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1. What Is the Protection of Occupants Bill, 2026? The Protection of Occupants Bill, 2026 (the Bill) was a legislative proposal introduced by the Ministry of Justice and National Integration, intended to regulate the manner in which persons in lawful occupation of premises may be removed and to prohibit certain
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The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification No. 2332/15 by virtue of the powers vested under Section 10(1) (b) (ii) on 17th May 2023 for the protection of the consumer that any e-commerce entity or platform operator engages in marketing and selling of any goods
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An evaluation of State Accountability in ensuring National Security. (SCFR163/19,165/19,166/19,184/19,188/19,191/19,193/19,195/19,196/19,197/19,198/19,293/19) TOn 12.01.2023 a bench of seven judges of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice
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The District Court of Colombo recently delivered a landmark judgement awarding compensation to a disabled child whose disabilities had arisen as a direct result of the negligent conduct of the hospital and medical professionals at the time of her birth. Additional District Judge, Justice Kalhari Liyanage, by her judgment dated
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<p>The following measures have been announced by the Government as at 01.07.2021.</p> Banking and Finance: The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka [CBSL] by Circular No.4/2020 dated 24.03.2020 has directed Financial Institutions (i.e. Licensed
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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 2216/08 dated 23rd February 2021. The Rules empower the Court of Appeal to hold digital virtual hearings as an interim measure to address difficulties
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On the 11th of March 2020, the prevalent global COVID-19 outbreak was declared as a Pandemic by the World Health Organization and many countries moved to impose restrictions on movement of persons, business activities and day to day operations in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. The