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A bill titled the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (‘Constitutional Amendments’) was presented to the Parliament on 23rd August 2017 and gazetted on 02nd of September 2020. The Constitutional Amendments retain some of the reforms introduced by the 19th Amendment, including inter alia Article 14A of the
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Aruni Marcelline contributes to the Thompson Reuters guide to Corporate Real Estate Law in Sri Lanka. Read More....
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BOI exporters and Customs House Agents (CHAs) are required to comply with the following guidelines when clearing imported raw materials (with effect from 20th April 2020). The guidelines are meant to ensure a paperless process in the clearing of raw materials. 1. Submission of the electronic Bills of Lading: The
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has approved amendments to the Stockbroker rules, Central Depository System (CDS) rules and the Listing rules proposed by the CSE to enable the stock market to move to a digitised environment. Investors who previously had to submit physical documents to a
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ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සේවය අවසාන කිරීම 1950 අංක 43 දරන කාර්මික ආරවුල් පනත හා 1971 අංක 45 දරන කම්කරුවන්ගේ රක්ෂාව අවසාන කිරීමේ (විශේෂ විධිවිධාන)
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இலங்கையில் தொழில் முடிவுறுத்தலானது 1950 ஆம் ஆண்டு 43 ஆம் இலக்க கைத்தொழில் பிணக்கு சட்டம் மற்றும் 1971 ஆம் ஆண்டு 45 ஆம் இலக்க தொழிலாளர் தொழில்
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Dilmini Cooray and Inshira Hanifa contribute to the Thompson Reuters guide to Tax on Corporate Transactions in Sri Lanka. Read More
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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
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We are pleased to announce that The Legal 500 (Legalease) Asia Pacific Guide 2020 ranks D. L. & F. De Saram as a Tier 1 law firm in 7 practice areas, namely, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Projects and Energy, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, Shipping
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Termination of employment in Sri Lanka is governed by 2 principal statutes namely the Industrial Disputes Act No.43 of 1950, and the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act No.45 of 1971. On a collective reading of these statutes, termination and can be applied as follows circumstances:
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The Intellectual Property Act No. 36 of 2003 governs the registration of a trademark/ logo in Sri Lanka. 1. 1. The first step towards the registration of a trademark is to carry out a search at the National Intellectual Property Office to determine if there are any similar marks, to