Prof. Hargreaves’ areas of research are constitutional law, information & privacy law, and legal pedagogy (particularly as it relates to AI). He joined CUHK LAW in 2013 following the completion of his doctorate in law at the University of Toronto, where his thesis considered the privacy and legal implications of new mapping technologies that record public space for commercial purposes. It was supported by a major grant from the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Prof. Hargreaves also holds a BCL from Oxford University, where his dissertation considered the interaction between proposed privacy standards in APEC and EU laws regulating the outward flow of personal data to non-European states. He also holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School, a BA in politics & sociology from McGill University, and a Master’s degree in mental health counseling from HKU. 

Prof. Hargreaves is the Faculty’s Associate Dean for External Engagement and previously served as the Director of the LLB programme and as the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies. He has won the Faculty’s Teaching Excellence award and is interested in developing new teaching techniques and tools that leverage AI in the classroom for the benefit of both academics and students. He is an external reviewer for a number of academic journals, a judge for the Undergraduate Awards (law category), an examiner for the overseas PCLL Conversion Examination, and sits on the Board of Advisors of Teach for Hong Kong.

He welcomes discussions with LLB or JD students who are interested in writing independent research papers on topics related to any of his areas of interest; prospective PhD students should, however, follow the established application procedures rather than contacting him directly with a proposal.