News and insights
21 October 2025
77th & 78th Council meetings of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association
Our Head of Intellectual Property, Himani Perera, and other partners from the firm's #IP Department, Chathurika Rupasinghe and Rajni Weeraarachchi, will be in Kuala Lumpur, attending the 77th & 78th Council meetings of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association taking place from 6th -10th November 2025. Please reach out to them via ipd@sudathpereraassociates.com for meeting requests.
20 October 2025
✨ Wishing You a Bright and Prosperous Deepavali ✨
As lights illuminate homes and hearts across the world, we at Sudath Perera Associates join in celebrating the spirit of Deepavali — a festival of light, hope, and renewal. May this season inspire fresh beginnings, meaningful connections, and lasting success for you and your loved ones. Happy Deepavali from all of us. 🪔
08 October 2025
The 38th LAWASIA Conference 2025 – 11th – 13th October
Hafsa Ifthikar and Nipuni Samarasekara, Partners in the firm's Corporate & Commercial Law Department, will be attending the 38th LAWASIA (The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) Conference 2025 in Vietnam, from 11th to 13th October. Please e-mail info@sudathpereraassociates.com or contact them directly to arrange any meetings.
08 October 2025
Appointed to the International Trademark Association (INTA) Committees 2026-2027
We are pleased to share that Rajni Weeraarachchi, Partner in our IP Department, has been appointed to the International Trademark Association (INTA) Committee on 'Trademark Office Practices', and Nathaya Nanayakkara, Partner in our BrandProtection Department, has been appointed to the #INTA 'Unreal Campaign' Committee, for the 2026-2027 term. The INTA 'Trademark Office Practices' Committee evaluates and recommends improvements to trademark office practices, procedures, operations and regulations, at the national, regional, and international levels. The INTA 'Unreal Campaign' Committee is a consumer awareness initiative to educate those aged 14 to 23 about the importance of trademarks and brands and the dangers of purchasing counterfeit products.
25 September 2025
COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, NO. 12 OF 2025
With the Companies (Amendment) Act, No. 12 of 2025, SriLanka has introduced significant reforms to its company law framework, targeting beneficialownership transparency and governance standards. Read our latest e-alert, prepared by Dulmini Gamage (Associate - Corporate & Commercial Law) and Minidi Gamalath (Partner - Head of Company Secretarial and Business Assistance), for further information.
24 September 2025
Our Managing Partner, Sudath Perera, and the firm’s Head of Labour & Employment Relations, Thidas Herath, will be in #Mumbai, #India for the 11th Annual Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit, organised by Lex Witness – India’s 1st Magazine on Legal & Corporate Affairs, to be held on 26th September 2025 at the Taj Santacruz hotel.
Please e-mail info@sudathpereraassociates.com or contact them directly to arrange any meetings.
29 July 2025
Sudath Perera Associates acted as lead legal counsel to the Surge Global and Calcey groups of companies in their ownership consolidation & operational merger to form ‘Short Circuit Pte. Ltd.’, a Singapore held tech services group with an enterprise value of US$40Mn and over 500 professionals in 5 countries.
The firm also advised the group on the US$4,500,000 secured lending facility from Hatton National Bank PLC and US$1,500,000 equity financing from a group of strategic investors led by Sir Mahesh Patel of Papua New Guinea's CPL Group and Le Shi of Auros Global.
26 July 2025
𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮’𝘀 𝗙𝗗𝗜 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 – 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲
We are pleased to release the latest edition of our Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Briefing Note, providing a consolidated overview of key legal and regulatory aspects impacting FDI into SriLanka.
26 July 2025
Under Armour Inc., successfully obtained an interim injunction from the Commercial High Court of Colombo against ‘House of Fashions’ for selling counterfeit Under Armour garments.
When the case was first filed, the Court initially issued an enjoining order against House of Fashions, and further issued an 'Anton Piller' order to search and seize samples of all counterfeit Under Armour garments found at the premises.
18 June 2025
PUMA takes action against counterfeiters in Sri Lanka
PUMA SE, a global pioneer in the sportswear industry, has successfully obtained an Enjoining Order from the Commercial High Court of Colombo against a suspected distributor of counterfeit goods.