By now we have spent a considerable amount of time in the anti- Corona battle since the beginning  of the problem.  Undoubtedly it’s the biggest and gravest human tragedy we have faced in recorded history, after the Second World war. There has been a continuing dialog in society, from the beginning (inception) of the problem […]

The Australian experience before and during Covid 19. ~Subodhya Wijetunge Weliamuna LLM. LLB, Attorney-at-Law   Covid 19 poses different challenges to the workforce and the economy. This is a brief examination on how Australia managed to change working environment for employees to meet the challenges, encouraging people to work from home.   What is flexible […]

Introduction This note outlines the response adopted by other jurisdictions with regard to regulating and governing matters concerning Employer-Employee relationships. The intention of identifying such provisions, would better illustrate and assist nations like Sri Lanka, to determine the best possible response they can adopt to this crisis. Further noted is the lack of new legislation […]

By Viranjana Herath   Right to health of migrant workers Migrant workers of all over the world have become one of the most vulnerable communities during the Corona pandemic. They have been suffering with many issues including the lack of access to adequate health facilities, not being able to getting foods and other essentials, losing […]

By Dr. Sarath Buddhadasa, BA (Pera) MBA (SriJ) PhD (KL) CEO, Business Consultancy Services (Private) Limited   Decision making and problem solving is a critical competence the entrepreneurs must possess in their journey towards business success. The decisions we take today determine the way we travel and to what direction the business is aligned. As […]

By Dr. Sarath Buddhadasa BA (Pera) MBA (SriJ) PhD (KL) CEO – Business Consultancy Services (Private) Limited   What to do now, and how to come out or escape? is the simple on the surface, but actually the grave question that has devastated the mind-set of most of our entrepreneurs today in this disastrous Covid […]

By Samantha Ratwatte PC Sri Lanka,  in the long title of the 1978 Constitution, is called  “the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka”. Though we persist with free health services and education, at best the term  “Socialist” has been retained merely as a nostalgic reference to our past. This becomes clear if one examines the […]

S. W. Wilwaraarachchi LLM (Colombo), Attorney-at-Law Tumultuous times are generally fraught with novel challenges which, unless addressed rationally, can lead to further chaos. Covid-19 pandemic which is eerily tightening its fatal grip in Sri Lanka, as has already been done in many parts over the globe, has a propensity to cause mayhem in almost every […]

By Amani Pilapitiya LL.B, AAL Introduction This note outlines the general guidelines adopted by other jurisdictions regarding Landlord-Tenant relationship with the ongoing pandemic; Covid-19. Provisions contained in these guidelines fall well within the ambit of force majeure, a separate limb of law of contract solely dealing with eventualities. In a backdrop where no such specific […]

By Dr. Ranee Jayamaha Covid-19 virus has pushed the world into a recession with huge health risk for human beings. Never before have modern economies shut down or locked down at short notice. China was the first country to experience the full force of Covid-19 and today, the confirmed affected cases across the world is […]