Category: Legal

Dec 07, 2012 (LBO) – The United States embassy in Colombo expressed concern about Sri Lanka’s judiciary and urged that the island’s chief justice who is being impeached guaranteed due process and rule of law. “We urge that the Government of Sri Lanka and the Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the Chief Justice ensure any investigation […]

Dec 02, 2012 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan stock broking firm has compensated a client who complained to the Colombo Stock Exchange alleging unauthorized trading which led to massive losses during a collapsed stock market bubble. Taprobane Securities, chief executive had earlier been removed by the regulator following a controversial deal involving the attempted sale […]

Nov 21, 2012 (LBO) – Friday Forum, a citizen group said impeachment proceedings launched against Sri Lanka’s chief justice was “deeply flawed” and is perceived as an attack on institution that is independently working in the public interest. The Friday Forum said the process by a select committee was flawed and has attracted criticism from […]

Nov 09, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s chief justice has denied charges in an impeachment motion in parliament, giving details over allegations of undeclared assets and the purchase of propety in a letter sent through her lawyers to the media. “Our Client instructs us to state that she will, as always, continue to duly and […]

Nov 07, 2012 (LBO) – Charges made public against Sri Lanka’s chief justice in an impeachment motion signed by more than a 100 ruling coalition parliamentarians include non declaration of assets and the purchase of a house. Sri Lanka’s ruling administration has been has been unhappy at several rulings of the supreme court in recent […]

COLOMBO, Nov 5, 2012 (AFP) – A Chinese man who swallowed a fake stone in a daring bluff that allowed an accomplice to get away with a real diamond pleaded guilty Monday to aiding theft and was given a fine and two-year suspended jail term. Colombo chief magistrate Rashmi Singappuli ordered the 32-year-old man to […]

Nov 5, 2012 (AFP) – Hundreds of Sri Lankan lawyers took to the streets of Colombo on Monday protesting against a government move to impeach the country’s top judge in an increasingly bitter dispute. Lawyers marched from the Supreme Court to the city centre denouncing efforts by President Mahinda Rajapakse’s United People’s Freedom Alliance party […]

Nov 04, 2012 (LBO) – Two Romanian nationals have been arrested over a millions of rupees have been stolen from unsuspecting account holder using forged automated teller machine cards, a media report said. Sri Lanka’s The Sunday Times newspaper said at least 2.3 million rupees have been stolen from the account holders from banks in […]

Nov 03, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tobacco Company, a unit of British American Tobacco has gone to the court of appeal against new labeling rules by the island’s health ministry which requires graphic labeling. Health agencies, starting from US surgeon general’s office under Luther Terry, a former John Hopkins University professor and the […]

Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has begun a process to impeach chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake with a motion signed by with 117 legislators representing the ruling coalition, information minister Keheliya Rambukwelle said. Rambukwelle said the harmony between the parliament and judiciary had been disturbed with the judiciary overstepping its role, which has prompted […]

Oct 17, 2012 (LBO) – The United Kingdom has not endorsed any agent in Sri Lanka to help with visa applications and applicants who submit false documents will face a 10-year travel ban and action by domestic authorities, the UK High Commission in Colombo has said. “We welcome genuine visitors, students and workers to the […]

Oct 10, 2012 (LBO) – Recent assaults on the judiciary are attacks on the people, a group of concerned citizens have said following attempts to intimidate one of the country’s last remaining independence commissions and the assault of its secretary a senior judge. “Attacks on judicial independence are attacks on the people,” Friday Forum, a […]