The firm, which advises several players in the Real Estate sector, frequently engages in the examination of title to property to establish valid and marketable title to property according to the accepted standards of title to property in Sri Lanka, and advises clients on various types of real estate transactions such as purchases/sales/ leases partitions for both residential and commercial, as well as mixed condominium projects and estates.
The lawyers advising this sector have an in-depth knowledge on the applicable laws in Sri Lanka relevant to the particular area, including the Land Registration Ordinance, Prevention of Frauds Ordinance, Prescription Ordinance Land Acquisition Act, Partition Law the Urban Development Authority Law, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Act, Tea Rubber and Coconut Estates (Control of Fragmentation) Act, Apartment Ownership Law, Registration of Title Act, State Lands Ordinance, Agrarian Development Act, Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Act, Antiquities Ordinance, National Environmental Act, etc. Matrimonial Rights and Inheritance Ordinance, Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act and the personal laws, such as Kandyan Law, Law of Thesawalamai, and Muslim Law.
The firm also advises and represents clients in the Real Estate sector on dispute resolution.
