The 70th Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance 2017 was held at the Majestic Ballroom of The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur, on 18 Mar 2017 (Saturday).
The 31st President of the Malaysian Bar, Steven Thiru, delivers his speech as the outgoing President.
Outgoing President Steven Thiru presents the flag of the Malaysian Bar to George Varughese, the 32nd President of the Malaysian Bar, to symbolise the handing over of the presidency.
George Varughese presents a token of appreciation to Steven Thiru.
George Varughese presents a token of appreciation to Steven Thiru.
Presidents of the Malaysian Bar gather on stage to symbolically accept the Union Internationale des Avocats (“UIA”) / LexisNexis Inaugural Rule of Law Award, which was conferred on the Malaysian Bar. From left: Ambiga Sreenevasan (27th President) | Mah Weng Kwai (24th President) | Param Cumaraswamy (14th President) | Chan Hua Eng (7th President) | George Varughese (32nd and current President) | Steven Thiru (31st President) | V C George (8th President) | Hendon Mohamed (20th President) | Kuthubul Zaman Bukhari (25th President) | Christopher Leong (30th President).
Christopher Leong delivers the citation speech for the recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2017, V C George. (Please click here for the full citation.)
Steven Thiru presents the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 to V C George.
V C George, recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2017, delivers his acceptance speech.
Steven Thiru with the recipients of the Sports Personality of the Year Award 2017. From left: Anand Ponnudurai (Co–Chairperson of the Bar Council Sports Committee) | Rodzim Zaimy b Abdul Hamid | Rueben Mathiavaranam | Steven Thiru | Robin Lim Dou Shing | Rajendra Navaratnam.
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Please click:
(1) here to view the speech by Steven Thiru, Outgoing 31st President of the Malaysian Bar, at the 70th Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance on 18 Mar 2017;
(2) here to view the citation for V C George, recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2017;
(3) here to view the speech by Christopher Leong, 30th President of the Malaysian Bar, at the presentation of the award to V C George; and
(4) here to view the acceptance speech by V C George.