K. Kanag-Isvaran Explained

K. Kanag-Isvaran
Honorific Suffix:PC
Alma Mater:University of London
Occupation:Lawyer

Kanaganayagam Kanag-Isvaran is a leading Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and President's Counsel.[1] [2]

Early life and family

Kanag-Isvaran is the son of S. R. Kanaganayagam, a lawyer and member of the Senate of Ceylon, and Satiammah.[3] [4] [5] He was educated at Jaffna Central College.[6] [7] After school he joined the University of London, graduating with a LL.B. degree.[7] [8] [9]

Kanag-Isvaran has two sons (Kishaan and Shivaan) and a daughter (Radhika). He also has seven grandchildren, Shayaana, Kiyaasha, Dhevinka, Anishka, Nirvaan, Khevaan and Nivaanya.[4] [10]

Career

Kanag-Isvaran was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in June 1964.[7] [8] [9] He was called to the bar in Ceylon in July 1966, becoming an advocate of the Supreme Court.[7] [8] [9] He practices law in Colombo in the appellate and original courts, specialising in aviation, banking and finance, corporate, commercial, intellectual property, insurance, shipping and admiralty and telecommunication law.[7] [8] [9] His clients include a number Sri Lanka's blue chip companies as well as multinational companies.[9]

Kanag-Isvaran has appeared in a number of high-profile non-commercial legal cases including the controversial impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake,[11] [12] [13] the de-merger of the North Eastern Province,[14] [15] Tamil National Alliance's manifesto for the 2013 provincial council election,[16] [17] the dispute between Chief Minister of the Northern Province C. V. Vigneswaran and Chief Secretary R. Wijialudchumi[18] [19] [20] and the ongoing attempt by residents of the Valikamam North High Security Zone to get their land back from the Sri Lankan military.[21] [22] [23]

Kanag-Isvaran was a member of the Law Commission of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2009, director of the Law and Society Trust and the Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice Arbitration Centre, Colombo and chairman of a number of committees advising on new legislation.[8] [9] [24] Kanag-Isvaran is a President's Counsel.[25] [26] [27]

Kanag-Isvaran is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo and a visiting lecturer at the Sri Lanka Law College.[8] [9] He has been a member of the council of the University of Colombo since 2004, having been appointed by the University Grants Commission.[24] [28] He joined the board of Associated Motorways (Private) Limited in December 2006 as an independent non-executive director.[8] He is a trustee and former president of The National Trust Sri Lanka.[29] In 2014 Kanag-Isvaran co-authored with attorney-at-law Dilshani Wijayawardana a book on company law. [30] [31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sri Lanka: Lead Counsel. The Legal 500.
  2. Web site: Sri Lanka's new companies act: corporate leaders responsibilities. Lanka Business Online. 31 October 2009.
  3. Book: Arumugam, S.. S. Arumugam

    . Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon. 1997. 67–68. S. Arumugam.

  4. News: Tharmarajah. K. M.. Advocate S.R. Kanaganayagam : A legal luminary well-known for sound interpretation, wit and humour. Daily News. 14 May 2004.
  5. Web site: Church of South India JDCSI News. Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India. 6. October 2010.
  6. News: Chief Guest emphasises need for discipline and core values. The Sunday Times. 14 July 2013.
  7. News: Casie Chetty. N. Y.. Schools must produce individuals imbued with proper values. The Island. 20 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Executive Profile: K. Kanag-Isvaran PC. Bloomberg Business.
  9. Web site: List of Attorneys in the Consular District of Colombo. US Embassy, Sri Lanka. 1 March 2006. 29 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030918/http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/uploads/images/Zkqx4sbw2GZjdN2E0MpV2A/lawyerslist2006.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
  10. Sivapragasam. Siva. Legal Luminary Senator S.R.Kanaganayagam's Portrait unveiled at Jaffna Law Library. Monsoon Journal. July 2010. 5. 2. 12.
  11. News: Selvanayagam. S. S.. Petitions on impeachment before Appeal Court. Daily Mirror. 20 November 2012.
  12. News: Samarasinghe. Stanley. Interim Order sought. Ceylon Today. 20 November 2012.
  13. News: Ladduwahetty. Neville. Role of Standing Orders in impeachment process. The Island. 8 January 2013.
  14. News: Judgement on North East merger. The Island. 17 October 2006.
  15. News: Ramanayake. Wasantha. SC rules North-East merger invalid. Daily News. 17 October 2006.
  16. News: Samarasinghe. Stanley. Case against TNA manifesto. Ceylon Today. 2 October 2013.
  17. News: Weerarathne. Chitra. TNA to submit affidavits to SC affirming they are for unitary Sri Lanka. The Island. 16 July 2014.
  18. News: Weeraratne. Chitra. SC asks counsel to work out settlement. The Island. 15 July 2014.
  19. News: Samarasinghe. Stanley. NPC FR tiff Supreme Court to consider settlement proposals. Ceylon Today. 29 July 2014.
  20. News: Northern Provincial Council Chief Secretary to enjoy her constitutional guarantees. Asian Tribune. 29 July 2014.
  21. News: Land acquisition by occupying military challenged in Sri Lanka Courts. TamilNet. 24 May 2013.
  22. News: Notice was issued to government yesterday for land confiscation. Uthayan. 31 May 2013.
  23. News: Anandappa. Teles. Resettling in High Security Zone: AG to consult Defence Ministry. The Sunday Times. 14 May 2006.
  24. Web site: Members of the Faculty – Shipping. ICLP Arbitration Centre. 29 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125459/http://www.iclparbitrationcentre.com/pdf/Members%20of%20the%20Faculty-%20Shipping.pdf. 2 April 2015. dead.
  25. News: 2012 – Award winners. Ceylon Today. 4 January 2013.
  26. News: Ramanayake. Wasantha. Interim Committee SLC directed to maintain status quo. Daily News. 5 May 2005.
  27. News: The role of the judiciary in upholding democracy: Lessons from Sri Lanka. The Sunday Times. 1 February 2015.
  28. Web site: Council. University of Colombo.
  29. Web site: The Trustees. The National Trust Sri Lanka.
  30. News: Weerasooria. Wickrema. A unique new treatise on company Law. The Sunday Times. 7 December 2014.
  31. News: De Silva. Senuri. New Company Law book launched. Daily FT. 11 December 2014.

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