1. The Honourable Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong together with a delegation of senior judicial officers from the Brunei Darussalam Judiciary attended the inaugural Council of ASEAN Chief Justices’ (CACJ) Retreat alongside the Opening Ceremony of the 14th ASEAN Law Association (ALA) General Assembly and the ASEAN Moot 2023 Finals from 19-20 October 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2. Hosted by the Malaysian Judiciary, the inaugural CACJ Retreat provided the forum for the Chief Justices to reaffirm the ASEAN Judiciaries’ strategic and cohesive approach towards deepening judicial cooperation and upholding the Rule of Law in ASEAN.
ASEAN Law Association Group Photo with Prime Minister YB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
3. At the 10th CACJ meeting in November 2022, the CACJ agreed to convene a Retreat once every decade to reflect on the CACJ’s milestones and achievements over the past ten years and chart the CACJ’s strategic agenda for the next 10 years. The CACJ continues to mature as a forum for judicial cooperation in ASEAN.
4. The Chief Justice also attended the CACJ 10th Anniversary Commemoration at Istana Kehakiman, Putrajaya which included the launching of:
Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong and Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat
SUPREME COURT OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER 2023
