500+
Matters resolved
98%
Client satisfaction
38
Years of practice
24/7
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“Ranil and Tharushi restructured our shareholder agreement ahead of an investment round. Every draft came with a plain-English note explaining what changed and why. The investors' lawyers had almost nothing to push back on.”
“Mrs. Fernando handled the most difficult year of my life with extraordinary calm. She settled custody by agreement when I thought court was inevitable. My children never had to be part of a hearing.”
“We use the firm for title work across all our acquisitions. Their report flagged an unregistered lease that two prior opinions had missed. That single catch paid for years of fees.”
Practice areas
One firm, six disciplines — one standard.
Wherever your matter sits, it is handled with the same discipline: honest assessment first, clear fees second, decisive work third.
Corporate & Commercial
Counsel for companies at every stage — formation to exit.
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Family Law
Steady guidance through the most personal legal matters.
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Property & Real Estate
Certainty in every title, lease and development.
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Measured strategy. Forceful advocacy.
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Employment Law
For employers and executives, on both sides of the table.
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Immigration & Residency
Visas, residency and citizenship — without the guesswork.
ExploreWhy Havelock & Grey
What retaining us actually means.
Advice in plain language
Every opinion, every draft, every letter comes with a plain-English note. You will always know where you stand and why.
Fees agreed before work begins
Fixed or capped fees wherever the matter allows. No surprises on the invoice — the quote comes first.
Four decades before the courts
Founded in 1987, the firm appears before every court of Sri Lanka, from the district courts to the Supreme Court.
Responses within one working day
Your matter never goes quiet. Every client message is acknowledged the same working day, with a named attorney responsible.
The attorneys
Named counsel, not a switchboard.
Every matter has one attorney responsible for it by name — the person you meet is the person who does the work.
Insights
What we tell clients — published.
Practical notes from the attorneys: the checklists, clauses and calculations we use on real matters.
Five clauses every Sri Lankan shareholder agreement needs
Most shareholder disputes we litigate could have been prevented by five paragraphs signed at the start. Here is what they are and why they matter.
Robert Mitchell · 6 min read
Buying property in Sri Lanka: the title checklist we use
Before our clients sign anything, this is the sequence of checks the conveyancing team runs — and the red flags that stop a purchase.
Shalini Jayawardena · 7 min read
You have received a Labour Tribunal application. Now what?
A practical first-week guide for employers: deadlines, documents, and the settlement mathematics most companies work out too late.
James Carter · 5 min read