2024-2025 LAWASIA Council

Councillors and Alternate Councillors

Councillors are appointed by member organisations and may exercise voting rights.  In addition, the president of each member organisation is an ex officio member of council but without voting rights in that capacity.

AFGHANISTAN
The Lawyers Union of Afghanistan
Councillor: Mr Ashraf RASOOLY
Alternate Councillor: Mr Abdul GAYOR

AUSTRALIA
Law Council of Australia
Councillor: Mr Greg MCINTYRE SC
Alternate Councillor: Ms Juliana WARNER

AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijan Bar Association
Councillor: Mr Anar BAGHIROV
Alternate Councillor: Ms Nazli AHMADOVA

BANGLADESH
National Bar Association of Bangladesh
Councillor: Mr Shah KHAZRUZZAMAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Omar SADAT

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
The Law Society of Brunei Darussalam
Councillor: Mr Pg Izad-Ryan bin PLKDR Pg Hj BAHRIN

CAMBODIA
Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Councillor: Mr LY Chantola
Alternate Councillor: Mr SRUN Thirith

CHINA
China Law Society
Councillor: Ms ZHU Ning
Alternate Councillor: Mr Yang CHEN

ENGLAND AND WALES
Law Society of England and Wales
Councillor: Mr Richard ATKINSON
Alternate Councillor: Mr Mark EVANS

FIJI
Fiji Law Society
Councillor: Mr William Wylie CLARKE
Alternate Councillor: Ms Seruwaia NAYACALEVU

GERMANY
The German Federal Bar
Councillor: Dr Ulrich WESSELS
Alternate Councillor: Dr Christian LEMKE

GEORGIA
Georgian Bar Association
Councillor: TBC
Alternate Councillor: TBC

HONG KONG SAR (Bar Association)
Hong Kong Bar Association
Councillor: Mr José Antonio MAURELLET SC
Alternate Councillor: Mr Isaac CHAN

HONG KONG SAR (Law Society)
Law Society of Hong Kong
Councillor: Ms Melissa PANG
Alternate Councillor: Mr Chak Ming CHAN

INDIA
The Bar Association of India
Councillor: Mr S S NAGANAND
Alternate Councillor: Dr Uday Prakash WARUNJIKAR

INDONESIA
PERADI
Councillor: Mr Otto HASIBUAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Johannes C SAHETAPY-ENGEL

ISRAEL
Israel Bar Association
Councillor: Mr Shay Daniel MILOW
Alternative Councillor: Mr Yaniv INSALL

JAPAN
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Councillor: Mr Masatoshi OHARA
Alternative Councillor: Ms Satoko KITAMURA

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Korean Bar Association
Councillor: Mr. Hongjoong Kim (Vice President of International Affairs of the KBA)
Alternate Councillor: Mr. Eric Eunyong Yang (Vice President of the LAWASIA)

KUWAIT
Kuwait Bar Association
Councillor: Mr Mohammad ALDAIHANI
Alternate Councillor: Ms Jumanah BEHBEHANI

MACAU SAR
Associacao De Advogados De Macau
Councillor: Mr Paulino COMANDANTE

MALAYSIA
The Malaysian Bar
Councillor: Ms Karen CHEAH
Alternate Councillor: Mr Steven THIRU

MALDIVES
Bar Council of the Maldives
Councillor: Mr Hussain SIRAJ
Alternate Councillor: Ms Mizna AHMED

MONGOLIA
Mongolia Bar Association
Councillor: Mr Umununkh BATSAIKHAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Khunan JARGALSAIKHAN

NEPAL 
Nepal Bar Association
Councillor: Ms Anjita KHANAL
Alternate Councillor: Mr Hark Bahadur RAWAL

NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Law Society
Councillor: Mr Frazer BARTON
Alternate Councillor: Ms Bronwyn JONES

PAKISTAN
Pakistan Bar Council
Councillor: Mr Mohammad Ahsan BHOON
Alternate Councillor: Mr Azam Nazeem TARAR 

PHILIPPINES
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Councillor: Mr Antonio C. PIDO
Alternate Councillor: Mr Andre PALACIOS

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Russian Federal Bar Association
Councillor: Mr Yuri PILIPENKO

SAMOA
Samoa Law Society
Councillor: Leiatuaualesa Komisi KORIA

SINGAPORE
The Law Society of Singapore
Councillor: Ms Lisa SAM
Alternate Councillor: Ms Christine LOW

SOLOMON ISLANDS
Solomon Islands Bar Association
Councillor: Mr Eran SOMA

SRI LANKA
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka
Councillor: Mr Anura MEDDEGODA 
Alternate Councillor: Mr Chathura A GALHENA

TAIWAN
Taiwan Bar Association
Councillor: Ms Angela LIN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Jason WU

THAILAND (Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Royal Patronage)
Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Royal Patronage
Councillor: Acting Sub Lt. Dr Thawal RUYAPORN

THAILAND (Thai Bar Association)
Thai Bar Association
Councillor: Mrs Anacha CHEVITSOPHON
Alternate Councillor: Mr Auen KUNKEAW

TIMOR-LESTE
Councillor: TBA

UNITED STATES
American Bar Association
Councillor:  Mr Robert BROWN

VIETNAM
Vietnam Bar Federation
Councillor: Dr DO Ngoc Thinh
Alternate Councillor: Ms NGUYEN THI Quynh Anh

 

Ex Officio Councillors

Distinguished Members
Distinguished members are ex officio council members but do not have voting rights in that capacity.

Dr Gordon HUGHES (Australia) (2005)
Mr Lester HUANG (Hong Kong) (2012)
The Hon Justice MAH Weng Kwai (Malaysia)
Mr NGUYEN Trung Dang (Vietnam)
Mr Isomi SUZUKI (Japan)
Mr Michael TIDBALL (Australia) (2022)

Special Councillor
Ms Margery NICOLL