2024

News The Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot was held at King’s College London on 13-14 June 2025. CUHK LAW was one of the 12 teams to qualify for the oral round (out of almost 50 contenders in the written round). They reached the quarterfinals, with Theodore LEUNG winning the Read more…

Prof. Jyh-An LEE has published a co-authored article on “Interoperability of the Metaverse: A Digital Ecosystem Perspective Review” in the IEEE Engineering Management Review with Liang Yang, Shi-Ting Ni, Yuyang Wang, Ao Yu, and Pan Hui. Read the article here.

News Dr. Francine HUG, CUHK LAW Postdoctoral Fellow, has published a book entitled China’s Free Trade Agreement Strategies: Securing the Chinese Developmental State and Socialist Market Economy (Springer 2024).   For further details about the book, please click here.

Prof. Eliza MIK presented at the 7th International Forum on Computational Law: Data Governance and Artificial Intelligence Legislation on the 29 November 2024. This event organized by Tsinghua University focused on the legal challenges created by the recent, unprecedented surge in technological developments. Prof Mik’s presentation, titled “Contract Law in Read more…

Mr. Paul SCHMIDT was a panel member for the discussion on “Overseas infringement: what should you do next?” at the World Trademark Review Brand Strategy Asia conference. For details please click here.

Mr. Richard MORRIS, former Associate Dean (Alumni and Professional Affairs), has been named a new member of the Law Society of Hong Kong’s prestigious Roll of Honour for 2024. The Roll of Honour is established to tribute to any solicitor whose name remains on the roll of solicitors and who Read more…

Prof. Robin Hui HUANG has published an article entitled “Civil Liability for Securities Misrepresentation in China: Recent Reforms and Comparative Assessments” in the Securities Regulation Law Journal. This publication is an outcome of Prof. Huang’s project on “Cross-border Listings and Regulatory Responses: Chinese Experiences and International Implications” under the RGC Read more…

Prof. Steven GALLAGHER was a panel member for the discussion on Generative AI and the Legal Profession at the LexisNexis 5th In-House Legal and Compliance Conference 2024 – Elevating Legal Perspectives: Integrating Market Insights and Generative AI on 26 November 2024. For details please click here.

Prof. Eliza MIK conducted a seminar titled “Why should contracts be smart?” at the HKU Law and Technology Centre on 11 November 2024. The seminar confronted the popular theories surrounding the benefits of expressing contractual documents, or parts thereof, in the form of code. After an overview of the conflicting Read more…