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Executive
Committee
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2024-2025 Executive Committee
President
Mr Shyam Divan
INDIA
President-Elect
Mr Yap Teong Liang
SINGAPORE
Immediate Past President
Ms Melissa K Pang
HONG KONG SAR
Vice Presidents
Mr Steven Thiru
MALAYSIA
Mr Eric Eunyong Yang
SOUTH KOREA
Ms…
Secretariat
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Secretary-General
Dr Gordon Hughes AM
Dr Gordon Hughes AM, a leading international expert on IT and Data Protection Law, became a LAWASIA member in 1988. His considerable service to the legal profession is documented through election to the roles of president of the Victorian Society for Computers and Law (1991-1994), president of the Law Institute of Victoria (1992-1993), and president of Australia’s peak body, the Law Council of Australia from 1999 to 2000.
After serving as an…
Council
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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…
LAWASIA
Constitution
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About the Constitution
The LAWASIA Constitution is the association’s governing document. Above all, it sets out the enduring aims and objects of LAWASIA. In addition, it governs and defines the various types of membership and structures where practices and procedures in any one jurisdiction may not suit universal application in a multi-jurisdictional environment. Based on the premise that LAWASIA is, at a peak level, an association of member organisations,…
Employment Law
Forum 2019
25-26 January 2019 | Denarau, FIJI
Please note that the conference website is closed.
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LAWASIA Employment Law Forum 2019
Balancing Employment Law Rights & Obligations
LAWASIA is pleased to invite the participation of members and legal professionals at the LAWASIA Employment Law Forum 2019, to be held in Denarau, Fiji from Friday 25 to Saturday 26 January 2019.
This 1 ½ day forum will offer a topical, practical and intensive program,…
Business Law
Forum 2019
14-16 March 2019 | Manila, PHILIPPINES
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LAWASIA Business Law Forum 2019
Keeping Abreast with Asian Business Law Developments
Set in Manila, the bustling financial and business hub of the Philippines, this event will offer unparalleled networking opportunities for legal and business professionals.
LAWASIA's Business Law Section, together with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the LAWASIA Philippines Chapter, will showcase an…
Human
Rights
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Committee Mandate
It is anticipated that the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee will focus activity on the following:
1.1 Research into human rights in particular in the Asian Pacific region.
1.2 Providing LAWASIA members with information on human rights.
1.3 Organising or assisting meetings, sessions and conferences of LAWASIA on human rights issues.
1.4 Proposing and/or implementing human rights intervention activities including intervention letters…
Business Law
Section
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Overview &Section Leader
The LAWASIA Business Law Section is composed of 14 subcommittees, each focused on exchanging information and views about legal issues relating to business and…
Judicial
Division
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Division Overview
The Judicial Division (Formely Judicial Section) was established by resolution in 1973 at the 3rd LAWASIA Biennial Conference in Jakarta, with the aim of:
promoting the administration of justice and the specific purposes of examining the role and function of the judiciary in member countries;
assessing the contributions which the judiciary is and should be making to the development of society;
discussing questions relating to the…
Family Law
& Family Rights
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Committee Overview
The LAWASIA Family Law & Family Rights Committee (formerly Family Law & Family Rights Section) was formed for the following reasons:
To establish a vehicle for the free interchange of information between the lawyers of LAWASIA about developments in the area of Family Law and laws protecting human rights of families and children;
To advocate for the human rights of families and children; and
To provide lawyers of the…