Namal’s law firm left high & dry

From LankaNewsWeb

The NR Associates law firm (Gowers International) owned by MP Namal Rajapaksa has been left high and dry after the owner has taken over the building at Gower Street, Colombo 05, where the office was located, reports say.

The owner became frightened after he was summoned to the FCID for questioning and asked Namal to return the building to him immediately.

Thereafter, they had looked out for a suitable place to relocate the office, but none of the building owners in the vicinity had agreed to give a building, even at a higher rent.

Namal’s partners at the law firm, including president’s counsel Guvera de Soyza, have all left and only a junior lawyer remains at the Gower Street office.

Unable to find a place, the documents, furniture and equipment had all been taken to the house near Torrington Square, which is occupied by Namal and Rohitha. In this situation, it will be difficult to run the law firm and most likely it will be closed down, a lawyer employed by the firm told Lanka News Web.