Chief Justice Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong attended the 4th ASEAN-China Justice Forum in Da Nang, Viet Nam, from October 9 to 12, where regional judiciaries discussed cooperation in cross-border disputes, judicial reform and the use of digital technologies.
Hosted by the Supreme People’s Court of Viet Nam, the forum was held outside China for the first time and hosted by an ASEAN member state.
Themed “Strengthening regional judicial cooperation in the context of international integration and the digital era”, the forum brought together judiciaries from ASEAN member states and China to share practices and experiences in judicial reform, cross-border criminal, civil and commercial disputes, electronic courts, and the application of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in judicial proceedings.
Brunei Registrar Muhammad Marzuqi Sabtu and Magistrate Abdul Azim Othman co-presented a paper on Brunei Darussalam’s approach to resolving cross-border criminal, civil and commercial disputes in the digital era.
On the sidelines of the forum, Chong held bilateral meetings with Chief Justice Nguyen Van Quang of the Supreme People’s Court of Viet Nam and Chief Justice Zhang Jun of the Supreme People’s Court of China.
Also attending were Acting Chief Registrar Hajah Hazarena POKSJ DP Haji Hurairah and other officers from the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam.
The forum adopted a joint statement in Da Nang on October 10.