| Honorific Prefix: | Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Kanun Diraja Dato Laila Utama |
| Idris Talog Davies | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | CBE DK SPMB DSNB DPMB PHBS PJK PKL AK PJK (Trengganu) |
| Office1: | 3rd Attorney General of Brunei |
| Monarch1: | Omar Ali Saifuddien III Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Termstart1: | 15 January 1963 |
| Termend1: | 22 July 1977 |
| Predecessor1: | Abdul Aziz Zain |
| Successor1: | Pengiran Bahrin |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1917 |
| Death Place: | Attorney General's Chambers, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| Resting Place: | Llanrhydd Cemetery |
| Alma Mater: | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Judge |
Idris Talog Davies (1 July 1917 – 21 July 1977) was a nobleman and 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 Avidosry Editorial Board for the Malayan Law Journal,[3] and a lifetime member of the Malaysian Historical Society.[4]
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. 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]
On 21 July 1977, Davies passed away while in office at the Attorney General's Chambers.[12] Brunei recorded his passing a day later on the 22nd,[13] and be succeeded by Pengiran Bahrin.[14] [15] He is buried at Llanrhydd Cemetery, Ruthin.[16]
Davies was bestowed the manteri title of Yang Dimuliakan (The Exalted One) Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Kanun Diraja by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III on 22 January 1970.[17] As part of the 1968 Queen Elizabeth's New Year's honours, he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[18] [19] He has earned the following honours;[20]
See main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom.