I · CORRESPONDENCE
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an instruction.
We welcome enquiries from individuals, corporations, and instructing law firms. A short note is enough to begin: telephone, email, encrypted message, or in person at chambers.
II · DIRECTORY
Senior Counsel
asoka@awchambers.com
Junior Counsel
akarsha@awchambers.com
Chambers
Asoka Weerasooriya's Chambers | AW Chambers
31/1 Old Kottawa Road, MirihanaNugegoda 10250 · Sri Lanka
Coordinates
6.8752° N · 79.9013° E
III · IN PERSON
Colombo · Sri Lanka
A useful first enquiry
Brief is better.
A short message covering the essentials below is usually enough for a practical first response.
- 01The broad nature of the issue or dispute
- 02Any urgent date, filing deadline, or hearing context
- 03Whether the matter is for personal, business, or instructing-firm use
- 04The best way and time to return your enquiry
IV · Before you write
Questions worth answering first.
- Where is AW Chambers located?
- The chambers is at 31/1 Old Kottawa Road, Mirihana, Nugegoda 10250, in the Colombo District of the Western Province. It is a single office; the practice does not maintain branches elsewhere.
- Does AW Chambers appear in courts outside Colombo?
- Yes. The chambers is based in Colombo and appears before courts and tribunals island-wide, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, District Courts and Magistrate's Courts, as well as before arbitral tribunals.
- Can a law firm outside Sri Lanka instruct AW Chambers?
- Yes. The chambers accepts instructions from foreign law firms, in-house teams, insurers and P&I correspondents, and regularly provides Sri Lankan law support to solicitors in the United Kingdom and Australia. Instructions can be sent by email to legal@awchambers.com.
- What languages does the chambers work in?
- English, Sinhala and Tamil.
- What are the chambers' opening hours?
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC +5:30). Saturdays and after-hours attendance are available by prior arrangement, and urgent matters are dealt with outside those hours where the matter requires it.
- What should a first enquiry include?
- The broad nature of the issue or dispute, any urgent date, filing deadline or hearing already fixed, whether the matter is personal, corporate or an instructing-firm referral, and the best way and time to reply. That is usually enough for a practical first response.
