Idris Talog DaviesCBE (1 July 1917 – 21 July 1977) was a British judge who served in several high-ranking positions which included being appointed as a member of the Brunei Privy Council and the Brunei Attorney General.[1][2] Notably, he was among the Advisory Editorial Board for the Malayan Law Journal,[3] and a lifetime member of the Malaysian Historical Society.[4]
Career
After graduating from Cambridge University,[5] Davies joined the Colonial Legal Service's Malayan Judicial and Legal Service on 20 September 1951.[6] He worked in Kuala Lumpur as a federal counsel and deputy public prosecutor, among other positions.[7] He later became the legal adviser to the State of Perlis until 1 October 1952.[8] As of 1 January 1962, he became the senior federal counsel at the Attorney-General's Chambers of the Federation of Malaya.[9]
On 15 January 1963, Davies was appointed as Brunei's Attorney General.[1] Later on 3 February, he was among the Pengiran Ali-led delegation flown to Kuala Lumpur to attend the Federation of Melayu Raya meeting.[10] The Legislative Council and Davies declared in January 1977 that anybody discovered in possession of lottery tickets or gambling establishments might be fined up to B$5,000 or imprisoned for a year. Anyone found guilty of the crime might face penalties under Chapter 26 of the Public Gambling House Bill (Amendment) 1976.[11]