Patrimonial loss occurred due to physical injury has been redressed by law. In delict, damage or loss is assessed in monetary means and damages are ordered by the court to compensate someone who suffered a legally compensable ...

Sri Lanka's colonial history and legal developments have brought numerous legislations to the country. This includes the form of regulations, proclamations and ordinances passed before independence and the Acts and statutes ...

The application of Bolam and Bolitho tests as expounded in Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee (1957 1 WLR 583) and Bolitho v City Hackney H.A (1998 A.C. 23) respectively has been subjected to prolonged criticism ...

Social security and social justice in relation to labour relations require payment of severance compensation when employments are terminated for non-disciplinary reasons such as retrenchment and closure. The Industrial ...

The incidents pertaining to abuse of police powers in Sri Lanka have led the legislative and judicial arms of the State to take progressive steps to ensure that the police powers are exercised in a manner to strike a balance ...

The common law action in delict/tort in Sri Lanka is used to compensate ‘persons and property damage’ (traditional damage) caused by individuals/institutions. In redeveloping the war affected areas, damage may occur due ...

While the condominium properties have emerged as a part of new urbanization, this new concept is an exception to the classical Roman concept superficies solo cedit. Axi owner of a condominium property has a restricted ...

The novel coronavirus disease is far from over causing enormous challenges to the human race. At the same time, COVID-19 vaccination tells us another story about the world dominance by big pharma companies through their ...

It is undisputed that the numbers of people particularly women and children, who are subjected to violence at the hands of those who are close to them or somebody who is supposed to protect them, are on the increase. In ...