As a country that is surrounded by territorial international waters, passengers and corporations are often faced with numerous complexities and require critical counsel in the areas of Admiralty & Shipping. D.L & F. De Saram, a premier Admiralty Law Firm in Sri Lanka, is renowned for its experience in matters extending to Sri Lanka Shipping and Maritime Law, Cargo Claims and Vessel Mortgage Enforcement, Salvage and Ground Handling Disputes, Charter Parties and Bills, Marine Insurance and Maritime Litigation. Our counsel extends to cross-border disputes, including cargo claims, vessel mortgage enforcement, crew arrests, marine insurance, salvage and ground handling disputes as well.
From drafting and negotiating on circumstances including charter parties, and bills of lading to contracts of freights, our team of Maritime Law experts have represented several matters of precedence on the subject at the High Court and arbitration tribunals to assist Clients with intricate complexities and provide personalised, suitable legal solutions with confidence and proven success.
Ensuring well-crafted employment policies, principles and regulations is crucial to ensure efficient business practices and safeguarded corporate interests. D.L. & F. De Saram is a leading Labour and Employment Law Firm in Sri Lanka, where our employment law counsels and attorneys provide expert legal advice on various matters relating to Employment Law in Sri Lanka.
Our extensive range of legal services deals with all types of employee-related matters to ensure that the complexities of labour law with special attention to client requisites are addressed including Employment Contracts and Agreements, Employee Remuneration, Terminations and Dispute Resolution, Workmen’s Compensation in Sri Lanka and International Labour regulations.
Employment Contacts: Drafting, reviewing and negotiating legally compliant contracts, preparing non-compete, non-disclosure agreements and severance packages.
Employment Policies and Handbooks: Providing employers with advice on the development and implementation of employment policies, procedures and handbooks to meet legal compliance standards
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation: Guiding employers on the development and administration of Employee Benefit plans that address the best interests of company employees and the firm as a whole
Legal compliance: Instructing on compliance with all employment-related laws, employment tax laws, superannuation, insurance and compensation benefits.
Workplace Safety and Health: Creating awareness and helping employers implement compliance with occupational safety and health regulations, including workplace safety standards and recordkeeping requirements based on specific industry standards and protocols.
Employee Discipline and Termination: Recommending effective disciplinary actions, performance management, and termination strategies that help Employers make difficult but crucial decisions to minimise legal risks and ensure compliance at all times with employment laws. We also provide legal representation in wrongful termination claims and employment-related litigation.
Employment Dispute Resolution: Addressing matters on behalf of both employers and employees in resolving employment disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation in court. We provide representation in quasi-judicial forums such as the Labor Tribunals and administrative proceedings before government labour departments and respective commissions.
Employment Due Diligence Investigations: Carrying out due diligence investigations on employees of target entities as well as providing strategic insight during asset acquisitions on applicable law, potential implications and exposures.
Corporate restructuring/Slimming: This aspect largely relates to implementing effective redundancy procedures as part of a corporate restructure or closure of operations-related mechanisms. This involves the provision of strategic advice on furloughing, drafting and settling correspondence, notices and other required instruments. We make sure to provide representation and filings at Inquiry processes before the Commissioner of Labour and Industrial Arbitration to ensure the smoothest transition within the restructuring process.
In matters of foreign employment, we provide advice on general queries and work permit compliance and assist in various requirements including the obtaining and extension of residence visas at the Department of Immigration and Emigration, work permits, respective visas for dependents, facilitating recommendation letters from specific local ministries to organising appointments for Health Assessments.
At DLF, fair and equitable representation matters. Our counsels provide advice not only on matters of employment but concerning Trade Union Disputes as well. We believe in supporting fair and complaint procedures in the workplace to protect the rights of both employers and employees while providing robust structure and opportunities to effectively resolve disputes in the workplace.