Legal Framework
From The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
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This chapter examines Sri Lanka’s legal framework, focusing on reforms in several areas, changes in capital gains tax and employment law, updated legislation on zoning and land use issues and other key areas.

It also features a viewpoint from John Wilson, Managing Proprietor, John Wilson Partners.

Articles from this Chapter

Overview

Raft of reforms: A substantial number of key legislative changes are under way
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The year 2016 saw significant developments in the legal reform sphere. The most fundamental development was without a doubt the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Many commentators consider that the RTI Act will be transformational and will go a long way to making government properly accountable. Minimum wage legislation was enacted as well. Another very important bill of Parliament was gazetted at the end of November 2016, the Development Special Provisions Bill, which will…

Viewpoint

Significant reforms: John Wilson, Managing Proprietor, John Wilson Partners, on reforms regarding litigation costs and easing the burden of courts
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Viewpoint: John Wilson In the round-up of significant legal and non-constitutional reforms adopted throughout the course of 2016, as well as in the highlights of the overview of this chapter, I have referred to in some detail the work of the Law Reform Commission Programme. I quoted from that programme of work in regard to the proposed work of the Law Reform Commission on legal reforms to deal with the long-standing problem of the law delays. It is well known that litigation in the courts of first…