MAITHRI PANAGODA UNDISPUTED LEGAL PRODIGY IN  NSW OF SRI LANKAN ORIGIN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF LANKAVISION, FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF SLE, PATRON OF MUTHUHARA OF SLRC, FOUNDING MEMBER OF OLD ANANDIANS ASSOCIATION NSW – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo source: Sydney University Maithri Panagoda is one of Australia’s prominent litigation lawyers. Educated in both Sydney and Sri Lanka, Maithri has over 40 years skill in lawsuit and dispute resolution. The Law Society of NSW accredits him as an accredited specialist in personal injury law.   Maithri practiced as a lawyer in Dubbo, a city in the Orana region in NSW, for nearly 10 years before joining Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers in 1991. He worked with the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and since joining Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers he has renewed his passion for representing the Aboriginal people. He has been involved in many compensation claims brought by members of the Stolen Generation.   Fluent in Sinhalese, Maithri is involved in various ...

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SRI LANKAN MISSION IN SYDNEY ELEVATED WITH  THE FACELIFT   The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney has been renovated and refurbished on the initiatives taken by Mr. Lakshman Hulugalle, Consul General of Sri Lanka in Sydney.  The management of the building agreed to undertake the facelift to the Reception area; Board room and the Office room of the Consul General on complementary without any financial burden on the Sri Lankan government.  The Consul General also re-negotiated the rental reduction to the office premises of the Sri Lankan Consulate in Sydney and renewed the Agreement for 5 years resulting a huge amount of savings to the Sri Lankan Government. To mark the occasion, the Consul General organized an event with soft opening of Sri Lanka Mission in Sydney on Thursday, 11th March 2021 inviting officers of the building management, representatives of the Sri Lankan Associations and the selected Sri ...

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