Mr Asela Wijeyaratne > Chambers of Howard Stevens KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Asela Wijeyaratne is a leading junior with a common law and commercial practice, focusing particularly on international and cross-border work.

Asela is recognised as a top tier / band 1 litigator in the field of travel law (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal) and regularly acts for leading tour operators, air and cruise lines and consumers. His cases include those of the utmost severity and complexity, such as those arising from air crashes, maritime accidents and overseas terrorist attacks. He also regularly acts in the fields of domestic public, employers’ and motor liability, including in cases involving severe and catastrophic injury.

Asela’s practice also encompasses:

• Commercial and business disputes and property litigation, particularly where cross-border or private international law issues arise.
• High profile public inquiries, including the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
• Appellate public and constitutional law in appeals to the Privy Council, in particular representing Governments of the Commonwealth Caribbean.