CAREER SUMMARY
Samurdhi holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) Degree from the University of Colombo and a Master of Laws in International Commercial and Business law from University of West-London. After successfully completing the final examination for the admission of Attorenys-at-Law conducted by the Sri Lanka Law College, she was admited and enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. In 2020, she secured a Chinese School Scholarship and China-ASEAN Legal Research Center Scholarship to pursue her Doctorate at the South-West University of Political Science and Law where she obtained a PhD in International Law, specializing in International Investment Law.
Samurdhi has experince in the legal field in various capacities such as a practicing Attorney, legal researcher and an academic. She started her career as an apprentice to a well-known President's Counsel's Chamber in Sri Lanka and continued to be a Junior Counsel for the same Counsel for three years. Then she joined a legal firm as an Associate Attorney. Her practice was mainly on Civil matters pertaining to Family Law, Labour Law, Company Law, Money Recovery, Banking Law and Commecial Law. She also has experience in Notarial and COmpany Secretarial matters. While working as a practicing Attorney she started as a part-time lecturer in law before she became a full time acadmic in year 2020. As a faculty member in the School of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences she teaches civil and commercial law subjects for undergraduate law students.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Law, South-West University of Political Science and Law, China (2020-present)
- Master of Laws (LLM), University of West-London, UK, 2019
- Attorneys-At-Law Examinations, Sri Lanka Law College, Sri Lanka, 2015
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (2nd Class- Upper Division), University of Colombo, 2011-2015
- Certificate Course in Anti- Terrorism Laws, South-West University of Political Science and Law, China, 2018
- Certificate Course in Human Resource Management Institute of Personal Management, Sri Lanka, 2010-2011
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
Private International Law, Investment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Laws on Terrorism, Labour Laws, Dispute Settlement, Cyber security Law
Memberships
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka (Since 2017)
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Jayamaha S. "Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties Act No. 2 of 2018; Future for Sri Lanka’s Economy?’"
- Jayamaha S., Ratwatte S., "Sri Lanka’s encounter with Terrorism; an Analysis of the History and Law"
- Jayamaha S. "Reforms of Election Laws: “A hope for the better?""
