January 05, 2026

Bar Association of Sri Lanka Adopts LankaSign Digital Signatures

Marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of Sri Lanka’s legal sector, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has adopted LankaSign Digital Signatures, enabled by LankaPay, to digitally sign Electronic documents to drive digital transformation in the legal profession. To commemorate this landmark initiative, several key office bearers of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka were ceremoniously handed over highly secure LankaSign digital signature tokens on 5 January 2026 at the premises of the Bar Association.

The event was graced by several distinguished personalities, including Mr. Rajeev Amarasuriya - President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, Mr. Chathura Galhena – Secretary Bar Association of Sri Lanka, Mr. Chaminda Bandara, Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka/Co-Chair of the National Certification Authority (NCA) Taskforce and Mr. Jayantha Fernando - Architect of Electronic Transactions Act/Co-Chair of the NCA Taskforce, Mr Channa de Silva - CEO of LankaPay and Mr. Dinuka Perera - Deputy CEO of LankaPay along with other office bearers of the BASL and representatives from LankaPay.

Digital signatures would play a key role in the digitalization of the legal system by enabling legal professionals to sign electronic documents anytime, anywhere, delivering unprecedented convenience and efficiency. In addition, digital signatures allow for the secure electronic sharing, archiving, and retrieval of documents, significantly reducing reliance on physical paperwork. Importantly, they provide an enhanced layer of security through authentication, non-repudiation, and data integrity, which are paramount requirements for legal documentation and proceedings.

Mr. Rajeev Amarasuriya, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka expressing his views at this occasion stated “This initiative represents a significant step towards the digitalisation of the legal profession. The use of secure digital signatures will improve efficiency, reduce reliance on physical documentation, and strengthen trust in electronic legal processes. BASL is happy to provide leadership to this transition in collaboration with LankaPay, supporting the vision of seeing a truly digitised legal system.”

Speaking of the collaboration with BASL Mr Channa de Silva, CEO of LankaPay stated “It is our pleasure to note that BASL has taken a very progressive step to adopt LankaSign digital signatures, marking an important step in embracing secure digital communication within the legal fraternity. LankaPay is happy to support BASL by providing digital signature tokens to its office bearers, which symbolises our shared commitment to a future-ready legal ecosystem, becoming an integral part of the country’s broader digitalization journey. We commend BASL for this progressive move in supporting legal professionals to operate within a digitally enabled legal ecosystem in Sri Lanka.”

As the apex professional body representing over 26,000+ legal professionals islandwide, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka recognizes its responsibility to prepare its membership to operate effectively within a fully digitalized judicial ecosystem. The introduction of digital signatures to the BASL marks the first phase of a broader rollout that will be extended to the Association’s wider membership in due course.

This collaboration with LankaSign underscores BASL’s commitment to embracing secure, trusted, and nationally governed digital solutions in support of Sri Lanka’s evolving legal and judicial landscape.