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CA Sri Lanka launches Faculty of Business Law and Regulatory Compliance to build legally proficient Chartered Accountants | Daily FT

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What to know about CA Sri Lanka launches Faculty of Business Law and Regulatory Compliance to build legally proficient Chartered Accountants

The article reports on the launch of a new faculty by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) focused on business law and regulatory compliance. It highlights the initiative's goals to equip chartered accountants with skills in legal frameworks and dispute resolution, featuring statements from senior officials and panelists.

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What happened

Friday Mar 27, 2026 Tuesday, 24 March 2026 03:51 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Supreme Court Justice Dilip Nawaz delivering his speech Recognising the rapidly expanding role of Chartered Accountants in governance, regulatory compliance, and corporate…

Why it matters

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…

Common ground

The primary objective of the new faculty is to provide strategic direction and professional guidance for the development and continuous improvement of programs at the CA Business School.

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The article reports on the launch of a new faculty by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) focused on business law and regulatory compliance. It highlights the initiative's goals to equip chartered accountants with skills in legal frameworks and dispute resolution, featuring statements from senior officials and panelists.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.ft.lk/business/CA-Sri-Lanka-launches-Faculty-of-Business-Law-and-Reg…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 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 primary objective of the new faculty is to provide strategic direction and professional guidance for the development and continuous improvement of programs at the CA Business School.”
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The web search results provide general information about business/law, but none of the provided evidence directly states that the *primary objective* of the new faculty is to provide strategic direction for CA Business School programs. The evidence is too general to confirm this specific objective.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Zorn is an American attorney. As of 2025, he is employed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Prior to his federal employment he was an adjunct faculty member at University of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Zorn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Monash University Faculty of Law is the law school of Monash University. Founded in 1964, it is based in Melbourne, Victoria and has campuses in Malaysia and Italy. It is consistently ranked as on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monash_University_Faculty_of_L…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Toronto Faculty of Law, officially the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law, is the law school of the University of Toronto. It is located on the university's St. George campus in downt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Toronto_Faculty_…
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Claim 2: “CA Sri Lanka President Tishan Subasinghe officially launched the faculty 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.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate the specific details of the launch, naming Tishan Subasinghe as the launcher, and listing Anoji De Silva, Laknath Jayawickrema, and the context of the launch.
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web search NEUTRAL — 19 March 2026: Recognising the rapidly expanding role of Chartered Accountants in governance, regulatory compliance, and corporate integrity, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sr…
https://www.casrilanka.com/casl/index.php?option=com_content…
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web search NEUTRAL — The faculty was officially launched by CA Sri Lanka President, Mr. Tishan Subasinghe, in the presence of Vice President, Ms. Anoji De Silva; Chairman of the Business Law & Regulatory Compliance Commit…
https://casrilanka.lk/casl/index.php?option=com_content&view…
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web search NEUTRAL — 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 ...
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/CA-Sri-Lanka-launch…
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Claim 3: “The session featured 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.”
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Two web search results specifically name Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane and Attorney-at-Law Janaka Basuriya as participants in the panel discussion, corroborating the key figures mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shiranee Tilakawardane is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and a member of the Judicial Service Commission. She has also served as acting chief justice when Mohan Peiris was o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiranee_Tilakawardane
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Supreme Court Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane (centre) and Attorney-at-Law, Legal Consultant, and Arbitrator Janaka Basuriya (right) during the panel discussion. CA Sri Lanka President Tishan Su…
https://www.ft.lk/business/CA-Sri-Lanka-launches-Faculty-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 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…
https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/CA-Sri-Lanka-launch…
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Claim 4: “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.'”
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Two distinct web search results explicitly mention the follow-up event: an inaugural awareness session and panel discussion titled 'Navigating the Alternative Dispute Resolution Landscape: A Strategic Imperative for Corporate Sri Lanka.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), or external dispute resolution (EDR), typically denotes a wide range of dispute resolution processes and techniques that parties can use to settle disputes with t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_dispute_resolution
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of topics that have, either currently or in the past, been characterized as pseudoscience by academics or researchers. Detailed discussion of these topics may be found on their main pag…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Online dispute resolution (ODR) is a form of dispute resolution which uses technology to facilitate the resolution of disputes between parties. It primarily involves negotiation, mediation or arbitrat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_dispute_resolution
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Claim 5: “CA Sri Lanka seeks to equip Chartered Accountants to adapt to increasingly complex regulatory environments.”
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Web search results indicate that CA Sri Lanka is focused on elevating the role of CAs beyond traditional roles, aligning with adapting to complex environments. One result mentions CAs bringing skills for modern business roles.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (CCA). Founded in 1904 as the London Asso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Chartered_Certi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chartered accountants were the first accountants to form a professional accounting body, initially established in Scotland in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants (1854), the Glasgow Institute o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartered_accountant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is a professional accountancy body in Sri Lanka. The Institute was established by Act of Parliament, No. 23 of 1959 as the sole org…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Chartered_Account…
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Claim 6: “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) last week launched the Faculty of Business Law and Regulatory Compliance.”
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Multiple web search results report that CA Sri Lanka launched the Faculty of Business Law & Regulatory Compliance. The evidence shows this event was reported across different search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lankan civil war was fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. Beginning on 23 July 1983, it was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chamila Gamage (Sinhala: චමිල ගමගේ) is a Sri Lankan Contemporary Artist and Sculptor. His innate talent can be seen through number of different mediums including painting and drawing, sculpting and se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamila_Gamage_(artist)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sathiyasangaree "Gary" Anandasangaree (Tamil: சத்தியசங்கரி ஆனந்தசங்கரி; born 1973) is a Sri Lankan, Canadian, politician and lawyer who has been Canada's Minister of Public Safety since 2025. A member…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Anandasangaree
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