal Youth Movement, were the petitioners in Application No...
An injured Buddhist monk is carried away after attacks by government supporters on protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, last Monday. Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Article in The Guardian
Sri Lankan police help an injured protester during May 9 clashes between government opponents and supporters near the prime minister's house in Colombo. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) (Chamila Karunarathne/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Article in the Washington Post
By Sumudu Chamara At a time when the present Government has expressed some support for a 21st Amendment to the Constitution, there should be a discussion on what is intended to be achieved through this measure, especially as far as the changes that need to be done to...
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today granted leave to proceed with four Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions that were filed challenging the Gazette Extraordinary declaring a Public Emergency on 01 April 2022. Three of the four FR petitions were filed by journalists Roel...