Internationally minded counsel
A Sri Lankan practice shaped for international clients.
AW Chambers is a Colombo-based legal practice handling litigation, advisory, and regulatory matters for local and international clients, including cross-border disputes, international legal support, and work with overseas law firms.
I · PHILOSOPHY
Preparation,
before persuasion.
Founded in 1987 by Asoka Weerasooriya following his tenure as State Counsel, AW Chambers is built on the discipline of preparation and consistency. The firm’s work is grounded in careful research, strategic drafting, and the belief that effective advocacy begins long before a matter is heard in court.
By measure
40 years of practice across Sri Lanka’s courts and tribunals.
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Principal Partner
II · PRINCIPAL
Asoka
Weerasooriya
Senior Counsel · Precedent Partner
Senior Counsel and founder of AW Chambers, with decades of courtroom experience across criminal, civil, commercial, and appellate work.
He directed the first successful prosecution and conviction under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in South Asia, a landmark case affirmed by the Court of Appeal.
III · PRACTICE
An index of disciplines.
Disputes-led, advisory-aware. Each practice carried with the same standard of preparation.
V · CHAMBERS
The Chambers.
A multi-disciplinary legal practice handling criminal, civil, regulatory, and commercial matters across Sri Lanka's courts and institutions.
VI · INTERNATIONAL
Litigation research and drafting support for overseas law firms.
Attorney-led research memoranda, case analysis, and drafting support for solicitors and law firms handling litigation, regulatory, and commercial disputes. AW Chambers supports overseas teams requiring precise legal research, structured analysis, and clean execution.
CMB
Colombo
16:43
Within business hoursSIN
Singapore
19:13
Outside business hoursLON
London
12:13
Within business hoursMEL
Melbourne
21:13
Outside business hoursSYD
Sydney
21:13
Outside business hoursA legal tradition traced to 1826.
The Weerasooriya family's association with the legal profession in Sri Lanka is recorded as far back as 1826, beginning with members of the family who served as Notaries Public and Proctors. Today, AW Chambers continues that tradition.
Common questions
Answers, plainly put.
Practical questions about the chambers, the courts we appear in, and how to begin.
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