CA Sri Lanka launches Business Law and Regulatory Compliance Faculty

CA Sri Lanka President Tishan Subasinghe launches new faculty 

• To build legally proficient Chartered Accountants 

Recognising the rapidly expanding role of Chartered Accountants in governance, regulatory compliance and corporate integrity, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) launched the Faculty of Business Law and Regulatory Compliance recently. 
The faculty was officially launched by CA Sri Lanka President Tishan Subasinghe, in the presence of Vice President Anoji De Silva, Business Law and Regulatory Compliance Committee Chairman Laknath Jayawickrema, Alternate Chairman Sanath Wijesinghe, council members and Chief Executive Officer Lakmali Priyangika. 
The primary objective of the new faculty is to provide strategic direction and professional guidance for the development and continuous improvement of programmes at the CA Business School. 
It aims to support the members in expanding their professional expertise beyond traditional finance roles, focusing on four critical pillars: Business Law Integration, Regulatory Compliance Management, Financial Investigations and Dispute Resolution Expertise, including arbitration, mediation and conciliation. 
Subasinghe said, “Today, a Chartered Accountant must be a strategic guardian of integrity, equally proficient in navigating complex business laws and regulatory frameworks as they are in finance. The launch of this faculty is a direct response to this shift.” 
The launch of the faculty was followed by an inaugural awareness session and panel discussion titled ‘Navigating the Alternative Dispute Resolution Landscape: A Strategic Imperative for Corporate Sri Lanka’. 
The session featured insightful presentations by former Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and member of the Judicial Service Commission Justice Shiranee Thilakawardane, Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Justice A.H.M. Dilip Nawaz and Attorney-at-Law, Legal Consultant and Arbitrator Janaka Basuriya.