(First from right) Victor DawesThe Bar Association will “actively participate” in consultation of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation but will stay away from political issues, said newly-elected chairman Victor Dawes. The Bar Association shall also not speak out or handle political issues,” Dawes told a press briefing. Dawes was called to the bar in 1999 and was appointed senior counsel in 2015. The other vice chairman, Chan, specializes in criminal litigation. He was called to the bar in 2004, and was appointed senior counsel in 2018.

Source: The Standard January 20, 2022 20:34 UTC