The Law & Society Trust (LST) is a not-for-profit organisation engaged in legal research, advocacy and human rights documentation and it's headquartered at No.102/3, Barns Place, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka. LST was founded in 1982 by the late Dr Neelan Tiruchelvam under the Trusts Ordinance. It was subsequently incorporated in 1992 under the Companies Act No. 17 of 1982 and has since re-registered as required by law under the new Companies Act No.07 of 2007. It was subsequently incorporated in 1992 under the Companies Act No. 17 of 1982 and has since re-registered as required by law under the new Companies Act No.07 of 2007 with Registration No. GA 648.