Speaking to The Morning, CEJ Chairman Attorney-at-Law Ravindranath Dabare said that Sri Lanka has a number of legal provisions to obtain compensation from those responsible. We are very confident that there can be no such uncertainty because Sri Lanka has adequate legal provisions and reasons to obtain compensation. Also, we sought court orders for the appointment of special committees comprising experts in various fields, in order to estimate the damages caused to various sectors. He explained: “Sri Lanka does not have much experience and expertise to handle such a calamity as these types of incidents have not occurred in such magnitudes in the past in Sri Lanka. Also, Sri Lanka needs to become a party to the Convention on the Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims of 1976.

Source: The Nation June 09, 2021 18:22 UTC