Cabinet-appointed Delegation Holds Positive Talks on X-Press Pearl Incident with Ship-Owner, Insurers in Singapore

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – In a significant development regarding the X-Press Pearl Incident, a nine-member Sri Lankan delegation led by the Attorney General engaged in fruitful discussions with lawyers representing the ship-owner interests and their insurers on the 18th and 19th of July 2023 in Singapore.

"Cabinet-appointed Delegation Holds Positive Talks on X-Press Pearl Incident with Ship-Owner, Insurers in Singapore"

X-Press Pearl & New Diamond disasters: India seeks reimbursement from Sri Lanka for assistance

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka has to pay INR 890 million to the Government of India for the support it extended when the New Diamond and X-Press Pearl vessels were ravaged by fire on Sri Lankan waters, the Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs & Constitutional Reforms says.

"X-Press Pearl & New Diamond disasters: India seeks reimbursement from Sri Lanka for assistance"

Sri Lanka files lawsuit against owners of X-Press Pearl in Singapore

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The Originating Claim pertaining to the Claims Action on merits of the X-Press Pearl Incident was filed in the General Division of the High Court of Singapore, naming the Attorney General of Sri Lanka as the Claimant, according to the Additional Solicitor General (Administration) Chethiya Goonasekera.

"Sri Lanka files lawsuit against owners of X-Press Pearl in Singapore"

President advises to file a case at International Court of Arbitration in Singapore to recover X-Press Pearl compensation

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – President Ranil Wickramasinghe has instructed Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to take steps to file a case against the relevant shipping company before the International Court of Arbitration in Singapore to get compensation for the damages caused by the destruction of the MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship.

"President advises to file a case at International Court of Arbitration in Singapore to recover X-Press Pearl compensation"