Seminar on Legal Aspects of Credit Transactions

The above seminar will be held on October 8 from 1.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. at Hilton Colombo. Areas covered at the Seminar would include Introduction to Credit Transactions and connected risks; Types of Customers/Parties who would involve in such transactions including legal status (ability to sue or to be sued) of such Customers; Advantages and legal aspects of proper correspondence and documentation including methods to be adopted; Prescription - Legal requirements and advantages of timely actions; Collateral and other securities which could be used to minimize such risks; Specific documentation applicable to Credit Transactions such as cheques, promissory notes and bank guarantees, Legal actions/litigation connected with such Credit Transactions in the event of non-payment on time; and Management of Credit Transactions to effect settlements - at the pre-legal and legal stages.

The Seminar which will be an interactive Seminar will be Chaired by President's Counsel Shibly Aziz, with presentations by President's Counsel Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe; Deputy Solicitor General Ms. Dilrukshi Dias Wickremasinghe, Attorney-at-Law Ravi Algama, and Deputy General Manager (Legal)/Board Secretary, Hatton National Bank Ms. Indrani Goonesekera.

The seminar is organised by the Association of Corporate Lawyers Sri Lanka (ACL).