{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:34:52","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]Professor W. I. Nanayakkara is a distinguished legal academic, Attorney-at-Law, and former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. A Professor of Commercial Law with more than three decades of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration, she has made significant contributions to legal education and the development of commercial law in Sri Lanka. She has served as Head of the Department of Commercial Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, providing exemplary academic leadership while advancing curriculum development, research, and quality assurance. Professor Nanayakkara has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, published extensively in the fields of commercial and international investment law, and served as a visiting lecturer, examiner, and resource person for numerous universities and professional institutions. Her enduring commitment to legal scholarship, academic excellence, and the advancement of the legal profession has earned her widespread recognition as one of Sri Lanka&#8217;s leading legal academics.[\/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, 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\">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, 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\">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 (Staff and Educational Development Association, UK)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo<\/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 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