The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) and the Law Council of Australia has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on the sidelines of the 39th LAWASIA Conference.
The Memorandum was signed by President of the Law Council of Australia, Tania Wolff, and President of the BASL, Rajeev Amarasuriya, the BASL said in a statement.
The Law Council of Australia, established in 1933 and based in Canberra, is the apex national body representing the legal profession of Australia. It represents more than 107,000 Australian lawyers through its constituent law societies and bar associations together with ‘Law Firms Australia’.
The Law Council of Australia represents the Australian legal profession on national and international issues, and promotes the administration of justice, access to justice and general improvement of the law, the statement said.
The Memorandum was entered into promote cooperation and exchange between the lawyers of the two countries, and to facilitate the exchange of legal information and materials between the two professions, founded upon the mutual commitment of the Parties to the Rule of Law and to the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary, it added.
