Commercial Mediation in Sri Lanka, 2002-2004

  Commercial Mediation  was introduced under Act No. 44 of 2000 which  sought to  provide for the establishment of the Commercial Mediation Centre of Sri Lanka; and for matters connected herewith or incidental thereto. Its date of Commencement was 9th  August  2000. The Centre was an initiative of four leading Chambers of Commerce in Colombo & was located at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce where its Legal Officer Ms. K. Kalupahana prepared the groundwork to launch & manage the Centre, until a Coordinator was appointed.  Mr. M. Atton, Deputy Secretary General of the Chamber supervised the work of the Centre. The Centre  was a  component of the World Bank funded Legal & Judicial Reforms Project  [i ] of  the Ministry of Justice. Prof. G. L. Peiris was the Minister of Justice & Mrs. D. Wijayatilleke , the  Secretary. The  latter took a keen interest in promoting commercial mediation. Initially, the Centre was r...