What are the Holiday Entitlements Under the Sri Lankan Labour Law?
Dinalee Siyambalapitiya
October 30, 2025
Intellectual Property Act Proposed to Be Amended to Include Geographical Indications
Proposed Bill to amend the Intellectual Property Act with a registration system on Geographical Indications in Sri Lanka The Bill to amend the Intellectual Property
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Supreme Court Decision On Prescriptive Rights
The Supreme Court recently delivered an interesting judgement pertaining to the matter of establishing prescriptive title on the basis of long use. The dispute concerned
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Minimum Investment Requirements Foreign Investment in Sri Lanka
On 26th October 2021, the Registrar General of Companies announced that the Ministry of Finance proposes to amend the Foreign Exchange (Classes of Capital Transactions
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Age of Retirement to be Regulated
Presently, Sri Lankan law does not provide for a minimum retirement age that is applicable to the private sector. The first of its kind, the
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Termination on Grounds of Misconduct – Case of the “Barberyn Reef Hotel”
The prevailing labour laws and industrial relations provide for various types of disciplinary measures an employer is permitted to take in Sri Lanka (e.g. dismissal,
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Domestic Violence Part II
‘A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat ’em, the better they be’ – The Sri Lankan legal framework for prevention of domestic
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Domestic Violence
A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat ’em, the better they be’ – The Sri Lankan legal framework for prevention of domestic
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Summary of measures announced by the government of Sri Lanka in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The following measures have been announced by the Government as at 01.07.2021. Banking and Finance: The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of
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Digitalisation of Court of Appeal Hearings
Rules Governing Virtual Hearings The Court of Appeal (Electronic filing and urgent digital virtual hearings) (Special Provisions) Rules, 2021 was published in the Extraordinary Gazette
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Construction & Projects Global Guide
D. L. & F. De Saram is proud to announce the publishing of its Construction and projects in Sri Lanka: an overview in collaboration with
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