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What to know about BASL begins Online Certificate Course in Digital Law

Tuesday May 05, 2026 Tuesday, 5 May 2026 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} In keeping with its commitment to continuous professional development, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) will commence an Online Certificate Course in Digital Law on 6 May 2026.

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Why it matters

The course will be conducted every Wednesday from 3.00 p.m.

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over a period of 11 weeks and will be delivered online.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.ft.lk/business/BASL-begins-Online-Certificate-Course-in-Digital-Law/…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The course will be conducted every Wednesday from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. over a period of 11 weeks and will be delivered online.”

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The provided evidence mentions the existence of a Digital Law course and other compliance courses, but none of the sources provide the specific schedule (Wednesdays 3-5 p.m.) or the 11-week duration for the Digital Law course specifically.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language

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web search NEUTRAL — BASL Certificate Course in Compliance being conducted for the second time, the BASL inaugurated this Programme in 2021.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rajeev-amarasuriya-b5a0281b_b…

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web search NEUTRAL — Launch of BASL Certificate Course in Digital Law (Online). BASL March 20, 2026.
https://basl.lk/

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Claim 2: “This program has been specially curated for the Bar Association by Program Chair Jayantha Fernando, AAL, Senior Consultant in Technology Law, Privacy and Artificial Intelligence and former Chair of Sri Lanka CERT”

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The evidence confirms Jayantha Fernando is a legal professional specializing in Technology, Media, and Data Protection and has ties to the legal field, but none of the provided evidence explicitly confirms he is the 'Program Chair' who 'specially curated' this specific course for BASL.

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web search NEUTRAL — Boutique law firm specialising in corporate, securities and financial law, Heritage Partners has appointed Jayantha Fernando as a Partner and the Head of its Technology, Media and Telecommunications a…
https://www.ft.lk/Business/Jayantha-Fernando-joins-boutique-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Justice Mark Fernando, Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, who used to say that new entrants to the legal profession should consider entering new areas of the law. Therefore, Jayantha so…
https://www.ict-history.lk/en/jayantha-fernando-mr/

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web search NEUTRAL — Sri Lanka CERT|CC is mandated with the task of protecting Sri Lanka’s Constituency, both by reacting to attacks and by proactively strengthening defences against potential attacks.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sri-lanka-cert-cc

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Claim 3: “the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) will commence an Online Certificate Course in Digital Law on 6 May 2026”

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While the BASL website mentions a 'Launch of BASL Certificate Course in Digital Law (Online)' with a date of March 20, 2026, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming the specific start date of May 6, 2026. Other search results refer to a course in 'Compliance' rather than 'Digital Law'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka has occurred repeatedly during the country's long ethnic conflict. The first instances of rape of Tamil women by Sinhalese mobs occurred during the 1958 ant…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is the Bar Association in Sri Lanka, established in 1974. The institute amalgamated the Bar Council of Sri Lanka which represented the Advocates and Law Society…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Association_of_Sri_Lanka

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A bar association is a professional association of lawyers as generally organized in countries following the Anglo-American types of jurisprudence. The word bar is derived from the old English/Europea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_association

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Claim 4: “It is open to Attorneys-at-Law, law students, and all those with an interest in digital law”

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The search results for the Digital Law course do not list the eligibility criteria or the target audience (Attorneys-at-Law, law students, etc.).

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web search NEUTRAL — The National Labour Law Symposium 2026. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
https://basl.lk/launch-of-basl-certificate-course-in-digital…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oops! Something went wrong. This page encountered an error. If the problem persists...
https://www.coursera.org/

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Claim 5: “BASL President Rajeev Amarasuriya”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Rajeev Amarasuriya is the President of the BASL, including a news report (Newswire), a cross-reference (Ft), and the official BASL website.

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web search NEUTRAL — The institute amalgamated the Bar Council of Sri Lanka which represented the Advocates and Law Society of Sri Lanka which represented the Proctors, following which both branches were merged into a gro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Association_of_Sri_Lanka

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web search NEUTRAL — Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya has been elected as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL).
https://www.newswire.lk/2025/02/19/rajeev-amarasuriya-electe…

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