2017-2018 LAWASIA Council

 

Councillors and Alternate Councillors

AFGHANISTAN
Councillor: Mr Ashraf RASOOLY
Alternate Councillor: Mr Abdul GAYOR

AUSTRALIA
Councillor: Mr Morry BAILES
Alternate Councillor: Mr Jonathan SMITHERS

BANGLADESH
Councillor: Mr Shah KHASRUZZAMAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Anamul HOQUE

CAMBODIA
Councillor: Mr SUON Visal
Alternate Councillor: Mrs CHEA Keo

CHINA
Councillor: Mr YIN Baohu
Alternate Councillor: Ms ZHU Ning

ENGLAND AND WALES
Councillor: Mr Joseph EGAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr David GREENE

FIJI
Councillor: Ms Laurell VAURASI
Alternate Councillor: Ms Poonam MAHARAJ-WONG

GERMANY
Councillor: Mr Ekkehart SHAFER
Alternate Councillor: Dr Martin ABEND

HONG KONG (Bar Association)
Councillor: Mr Philip DYKES SC
Alternate Councillor: Ms Kim ROONEY

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

INDIA
Councillor: Mr Shyam DIVAN
Alternate Councillor: Ms Pinky ANAND

INDONESIA
Councillor: Mr Otto HASIBUAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Ricardo SIMANJUNTAK

ISRAEL
Councillor: Mr Shay Daniel MILOW
Alternative Councillor: Mr Yaniv INSALL

JAPAN
Councillor: Ms Chisako TAKAYA
Alternative Councillor: Mr Masatoshi OHARA

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Councillor: Mr Sungman KIM
Alternate Councillor: Mr Hyunsik SHIN

MACAU
Councillor: Mr Paulino COMANDANTE

MALAYSIA
Councillor: Mr George VARUGHESE
Alternate Councillor: Mr Steven THIRU

NEPAL 
Councillor: Mr Gyan Ratna SHAKYA
Alternate Councillor: Adv Mr Khamma Bahadur KHATI

NEW ZEALAND
Councillor: Mr Chris MOORE
Alternate Councillor: Mr Ian HAYNES

PAKISTAN
Councillor: Mr Mohammad Ahsan BHOON
Alternate Councillor: Mr Azam Nazeem TARAR 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Councillor: TBA

PHILIPPINES
Councillor: Mr Vicente JOYAS
Alternate Councillor: Mr Edgar TARRIELA

RUSSIA
Councillor: Mr Andrei A TREBKOV
Alternate Councillor: Mr Mikhail Kuzmich YOUKOV

SAMOA
Councillor: President, Samoa Law Society

SINGAPORE
Councillor: Mr YAP Teong Liang
Alternate Councillor: Mr Rajan CHETTIAR

SOLOMON ISLANDS
Councillor: Mr Donald MARAHARE
Alternate Councillor : Ms Katalaina ZIRU

SRI LANKA
Councillor: Mr Kaushalya NAWARATNE PC
Alternate Councillor: Mr Chathura GALHENA

TAIWAN
Councillor: Ms Angela LIN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Eric CHANG

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

THAILAND (Thai Bar Association)
Councillor: Justice Slaitake WATTANAPAN
Alternate Councillor: Judge (Dr.) Kanok JULLAMON

TIMOR-LESTE
Councillor: TBA

UNITED STATES
Councillor:  Mr Michael E BURKE
Alternate Councillor: Mr Robert BROWN

VIETNAM
Councillor: Mr THINH Do Ngoc
Alternate councillor: Mr LUU Tien Dung

 

Ex Officio Councillors

Distinguished Members
Dr Gordon HUGHES
The Hon Justice MAH Weng Kwai
Mr Lester HUANG
Mr NGUYEN Trung Dang

Special Councillor
Ms Margery NICOLL

Section Chairs
Judicial Section: Hon TF BATHURST, Chief Justice of NSW
Family Law & Family Rights Section: Mr TL YAP
Business Law Section: Dr Gordon HUGHES
Law Management Section: Mr Rajan CHETTIAR
Human Rights Section: Professor Yasushi HIGASHIZAWA & Mr Shyam DIVAN