Monthly John Wilson Archives: March 2018
Significant rulings on Employment Law in Sri Lanka
In an interesting ruling in the first quarter of 2017, in the case of NGA Wijenayake v International Construction Consortium Ltd.,[SC Appeal 88/2010], the Applicant-Appellant (former) employee had filed an application in the Labour Tribunal alleging wrongful termination of employment by the employer. The Labour Tribunal had ordered compensation equivalent to two years salary. The […]
EU data protection law has come a long way over the last two decades.
EU data protection law has come a long way over the last two decades. Regulation (EU) 2016/679, (the General Data Protection Regulation, or “GDPR”), which replaces Directive 95/46/EC, (the “Directive”), was published on 4 May 2016 and was the culmination of a four-year legislative process. It will enter into force in May 2018. The GDPR […]