{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-08-22T09:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:45:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/commercial.law\/indira\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;106&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Research Gate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Researcher ID&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<strong>Name:<\/strong> Professor\u00a0 Indira Nanayakkara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MPhil University of Colombo<\/li>\n<li>LL.B (Hons), University of Colombo<\/li>\n<li>Attorney &#8211; at &#8211; Law, The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">M. Phil.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Master of Philosophy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">LL.B<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1986<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Bachelor of Laws<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Attorney-at-Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2001<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Attorney-at-Law<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">CTHE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2021<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Dean<\/h4><p>Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head of the Department<\/h4><p>Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>1991<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basl.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Life member<\/a><\/h4><p>Bar Association of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Alumni Association of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Routine Matters Sub-Committee of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Law<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Standing Committee on Social Sciences of the University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Standing Committee on Legal Studies of the University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senate nominee<\/h4><p>The Board of Management of the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Senate, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Dean\u2019s representative<\/h4><p>Higher Education for the 21st Century University Development Grant (HECT)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/cshr.cmb.ac.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Member<\/a><\/h4><p>Academic Committee of the Centre for The Study of Human Rights, university of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer, Moderator, Examiner<\/h4><p>Certificate Course of Business Law, Department of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer and Examiner<\/h4><p>Master of Laws Programme, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Course Director for Banking Law<\/h4><p>Master of Laws Programme, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mgmt.cmb.ac.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Lecturer, Moderator, Examiner,<\/a><\/h4><p>Faculty of Management, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>1990<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.ac.lk\/home\/index.php\/ousl\/faculties-institutes\/2013-11-05-03-39-22\/legal-studies\" target=\" _blank\">Visiting Lecturer, Moderator, Examiner<\/a><\/h4><p>The Department of Legal Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sllc.ac.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Examiner<\/a><\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Law College<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jfn.ac.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Guest Lecturer, Moderator, Examiner<\/a><\/h4><p>Department of Law, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/fgs.cmb.ac.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Visiting Lecturer, Examiner<\/a><\/h4><p>Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibsl.lk\/\" target=\" _blank\">Setting, Marking and Moderating Examiner<\/a><\/h4><p>Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cma-srilanka.org\/\" target=\" _blank\">Examiner<\/a><\/h4><p>The Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1990<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer in Law of Persons<\/h4><p>Training Programme on Legal Education, The National Association for Total Education<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2000<\/span><span>2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/cmb.ac.lk\/academic\/arts\/econ\/\" target=\" _blank\">Visiting lecturer<\/a><\/h4><p>Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Examination Coordinator<\/h4><p>Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Chief Coordinator \/ Online External LL.B Programme<\/h4><p>Virtual Campus, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Quality Assurance Unit<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1995<\/span><span>1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Secretary<\/h4><p>Law Teacher\u2019s Association, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1994<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee Member<\/h4><p>Law Teacher\u2019s Association, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1990<\/span><span>1987<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Academic Warden<\/h4><p>Havelock Road Women\u2019s hostel, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Committee on Future Development of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1992<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Student Counselor<\/h4><p>Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1993<\/span><span>1991<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Treasurer<\/h4><p>Student Union, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2000<\/span><span>1999<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Core group for drafting new legislation on Partnership Law,<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1990<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Co-ordinator Examination<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Administrative Service Open Competitive Examinations for Recruitment<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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