LAWASIA Membership 2021-2022

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📣 JOIN THE LAWASIA COMMUNITY! We warmly invite existing members and non-members to register for the 2021-2022 membership period!

By becoming a LAWASIA member, you are making an important contribution to our mission and allowing us to continue to perform our activities and provide events of outstanding quality to our members and the global legal community. 

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Practising in the South Pacific?

LAWASIA is honoured to partner with the South Pacific Lawyers' Association to offer discounted membership to legal practitioners who belong to a member organisation of SPLA! Click here for details.

LAWASIA Statements

Read our latest LAWASIA Media statement

STATEMENT OF CONCERN REGARDING THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA'S SANCTIONS AGAINST LAWYERS

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Member News

Read the latest updates, media releases and statements from LAWASIA Member organisations

Bar Association of India

• Resolution regarding the recent Bar Council of India amendment Rules, 3 July 2021
• Statement of Concern on Fr. Stan Swamy, 8 July 2021

Law Council of Australia

Media statements:

• Call for tighter reins on powers in an emergency, 5 July 2021
• Australia urged to take measures to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 8 July 2021

Media Releases:

• Court shows sexual harassment will not be tolerated, 8 July 2021

The Law Society of England and Wales

Articles & Topics:

• Travelling to the EU on business after Brexit
• How to become a solicitor: a guide for international lawyers and overseas students

Malaysian Bar

• Press Release | Malaysia Should Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 16 July 2021
• Press Release | DNA Retention from Newborns Raises Questions of Privacy and Civil Liberties, 5 July 2021
• Press Release | The Government Should Take Heed of the Recommendations in the US Trafficking in Persons Report 2021, 6 July 2021

Japan Federation Bar Associations

• <COVID-19>Proposal on the COVID-19 Vaccination
• Opinion on People of the Same Sex Deserving Equal Application of Law as Persons Who Are in a de facto Marital Relationship
• Statement on the Death of the Detainee in the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau

The Sabah Law Society
Webinar:

• The Federal Court - The Final Avenue, 14 August 2021

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LAWASIA Conference

LAWASIA is very excited to announce the upcoming LAWASIA 2021 Virtual Annual Conference!

For the first time in LAWASIA's 55 year history, our flagship event will be hosted on a virtual conference platform that will allow participants to move freely across multiple sessions, networking lounge, and exhibition booths to have meaningful interactions!

Save the date in your calendar today and stay connected for more information to come soon!

LAWASIA Webinar Events

Do not miss our upcoming webinars! 

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN ! To learn more about the webinar series and register, click here

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! To learn more about the webinar and register, click here

LAWASIA e-Newsletters

Read the latest LAWASIA e-Newsletter

• May  2021

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