The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says the special committee it appointed to review the Anti-Terrorism Bill, gazetted on the 22nd of March 2023, has...
… asks Parliament to respect independence of judiciary The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has, in a strongly worded statement, condemned a move by the...
Govt-EC battle over LG polls: By Shamindra Ferdinando President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Saliya Pieris, PC, says the Election Commission (EC) has...
BASL says ‘it is a matter entirely for the House’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Prathiba Mahanamahewa of the Colombo University Law Faculty, yesterday, lambasted the double standards in...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on all parties concerned to ensure the integrity of nominations to the Constitutional Council under Sri Lanka’s...
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has threatened legal action against President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s reintroduction of war-time high security zones (HSZs). “The BASL will be...