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Contributed by Ng Chung Yee
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Tuesday, 17 October 2006 08:55am |
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 I strongly hold the view that NLYC is still relevant today.
Whilst some may argue that in order to protect the interests of the junior Bar, we should just infuse ourselves into other “mainstream” special interest sub-committees of the Bar, and still be heard.
With due respect to this view, we must not discount the fact that many junior practitioners are uncomfortable to do so. Then, do we to sideline them just because it is not their choice to join those committees? Many members do find that the NYLC as a better avenue since it is a committee specifically established to address their concerns.
As much as we want to think that participation by the junior Bar can be encouraged through the “mainstream” sub-committees, not all junior lawyers are vocal enough to defend their views in the presence of more senior practitioners.
What happens next? Why deny their service and contribution to the Bar by giving them the elusive “participation” knowing that they will shy from it. Are we then to discount a considerable portion of practitioners today as most of them are junior lawyers? The answer is a resounding NO. NYLC is their platform to voice their issues.
I will stand corrected of my views if there is the assurance from every member currently involved actively in NYLC that they will serve the “mainstream” sub-committees with equal zest and conviction. Let NYLC be our platform to do our part for the Bar. Its removal at this point is premature. Much is still needed to be done at this juncture.
Further, why is there this constant niggling argument about the role of NYLC as a group of young people trying to remove section 46A? Even prior to its removal, the NYLC had been tackling numerous issues going beyond section 46A. Why should NYLC lose that purpose now?
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