The 2018 Annual General Meeting of the League of Lawyers was held on 2nd November 2018 at Hotel Sofitel in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
The meeting was well attended by representatives from 14 jurisdictions, namely:-
- Belgium – Mr Carl Vander Espt;
- France – Mr Michel de Guillenchmidt and Mr Matthieu Ragot;
- Germany & Poland – Mr Henning von Zanthier;
- Hong Kong, China – Mr Stephen Yap;
- India – Mr Manoj Chhabra;
- Italy – Mr Ludovico Viganotti and Mr Luca LG. Guffanti;
- Malaysia – Mr Raymond Mah & Ms Ying Mei Lum;
- Singapore – Mr Lim Biow Chuan;
- Spain – Ms Raquel García-Argudo Mendes;
- Switzerland – Mr Bruno Hunziker and Mr Stephan Hofer;
- The Netherlands – Mr Thomas van Vugt and Mr Marco Guit; and
- United Kingdom – Mr Niten Chauhan
The President of the League of Lawyers for 2016/2018, Mr Henning von Zanthier delivered the opening address and invited members to observe a moment of silence in memory of Mr Sergio Barozzi from SZA Studio Legale, Italy.
Mr Henning von Zantheir presented the Board’s reports on the activities of the League of Lawyers including the meeting in Brussels in April 2018. The new members to the League of Lawyers in 2018 were acknowledged their representatives were invited to introduce themselves.
Mr Bruno Hunziker and Mr Raymond Mah presented the mock-up of the new website for the League of Lawyers and invited feedback from members. Members were asked to submit their updated details so that the new website could be launched in December 2018.
The next League of Lawyers meeting was announced and will be hosted in Paris, France on 4-6 April 2019.
Finally, the new Board was elected, which includes Mr Henning von Zanthier (Germany & Poland), Mr Niten Chauhan (UK), Mr Manoj Chabbra (India) and Mr Raymond Mah (Malaysia).
Following the formal meeting, members enjoyed the customised tour organised by the League of Lawyers over the course of two days to various breathtaking sites including Kulen Mountain, Angkor Wat, The Bayon, Baphuon Temple, Preah Palilay and etc.
League of Lawyers (“LoL”) Conference Program 2018 (Siem Reap)
Day 1: Friday, 2nd November 2018 | |
10.30 am to 1.30pm | Annual General Meeting of LoL
Venue: Le Méridien Angkor Address: Vithei Charles de Gaulle, Khum Svay Dang Kum, Siem Reap. About 450 m from the Conference Hotel, the Hotel Sofitel |
1.30pm onwards | Lunch, free and easy
Venue: Le Méridien Angkor Address: Vithei Charles de Gaulle, Khum Svay Dang Kum, Siem Reap. About 450 m from the Conference Hotel, the Hotel Sofitel
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Day 2: Saturday, 3rd November 2018 | |
9.00am to 6.00pm | According to Lawasia Program
Hotel Sofitel |
8.00pm – late | League of Lawyers Dinner
Venue: Marum Restaurant (TREE alliance restaurant) Address: #8A, B Phum Slokram (Between Wat Polanka and Catholic Church), Krong Siem Reap (About 1.5 km from Hotel Sofitel) |