Bernard Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen GOSK (born 1 January 1947) is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mauritius.[1][2][3][4]
Y. K. J. Yeung Sik Yuen | |||||||||||||||
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| Chief Justice of Mauritius | |||||||||||||||
| In office 13 June 2007 – 31 December 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ariranga Pillay | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kheshoe Parsad Matadeen | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 January 1947 Curepipe, Mauritius | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Leeds | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊欽俊 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨钦俊 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editAfter being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1970, Yeung Sik Yuen returned to his native Mauritius and took a position as State Counsel in the office of the Attorney-General of Mauritius, wherein he served until 1976. After that he moved to the bench, serving first as a magistrate and from 1984 to 1989 as Master & Registrar and Judge in Bankruptcy. He was named a judge of the Supreme Court in 1989, and elevated to Senior Puisne Judge in 1995. He was sworn in as Chief Justice on 13 June 2007, succeeding Ariranga Pillay after the latter's retirement[2] and was replaced on 31 December 2013 by Kheshoe Parsad Matadeen. He has also served as the Mauritian independent expert on the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.[5]
Personal life
editYeung Sik Yuen was born in Curepipe into a family of Hakka Sino-Mauritian businesspeople; his ancestors started out as shopkeepers and grew their company into various fields.[3][6] He did his secondary education at St. Joseph's College, Curepipe and then in 1966 went to the United Kingdom to study law at the University of Leeds, completing his degree in 1969.[3] He has been the President of the Lions Club of Port-Louis in 1988 and 2000. He is married with three children. His nephew Michael was Mauritius' Minister of Tourism and Leisure.
References
edit- ^ "Leave to appeal refused, DPP to enquire on Hurnam". Le Défi Quotidien. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ a b "New Chief Justice Appointed". Government Information Service of Mauritius. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Nomination de M. Bernard Sik Yuen, en qualité de juge en chef de la Cour suprême de l'Ile Maurice". L'association des cours judiciaires suprêmes francophones. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "毛里求斯总统会见中国最高人民法院代表团". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Mauritius. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "Membership". United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Newsletter Publication". Chinese Business Chamber of Mauritius. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.