Upeksha focuses on the areas of Admiralty and Maritime Law and acts for many local and foreign clients including P & I Clubs, charterers, salvors and ship managers. She advises the top 5 P & I Clubs in respect of their legal matters and handles assignments on the instructions of several leading City of London Solicitors firms specialising in shipping and law firms in the US. She also acts for clients in the Admiralty Court.
Weerasinghe Arachchilage Upeksha Dushmanthi Weerasinghe - Partner
Name
Weerasinghe Arachchilage Upeksha Dushmanthi Weerasinghe - Partner
Telephone
General- +9411 2422601-5, Ext 377
Fax- +9411 2435451, 4721482, 2446663
Fax- +9411 2435451, 4721482, 2446663
E-Mail
Called to the bar
December 2007
Date of joining the Firm
May 2008
Professional Qualifications
- Attorney-at-Law
- Notary Public
Academic Qualifications
- Certificate in Shipping Law and Practice - 2011- Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice.
- Post Attorney Diploma in Company Law 2018/2019 – Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of Sri Lanka Law College
- Master of Laws-2021- University of Colombo
- Diploma in Forensic Medicine and Science -2022- Faculty of Medicine of University of Colombo
Areas of Practice
Memberships
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka - Life Member
- Colombo Law Society - Member