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How AI Pazz Reduces Unnecessary AI Token Usage Through Pre-Generated Legal Insights

How AI Pazz Reduces Unnecessary AI Token Usage Through Pre-Generated Legal Insights Written by: AI Pazz Legal Research Team Last updated: August 2026 Anyone who has used an AI tool for legal research knows the routine: open a case, ask the AI to summarise it, wait for a response, then ask another question to find […]

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AI Pazz: One Platform for Case Law, Legislation &AI-Powered Legal Insights

AI Pazz: One Platform for Case Law, Legislation & AI-Powered Legal Insights Written by: AI Pazz Legal Research Team Last updated: August 2026 Legal research has traditionally meant long hours searching through case law databases, cross-checking citations, and manually reading through judgments to extract the information that actually matters, the facts, the legal issues, the

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Sathasivam Murder Case Explained

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

The Queen v. M. Sathasivam [1953] 55 NLR 255 Introduction The Sathasivam Murder Case, formally reported as The Queen v. M. Sathasivam [1953] 55 NLR 255, stands as one of the most significant and controversial criminal cases in Sri Lankan legal history. The Queen v. M. Sathasivam remains one of the most discussed criminal cases

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Foundations of Rei Vindicatio and Prescription

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 Appeal No. 77/2019), delivered on 5 December 2025, stands out as a meticulously reasoned reaffirmation of several foundational principles of property law- particularly rei vindicatio, prescriptive title, and the

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Determining consent in rape cases

Determining consent in rape cases: Supreme Court Rejects ‘Rape Myths’ 

Title: Punchihewage Sampath Kumara alias Bindu v Hon. Attorney GeneralCase number: S.C.APPEAL 16/2021Decided on: 05/12/2025Before: A.H.M.D. NAWAZ, J. ACHALA WENGAPPULI, J. ARJUNA OBEYESEKERE, J. Consent in rape cases – Either she consented or she did not, no middle ground In a landmark 2025 judgment, the Supreme Court firmly rejected the use of stereotypes and so-called

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Servitude and Prescription - Natural waterflow

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 concerning servitudes and prescription, natural water flow rights. The case, which arose from a dispute over rainwater drainage, delves into foundational legal doctrines, including ius fluminis, servitudes by prescription,

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Bigamy & Void Marriages in Sri Lanka

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 Court of Sri Lanka | SC APPEAL 211/2012Before: Priyasath Dep P.C., J., Priyantha Jayawardena P.C., J & Anil Gooneratne J. Introduction The decision of the Supreme Court of Sri

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Understanding Issue Estoppel in Evidence Law

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 (a reference to the final judicial decision contained in a previous case) will create an issue estoppel, if it is determined as an issue in a cause of

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