Udapadie Liyanage

Udapadie Liyanage is an accomplished academic and a researcher specialized in the area of law of Delict and Environmental law. Udapadie have published number of research papers on strict liability, environmental protection, Products liability, Medico-legal aspects and delictual liability of public authorities. Presented number of lectures in the area of Tort/delictual liability. Academic fellow of T.C Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia in 2014. Currently, Udapadie is reading for the PhD degree in law at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is well conversant in Sinhala and English languages.

Papers and Publication

• The Effectiveness of the Common Law Action in redressing Environmental Damage of War Affected Areas: Redevelopment in the Post War Scenario- Abstract- Proceedings, Annual Research Conference, University of Jaffna, November, 2010. The paper was published in ‘Occasional Paper Series- Faculty of Law – UOC 2012)
• Consumer Protection via Products Liability: Is Transformation needed? Abstract - Research Symposium, Annual Academic Sessions, University of Colombo, June, 2011
• Public Safety and Products Liability in a developing Society; a Sri Lankan Perspective, Tomorrow people’s Organization, Bangkok, Thailand, ISBN no: 978-86-87043-12-1(2012)
• Strict liability as a tool for environmental protection: A Sri Lankan Perspective, Abstract, 5th ICER Conference proceedings, University of Terengganu , Malaysia, 22-24 Nov. 2012
• The role of accident compensation Law in Sri Lanka and its way forward; an assessment, Abstract - Research Symposium, Annual Academic Sessions, University of Colombo, July, 2012
• Balancing Competing Interests between Natural and Human Environment in the Sphere of Development; A Sri Lankan Perspective, Abstract, 1st International Research Conference Humanities and Social Sciences, Uni. of J’pura, Colombo, Nov. 2012
• A Private Law Remedy for Constitutional Delicts of Public Bodies: An Appraisal, Abstract, Conference proceedings, Australian and New Zealand Law and Society Association Conference, T.C Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Australia, 2014
• Child transgressors in the law of delict in Sri Lanka- Abstract, Conference proceedings, University of Colombo, 2015
• Developing class actions in Delict: a new dimension in private law in Sri Lanka- Abstract, Conference proceedings, University of Colombo, 2016
• Occupier’s Liability: Towards a New Regime in Delict, Abstract, Conference proceedings, University of Colombo, 2017