Miss. Balasubramaniyam Abirami

LL.B (Hons) ( UOJ) Attorney-At-Law (First Class Honours) Diploma in commercial arbitration (ICLP) (R)

Lecturer (On Contract)

Legal Studies

Miss Abirami completed her LL.B (Hons) at the University of Jaffna, graduating in 2023 with a Second-Class Upper Division. she the best overall student in second, third, and final years. After that, she was pursued her Attorney-at-Law qualification at Law College, where she  achieved First-Class Honours with an average of 74.13, scoring 92 in Commercial Law 1, 86 in Commercial Law 2, and 83 in Evidence.she  finished her apprenticeship at De Seram firm on the 12th of February 2024, gaining hands-on experience in legal practice. Alongside that, she is  reading arbitration at ICLP to deepen my knowledge in dispute resolution. Beyond academics, she is passionate about legal research and writing.

Commercial Law
Environmental law
Family Law

Commercial Law Environmental law Family law

LLU 6622 Jurisprudence
LLU 6523 Law of Delict
LLU 6524 Commercial Law
LLU6525 Labour Law
LLU 6626 Dissertation

B Abirami, ‘From Bloodlines to Belonging: Transforming Sri Lanka’s Adoption Laws to Champion Every Child’s Right to Love and Family’
(KDU Law Journal, 15 March 2025)

1. B Abirami, ‘Comparative Analysis of Seaworthiness under Common Law, Hague-Visby, and Hamburg Rules’ (Neethi Murasu, 28 February 2025)

2. B Abirami, A Manual for Legal Practitioners on the Legal Status of Contiguous Zones: Looking Back at UNCLOS – What Worked and What Didn’t in the Sri Lankan Context (Royal Institute of Colombo, 23 November 2024)

3. B Abirami, ‘Sale of Goods Ordinance No 11 of 1896 of Sri Lanka: A Critical Overview and Suggestions for Reform’ (Neetham Law Journal, 19 February 2023)

4. B Abirami, ‘Sri Lanka’s Legal Response to Climate Change: The Urgent Need for a Statutory Framework’ (Jaffna International Law Conference, 26 January 2025)

B Abirami, ‘Sri Lanka’s Legal Response to Climate Change: The Urgent Need for a Statutory Framework’ (Jaffna International Law Conference, 26 January 2025)

1. First-Class Honors at Attorney-at-Law.
2. Highest Marks in Commercial Law 1 (92),
3. Commercial Law 2 (86)
4. Second-Class Upper Division in LLB from the University
of Jaffna.
5. Batch topper at 2nd 3rd and 4th year at University of
Jaffna.