Guest Lecture by Mr. Abdul Cader Uwais
Mr. AC Uwais, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Inland Revenue, delivered a guest lecture at the Faculty of Law for the final year students of tax law, on the salient provisions of the newly enacted Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017. This lecture took place on the 23rd February 2018. In this lecture, […]
Guest Lecture by Prof. Lakshman Marasinghe
A guest lecture was conducted by Prof. Lakshman Marasinghe at the Ceylon Hall of the Faculty of Law on 24th January 2018. Prof. Marasinghe is Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor, Canada. Prof. Marasinghe discussed the topic of ‘Devolution of power under the Thirteenth Amendment.’ Guest lecture was organised by the course team for […]
Guest Lecture by Mr. Rohan Edirisinghe
A guest lecture on ‘Interpretation of Statutes and Documents’ was conducted by Mr. Rohan Edirisinghe for students of the Third Year. The lecture was held on the 3rd of January, 2018 from 2.00p.m. – 3.30 p.m. at the Ceylon Hall of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. The lecture was organized by the Department […]
Student Union Election – Academic Year 2017/18
The office of the Faculty of Law received nominations on 21st December 2017 for the election of President and office bearers of the Student Union for the academic year 2017/18. The Dean officiated as the Election Officer who was assisted by the Heads of Department, Permanent Student Counselor, Student Counselors, Academics and Marshal Officers. It was […]
Workshop on ‘Legal Drafting’
The Legal Aid Unit of the Faculty of Law conducted a workshop on ‘Legal Drafting ‘on the 13th and 19th December 2017. This was with the objective of giving a practical exposure of the theoretical aspect of the law to the students in Years II, III and IV. Mr Thishya Weragoda conducted the workshop in Sinhala while […]
Orientation – Academic year 2017/18 – GRAND FINALE
The Orientation Programme 2017/18 ended with a Grand Finale of cultural show on 8th December 2017. The first year students shared their views about the orientation and showcase their talents as well. The programme consisted of dance, drama, orchestra and speeches by the first year students.
Presentation of Draft Bills -2017
“Presentation of Draft Bills”, an event, hosted by the Department of Private and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, was held on 6th December 2017 at the faculty premises. The event was organized with the objective of enhancing the research and drafting skills of the third-year students following the course “Interpretation of Statutes”. […]
2017 Annual Research Symposium
Annual Research Symposium 2017 of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo was held at the College House on 25.11.2017. Dr. Kanag Isvaran, P.C. delivered the keynote address at the Inauguration of the Symposium 2017. Dr. Kanag Isvaran, P.C. is an eminent Commercial lawyer and author of several commercial law books, who was bestowed with […]
Registration of New Entrants to the Academic Year 2017/18 and Parents’ Meeting
The new entrants who are selected to pursue the degree of law at the Faculty of Law were registered on 16th November 2017. The Dean and the academic staff had a meeting with parents on this day and the parents were briefed with all necessary information. The Dean, The Heads of the Departments of Public Law […]
