I · About the Firm
Built on rigour,
trusted for judgement.
Since 1987, AW Chambers has acted across contentious, appellate, and advisory matters in Sri Lanka for private individuals, businesses, institutions, and instructing professionals. Courtroom-disciplined, partner-led, and carefully held. The founding of the chambers and its record in the courts is set out separately.
1987
Chambers founded
40
Years in practice
Chambers continuity
Continuity across generations.
Established in 1987 by Asoka Weerasooriya, AW Chambers continues as a closely held legal practice shaped by preparation, judgement, and measured advocacy.
The presence of two generations within the Chambers reflects continuity in professional discipline, institutional memory, and responsibility in the conduct of legal work.
Our approach
How the Chambers works
A litigation-led practice, prepared with discipline and conducted with measured advocacy — for private individuals, businesses, institutions, and the lawyers who instruct us.
Prepared for court
Every matter is built on rigorous preparation and courtroom judgement — the standard the Chambers has held since 1987.
Partner-led
Significant briefs are supervised by Senior Counsel, so the firm's experience carries through to the detail of each file.
Across borders
The Chambers supports solicitors and clients in the United Kingdom and Australia, working in English, Sinhala, and Tamil.
II · Our People
The lawyers behind the work
Precedent Partner
Asoka Weerasooriya
Senior Counsel
Attorney-at-Law, admitted 1987 · Sri Lanka Law College — General Secretary, Law Students' Union · Richmond College, Galle · Former State Counsel, Attorney General's Department (1988–1993) · Founder, AW Chambers · Member, Disciplinary Committee under section 43(1) of the Judicature Act · Criminal Law Reforms Sub-Committee, Ministry of Justice
Senior Counsel and founder of AW Chambers, with 40 years at the Bar across criminal, civil, commercial, regulatory, and appellate matters.
III · The Chambers
The wider team
Senior associates, associates, and consultants who carry the daily work of the Chambers.
Senior Associate
Attorney-at-Law
Kithsiri Liyanage
Notary Public | Company Secretary | Commissioner for Oaths
An Attorney-at-Law with fourteen years at the Bar, Kithsiri Liyanage practises in civil, criminal, and labour law, with substantial work in customs inquiries, conveyancing, and company secretarial practice.
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Associate
Attorney-at-Law
Akarsha Weerasooriya
LL.B (Hons) (London)
Junior Counsel at AW Chambers, Akarsha Weerasooriya appears across the trial and appellate courts in civil, criminal, and advisory matters, pairing courtroom work with disciplined research and drafting.
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Associate
Attorney-at-Law
Pasan Karunarathna
Commissioner for Oaths
LL.B (Hons) (Colombo)
An Attorney-at-Law whose civil, criminal, and corporate practice is built on close preparation of pleadings and procedural strategy, Pasan Karunarathna appears across the trial and appellate courts.
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Consultant
Attorney-at-Law
Samantha J Peiris
Immigration & Residence | Notary Public | Company Secretary
BSc Mgt. (Hons) (Sri Jayewardenepura)
The Chambers' immigration practitioner, Samantha J Peiris spent five years as an Immigration Officer at the Department of Immigration and Emigration and founded the association representing its officers, alongside a corporate, notarial and sports governance practice.
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Consultant
Attorney-at-Law
Sanjaya Marambe
Company Secretary | Commissioner for Oaths | Registered IP Agent
LL.B (Hons) (London)
A litigator across civil, criminal, commercial, and fundamental-rights matters, Sanjaya Marambe advises the Chambers as a Consultant and holds several convener positions within the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.
Consultant
Attorney-at-Law
Soraya Gunasekara
Notary Public | Registered Company Secretary | Commissioner For Oaths
LL.B (Hons) (London)
A Consultant to the Chambers on commercial transactions and civil litigation, Soraya Gunasekara also carries her own notarial practice and instructing work, having spent four years in corporate, commercial, testamentary and conveyancing practice.
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Consultant
Attorney-at-Law
Tirasha Fernando
Notary Public | Company Secretary | Registered IP Agent
LL.B (Hons) (London)
A Consultant with practice experience across Australia, the United Kingdom, and Sri Lanka, Tirasha Fernando works in conveyancing, wills and estates, company secretarial law, intellectual property, and commercial matters.
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