LAWASIA
Council
2019-2020 LAWASIA Council
Councillors and Alternate Councillors
AFGHANISTAN
Councillor: Mr Ashraf RASOOLY
Alternate Councillor: Mr Abdul GAYOR
AUSTRALIA
Councillor: Ms Pauline WRIGHT
Alternate Councillor: Ms Margery NICOLL
BANGLADESH
Councillor: Mr Shah KHAZRUZZAMAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Omar SADAT
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Councillor: TBA
CAMBODIA
Councillor: Mr SUON Visal
Alternate Councillor: Mr KE Bunthoeurn
CHINA
Councillor: Ms ZHU Ning
Alternate Councillor: Mr YANG Chen
ENGLAND AND WALES
Councillor: Mr Simon DAVIS
Alternate Councillor: Mr David GREENE
FIJI
Councillor: Ms Laurell VAURASI
Alternate Councillor: Ms Poonam MAHARAJ-WONG
GERMANY
Councillor: Dr Ulrich WESSELS
Alternate Councillor: Dr Christian LEMKE
HONG KONG SAR (Bar Association)
Councillor: Mr Philip DYKES SC
Alternate Councillor: Ms Kim ROONEY
HONG KONG SAR (Law Society)
Councillor: Ms Melissa PANG
Alternate Councillor: Mr Chak Ming CHAN
INDIA
Councillor: Mr Shyam DIVAN
Alternate Councillor: Dr 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 Derek D LEE
Alternate Councillor: Mr Marc Sangyoon SEO
MACAU SAR
Councillor: Mr Paulino COMANDANTE
MALAYSIA
Councillor: Dato' Abdul Fareed ABDUL GAFOOR
Alternate Councillor: Mr Steven THIRU
MONGOLIA
Councillor: Mr Umununkh BATSAIKHAN
Alternate Councillor: Mr Khunan JARGALSAIKHAN
NEPAL
Councillor: Adv Mr Lilimani PAUDEL
Alternate Councillor: Adv Mr Rudra Prasad POKHREL
NEW ZEALAND
Councillor: Mr Chris MOORE
Alternate Councillor: Mr Ian HAYNES
PAKISTAN
Councillor: Mr Mohammad Ahsan BHOON
Alternate Councillor: Mr Azam Nazeem TARAR
PHILIPPINES
Councillor: Mr Domingo Egon Q CAYOSA
Alternate Councillor: Mr Edgar TARRIELA
RUSSIA
Councillor: Mr Andrei A TREBKOV
Alternate Councillor: Mr Mikhail Kuzmich YOUKOV
SAMOA
Councillor: Leiatuaualesa Komisi KORIA
SINGAPORE
Councillor: Mr YAP Teong Liang
Alternate Councillor: Mr Rajan CHETTIAR
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Councillor: Mr Silverio LEPE
SRI LANKA
Councillor: Mr Kalinga INDATISSA PC
Alternate Councillor: Mr Kaushalya NAWARATNE
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: Ms Sara SANDFORD
Alternate Councillor: Mr Robert BROWN
VIETNAM
Councillor: Dr DO Ngoc Thinh
Alternate Councillor: Ms NGUYEN THI Quynh Anh
Ex Officio Councillors
Distinguished Members
Ms Malathi DAS
Dr Gordon HUGHES
Mr Lester HUANG
The Hon Justice MAH Weng Kwai
Ms Janet NEVILLE
Mr NGUYEN Trung Dang
Special Councillor
Ms Margery NICOLL
Section Chairs
Hon TF BATHURST, Chief Justice of NSW | Judicial Section
Mr Rajan CHETTIAR | Law Management Section
Professor Yasushi HIGASHIZAWA & Mr Shyam DIVAN | Human Rights Section
Dr Gordon HUGHES | Business Law Section
Mr TL YAP | Family Law & Family Rights Section