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Right to information case law – Asia Broadcasting Corporation v. M.J.K. Dissanayake

Asia Broadcasting Corporation v. M.J.K. Dissanayake: A Landmark Right to Information case law on Media Accountability in Sri Lanka The decision in Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd v. M.J.K...

Sathasivam Murder Case Explained: The Queen v. M. Sathasivam – A Landmark Sri Lankan Criminal Law Case

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...

AI Tools for Law Students in Sri Lanka

How AI Pazz Helps You Master Legal Research (and Save Time) For most law students, legal research feels like a never-ending struggle. Many law students ask the same question: what are the best AI...

Sri Lankan Legal Research – Research in Sinhala & Tamil

Sri Lanka’s First Multilingual Case Law Search: Now Search Judgments in Sinhala or Tamil For years, one of the biggest limitations in Sri Lankan legal research has been language. Although almost all...

Reaffirming the Foundations of Rei Vindicatio and Prescription

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 | Insights from the Sri Lankan Supreme Court Judgment – Peiris v. Perera

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...

Bigamy & Void Marriages in Sri Lanka: When Second Marriage is Invalid

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...

Understanding Issue Estoppel in Evidence Law | Application – Criminal Law – Civil Law

Associated with the doctrines of law pertaining to estoppel and res judicata, is another doctrine referred to as ‘issue estoppel’. Spencer Bower and Handley on “Res Judicata” states that, “ a decision...

Clarence Wijewardene Copyright Case: Supreme Court Upholds Artists’ Rights

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...
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