The Queen v. M. Sathasivam 55 NLR 255 Introduction The Sathasivam Murder Case, formally reported as The Queen v. M. Sathasivam 55 NLR 255, stands as one of the most significant and controversial...

A Critical Analysis of Nawalage Manel Mahendra Dias & Another v. Premalatha & Others The Supreme Court’s judgment in Nawalage Manel Mahendra Dias & Another v. Premalatha & Others(SC...

Servitude and Prescription – The Supreme Court decision in W. Arthur Deepal Peiris and Others v. Ranil Perera (SC Appeal 37/2014) has reinforced critical principles of property law, particularly...

An Analysis of SC Appeal No. 211/2012: Bigamy & Void Marriages. The Integrity of Matrimonial Law. Case Title: Udagepolage Gunasiri Seneviratne vs Pattiya Widanage Carmen PremalathaCourt : Supreme...

Clarence Wijewardene Copyright Case: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in a landmark judgment delivered on 23 May 2025, reaffirmed the importance of intellectual property rights by ruling in favour of...

This important Court of Appeal decision explores the legal parameters of actions for the definition of boundaries – actio finium regundorum – under Sri Lankan law, elucidating the rights...

Sri Lanka’s “Carrom Board Case”: Top Ministers Jailed for Corruption In a landmark judgment on 29 May 2025, a Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo convicted two senior politicians in a...

Mahinda Rajapakse  v.  Chandra Fernando and others (the Helping Hambantota case) SC(FR) App: No. 387/2005 The Bench comprised Chief Justice, Sarath N. Silva, Justice Shirani Tilakawardena...

Introduction The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in the case of Niyakulage Dilruk Sanjeewa Fernando v. Meddakandage Anilka Rohini Perera, has delivered a significant ruling concerning the procedural...