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The proposed new ‘Employment Act’ - The Labor laws of Sri Lanka being promulgated over the years to meet the evolving needs of industrial relations and contained in several different pieces of legislation. In the recent unprecedented times such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic and political crisis and Sri
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The Personal Data Protection Act of Sri Lanka was passed in parliament and was certified by the Speaker on 19th March 2022 and is the principal legislation that deals with the protection of personal data in Sri Lanka. For the large part the Act being in line with global legislation
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‘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 violence and abuse, a crisis in the age of the pandemic: The Legal framework in Sri Lanka for the prevention of and punishment
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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 violence and abuse, a crisis in the age of the pandemic: The United Nations provides that - ‘Domestic abuse or "domestic violence&
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Real Estate Investments Trusts, known as ‘REIT’ is a Unit Trust that will invest principally in income generating real estate. REIT has been established within the existing Sri Lankan legal framework. It appears to have been structured from a local investor perspective and the Sri Lankan environment in which it
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Published on Thomson Reuters PRACTICAL LAW A Q&A guide to doing business in Sri Lanka. This Q&A gives an overview of key recent developments affecting doing business in Sri Lanka as well as an introduction to the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and