The Opening of the Legal Year was held on Saturday, 8th March 2014 at the High Court-Supreme Court Building. The Opening of the Legal Yeart is an annual event organized by the Civil Court to mark the opening of the years legal year, and it is the time for the Judiciary, the Attorney General Chambers and the Law Society to present the annual reports to the public as well as give recommendations for actions or plans to be implemented.
The event started off with the inspection of the Guard of Honour from the Royal Brunei Police Force by the Honourable Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Haji Kifrawi bin Dato Paduka Haji Kifli. All guests then reconvened at the main High Court room where His Lordship the Chief Justice delivered his speech and was followed by a speech made by the Honorable Attorney General Datin Seri Paduka Hajah Hayati binti Pehin Orang Kaya Shahbandar Dato Seri Paduka Haji Salleh and then by the President of Law Society of Brunei Darussalam, Hj Rozaiman bin Haji Abdul Rahman
Present at the ceremony were the Attorney General, the Syari’e Chief Judge, the Commissioner of Police, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Foreign Diplomats, Permanent and Deputy Permanent Secretaries from the Prime Ministers Office.
To bless the ceremony, the closing doa was lead by Yang Mulia Mudim
Haji Amran bin Haji Salleh, Mosque Affairs Officer.
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