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ICLP Diploma in Commercial Arbitration

The Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice (ICLP) conducts a Diploma Course in Commercial Arbitration which provides a comprehensive understanding to the legal framework of international commercial arbitration in Sri Lanka, particularly an introduction to the Arbitration Act No.11 of 1995, fundamentals of the International Commercial Arbitration process and procedure, Construction Adjudication, Pleadings and Award writing.

The time period of the course is 108 hours and lectures are conducted online via MS Teams on Saturdays from 9am to 11.15pm.

The eminent resource panel is headed by Dr K. Kanag-Isvaran PC and the Course Director is Dr Harsha Cabral, PC. The members of the panel include Ms Shehara Varia, FCIArb, (Secretary General –ICLP Arbitration Centre), Mr Chandaka Jayasundere, PC, Prof Chitra Wedikkara, Dr Ananda Ranasinghe, Mr Viraj Dayaratne ,PC, Mr Lakshmanan Jeyakumar, AAL, MCIArb, Mr Aruna de Silva, AAL, MCIArb, Mr Nishan Premithiratne, AAL, MCIArb, Mr Amrit Rajapakse, AAL MCIArb), The Institute has produced more than thousand diplomates from diverse professional backgrounds such as construction, and legal. The knowledge on the Commercial arbitration has become vital as arbitration has become the most sought after alternative dispute resolution mechanism in cross border transactions.

The Short Course in Company Law

The course content covers the formation of a company, activities, rights and obligations of Shareholders and Directors, Amalgamation, corporate finance and financial statements Termination of Corporate life, Corporate Governance etc. The knowledge will be useful to avoid unnecessary legal complications in day to day business operations and efficiently oversee business management of a corporate entity.

The target audience is corporate lawyers, interested professionals, students, under graduate etc. A participatory certificate will be issued to successful participants. Concessions offered for students, under graduates, Attorneys at Law less than two years’ experience. Eminent faculty consists of Mr Lakshmanan Jeyakumar, Ms Praveeni Algama, AAL, Mr Zafry Zallaf, AAL) headed by Dr K.Kanag-Isvaran,PC.