The Sri Lanka National Arbitration Centre (SLNAC) is the oldest institution in the country for the administration of arbitrations for the resolution of commercial disputes having been established and incorporated in the year 1985.

The Arbitration Centre’s future role includes efforts to attract international arbitrations to Sri Lanka as a service provider and to make commercial dispute resolution by arbitration speedier and cost-effective under due process of law.

Our mission is the expeditious disposal of commercial disputes under due process of Law.

Several new initiatives to make the arbitral process more efficient and hereby assist the business community, the public and the country to resolve commercial disputes and benefit by its dispute resolution mechanism. Thus, our strategic plan for the future has been reformulated.

Due to the major obstacle for economic growth in Sri Lanka being removed and the projected growth of the Capital markets and the dramatic increase in infrastructure development and import and export trade and foreign direct investments, the Arbitration Centre is singularly placed to offer its best services to the local and international business sectors and the legal professionals.