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LAWASIA Monthly
e-Newsletter
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Keeping Members in the Loop
The LAWASIA Monthly e-Newsletter is a digital publication that is released to LAWASIA members on a monthly basis.
The LAWASIA Secretariat accepts submissions to its e-Newsletter on topics of interest to the regional legal profession. If you are interested in making a submission, please contact the LAWASIA Secretariat via email or by phone on +61 2 7255 5130.
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LAWASIA
Journal
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The Region's Leading Legal Scholars
The LAWASIA Journal is a leading international, peer-reviewed journal with high circulation in the Asia Pacific region. It is one of the few regional journals to be included in the Society of Legal Scholars list of recommended journals for UK law libraries.
The Journal is published under the General Editorship of the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. The…
Celebrating
50 Years
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LAWASIA: Celebrating 50 Years (1966-2016)
Published to coincide with LAWASIA’s Golden Jubilee, this commemorative book features 80 pages of rare archival photographs, alongside a comprehensive commentary on the accomplishments of LAWASIA and its members over the past 50 years.
Following LAWASIA from its conception in 1966 through to the 29th LAWASIA Conference held in August 2016, this retrospective serves as a tribute to notable members as well as a record…
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Immediate Past President
Mrs Melissa K Pang, BBS, MH, JP
Partner | Pang & Associates (HONG KONG SAR)
Ms Pang is the Immediate Past President of the Law Society of Hong Kong and she has been serving as a Law Society Council member since 2005. Ms Pang currently serves as the Chairperson of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is also a member of several other committees overseeing external affairs, constitutional affairs, human…
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Current LAWASIA President
Mr Shyam Divan
Senior Advocate | Supreme Court of India (INDIA)
Shyam Divan is a senior advocate and practices before the Supreme Court of India. His areas of practice cover constitutional law and most branches of civil litigation including banking, securities law, arbitration, administrative law, and environmental law.
In 2021 he received the International Privacy Champion Award from the Electronic Privacy Information Center for…
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ExCo Member
Mr Yap Teong Liang
Director | T L Yap Law Chambers LLC (SINGAPORE)
Yap Teong Liang was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) in 1991 and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in June 1992.
After being admitted to the Singapore Bar, he joined a well-known law firm where he became a partner and headed the matrimonial department in that firm from January 1996 to May 1997…
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ExCo Member
Dr Gordon Hughes, AM
Director | Davies Collison Cave Law (AUSTRALIA)
Dr Gordon Hughes was President of LAWASIA from 2001 – 2003. A Melbourne-based legal practitioner, he previously served as President of the Law Council of Australia from 1999 – 2000. Dr Hughes has been a member of the LAWASIA ExCo for 20 years, first as an elected member between 1997 and 2012, and since then as a special appointee.
Dr Hughes chaired…
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President-Elect
Mr Yap Teong Liang
Director | T L Yap Law Chambers LLC (SINGAPORE)
Yap Teong Liang was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) in 1991 and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in June 1992.
After being admitted to the Singapore Bar, he joined a well-known law firm where he became a partner and headed the matrimonial department in that firm from January 1996 to May…
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Vice President
Mr Eric Eunyong Yang
Partner | Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (SOUTH KOREA)
Mr Eric Yang is a partner in the corporate, mergers and acquisitions practice group of leading Korean law firm Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and leads the firm’s Southeast Asia Practice.
Mr Yang received his Bachelor of Law degree from Korea University College of Law in 1993 and his Master of Law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2004…
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Vice President
Mr Steven Thiru
Managing Partner | Messrs Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership (MALAYSIA)
Steven Thiru is the Managing Partner of Messrs Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is a senior litigation lawyer and has been in practice for 27 years. His main areas of practice are General Litigation, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Energy Law, and Native…