National Law Conference 2017 from 15-17 Feb.

The Annual National Law Conference 2017 of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (NLC) under theme ‘Contemplatio – A contemplation of the Law and the way forward’ will be held from 15 to 17 February at the Galle Face Hotel.

The objective of the NLC 2017 is to inspect the fundamental jurisprudential basis of the law, an exploration of the law as it is presently practiced from the side of the non-stakeholder, practitioner and the Judge and the future reforms that is required. It is expected that the NLC, as the pre-eminent academic/practical conference of the Bar Association, is considered both among the legal fraternity as well as the wider public as a more introspective forum where the participants can contemplate the way of the law and the practical aspects of the law in operation.

The conference will deal with: An analysis of jurisprudential roots of law; An analysis of the manner in which the law is practiced in reality and what the lawyer and the judges’ expectation of the manner in which the law is practiced; A non-stakeholder view of the legal system and The required reforms of the law to obtain the best results from the fundamental principles in which the law is based.

‘Contemplatio – A contemplation of the Law and the way forward’ will be graced by President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena as the Chief Guest. It is guaranteed that the NLC 2017 will offer the delegates an unparalleled insight into the roots of the law given the calibre of panellists and speakers that the conference will feature, including; 

Eran Wickramaratne – Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development, Justice Prasanna Jayawardena, President’s Counsel – Judge of the Supreme Court, Faiz Mustapha, President’s Counsel, K. Kanag – Isvaran, President’s Counsel, Kalinga Indatissa, President’s Counsel, Dr. Harsha Cabral , President’s Counsel, Yasantha Kodagoda, President’s Counsel – Additional Solicitor General, Kuvera de Zoysa, President’s Counsel, K. Neelakandan – Partner Neelakandan and Neelakandan, Dr. Arittha Wickramanayake – Partner Nithya Partners, Dr. Ramani Jayasundere – Director Law and Gender – Asia Foundation and Arjuna Obesekara, Deputy Solicitor General. 

Another highlight of the NLC 2017 will be the Gala Dinner organised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka on 17 February to felicitate senior attorneys, who complete 50 years at the Bar this year. 

The NLC 2017 is a non residential conference. However, the Bar Association will assist participants to arrange accommodation at discounted rates at certain hotels in Colombo depending on their requirements. The participants who wish to obtain further information regarding discounted hotels stays may contact the Bar Association in that regard. 

The tickets for the National Law Conference will be sold at Rs. 20,000 (inclusive of the Gala Dinner on 17th Friday). The tickets can be purchased at BASL and from Secretaries of all member associations of BASL. Participants may contact the BASL on 0112447134/0113090030.