National Law Week 2017 will be held across the island from February 27 to March 5.
Held under the theme “Justice for you,” this year’s National Law Week will see various projects, workshops and activities taking place island-wide with the participation of over a 1,000 attorneys-at-law representing all regional bars, comprising both official and unofficial in Sri Lanka.National Law Week, the brainchild of the late Justice C.G. Weeramantry, has been an annual fixture since 2006. National Law Week is an event organized by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka through a committee headed by the National Law Week Chairman Kuvera de Zoysa PC along with Convener and attorney-at-law Nishan Premathiratne.
The main programme and exhibition will be held at the Hulftsdorp Courts Complex in Colombo on March 3 and 4 and will feature legal aid clinics in order to provide free legal advice and legal aid to any individual.
People who intend to attend the legal aid clinics in Colombo on March 3 and 4 to obtain free legal advice are requested to register with the BASL by calling 0113133864 or 0113133872. Further information can also be obtained from the BASL office at No 153, Mihindu Mawatha, Colombo 12.
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