Date | Activity |
15 & 22.1.2011 | * Workshop on "The Rotterdam Rules – Practice Workshops", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
19.1.2011 | * Talk on "Collaborative Law: A Further Example of ADR", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
22.1.2011 | Visit to the Government Laboratory on hair drug testing, organised by the Judicial Studies Board |
24.1.2011 | * Seminar on "Privacy Regulations in the Internet of Things", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
25.1.2011 | * Talk on "New Zealand Constitutional Norms", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
26.1.2011 | * Seminar on "Treachery and Ignorance: Understanding Article 1(1) of the Chinese Constitution", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
27.1.2011 | * Talk on "The Practice of International Arbitration in the Asia Pacific Region", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
16.2.2011 | * Seminar on "Principals 'Tortious Liability for Agents' Negligent Statements – Is 'Authority' Necessary?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
17.2.2011 | * Seminar on "Fiduciaries, Third Parties & Constructive Trusts", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
19.2.2011 | * Conference on "Reform of Legal Education in Asia and the UK", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
22.2.2011 | * Seminar on "New Voices on Hong Kong Political Reform", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
24.2.2011 | * Seminar on "Judging in Family Law - Am I More than (Just) a 'Trial' Judge?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
11.3.2011 | * Talk by David Perry Q.C., England & Wales on "The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
12 - 16.3.2011 | Ninth Multinational Judicial Colloquium and INSOL International Annual Regional Conference in Singapore, co-organised by the INSOL International, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the World Bank |
12.3.2011 - 16.7.2011 | Judgment Writing Seminars, organised by the Judicial Studies Board |
15.3.2011 | * Seminar on "David and Goliath: Children's Unequal Battle for Refugee Protection", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
17.3.2011 | * Seminar on "Sovereign Immunities and the Congo Case: International and Constitutional Law Considerations and their Implications for Hong Kong as a World Financial Center", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
18.3.2011 | * Talk by Lord Pannick Q.C., England & Wales on "The Law of Privacy", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
23.3.2011 | * Talk on "Andy Lau, Crocodile Dundee and Eddie Irvine: Understanding the Semiotics of Passing Off", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
23.3.2011 | * Talk on "To Achieve Justice in the Mainland China - Trick or Treat", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
31.3.2011 | * Talk by Edward Fitzgerald Q.C., England & Wales on "The Death Penalty, Privy Council, and the Reviewability of Executive Clemency", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
2.4.2011 | * Seminar on "The Situations of the Rule of Law in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
8 - 9 & 11 - 13.4.2011 | * CEDR Mediator Skills Training Course, organised by Hong Kong Bar Association |
12.4.2011 | * Seminar on "Tax Treaty Benefits for the Income of Collective Investment Vehicles", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
14.4.2011 | * Conference on "Effective Application of Dispute Resolution in the Financial Services Industry and Preparing for the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
15.4.2011 | * Seminar on "New Directions in Comparative Legal Education", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
18.4.2011 | * Seminar on "Judicial Review and the Environment: Is Judicial Scrutiny Sufficiently Intense?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
26.4.2011 | * Seminar on "Property Law and the City", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
28.4.2011 | * Seminar on "U.S. Tax Enforcement and Offshore Assets: Recent Developments and Legal Options", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
3.5.2011 | * Seminar on "Reflections on Transnational Justice and the Intersection of Public and Private International Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
4.5.2011 | * Seminar on "Is There Really a 'System' of International Investment Arbitration?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
7.5.2011 | * 2011 Hong Kong Women's NGO Forum on "Working with The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)", jointly organised by WSRC, ESRT on Diversity Studies, CCPL of University of Hong Kong and HKFWC |
13.5.2011 | * Seminar on "A New Look at Some Existing Concerns about Competition Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
16.5.2011 | * Seminar on "Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Rule of Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
20.5.2011 | * Talk by Timothy Brenton Q.C., England & Wales on "The True Juridical Basis of an Award of Damages in Contract on the 'Wasted Expenditure' Basis and its Practical Implications", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
23.5.2011 | * Seminar on "Rights Protection for Mentally Disabled Defendants in the Criminal Process of Mainland China: International Standards and Procedural Safeguards", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
28.5.2011 | * Civil Justice Reform Training Joint General Seminar: "CJR Update: Personal Injuries Practice", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
1 - 10.6.2011 | Hague Child Abduction Convention: Sixth meeting of the Special Commission (Part I) in Hague, the Netherlands, organised by Hague Permanent Bureau |
7.6.2011 | * Talk by Richard Gordon Q.C., England & Wales on "Two Dogmas of Proportionality", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
8.6.2011 | * Talk by Nicholas Green Q.C., England & Wales on "Reforms in the U.K.: Quality Assurance of Advocates", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
21.6.2011 | * Seminar on "China's Religion and Rule of Law Today", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
22 - 23.6.2011 | * Asia e-Discovery & Data Retention Conference 2011, Hong Kong, organised by Innoxcell Limited |
4.7.2011 | * Talk by Ian Winter Q.C., England & Wales on "Dishonesty and price fixing: are antitrust cartel agreements a crime in Hong Kong?", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
3 - 5.8.2011 | Triennial National Family Court Judges Conference 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand, organised by Family Court of New Zealand |
11 - 12.8.2011 | International Conference on Electronic Litigation 2011 in Singapore, organised by Singapore Supreme Court |
23.8.2011 | * Talk by Mr John Katz, Q.C., New Zealand, on "Anton Piller and Search Orders", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
1.9.2011 | * Seminar on "Hong Kong's Developing Double Tax Agreement (DTA) Regime: A Case Study of the HKSAR-New Zealand DTA", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
5.9.2011 | Talk entitled "Judicial Independence: a Personal Perspective" by The Rt Hon Lady Justice Hallett DBE, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales; Treasurer Inner Temple; and Chairman of the Judicial College, organised by the Judicial Studies Board |
6.9.2011 | * Seminar on "Imagining Biblical Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
6.9.2011 | International Family Law Conference 2011 in London, organised by Jordan Publishing Limited |
12.9.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Robot as a Legal Individual", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
23.9.2011 | * Talk by Lord Lester, Q.C., England & Wales, on "Defamation & Privacy Law Reform", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
26.9.2011 | Talk entitled "Writing Judgments" by The Rt Hon the Lord Hope of Craighead, KT, Deputy President of The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, organised by the Judicial Studies Board |
7.10.2011 | * Seminar entitled "The Responsibility to Protect and Libya in 2011: A New Principle of International Law?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
10.10.2011 | * Common Law Lecture by the Hon Mr Justice Gleeson NPJ - "The Objectivity of Contractual Interpretation", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
14.10.2011 | * Talk by Monica Carss-Frisk, Q.C., England & Wales, entitled "Recent Developments in Public Law and Human Rights", organised by Hong Kong Bar Association |
20.10.2011 | * Seminar entitled "The Relevance of Psychology to Legal Regulation: Understanding Behavioral Assumptions in Law", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
24.10.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Disability is Political: Implications of China's Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
25.10.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Competition Law and the Regulation of Buyer Power", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
26 - 28.10.2011 | * The International Conference on Access to Non-Judicial Justice, organised by City University of Hong Kong |
26 - 28.10.2011 | Fourth Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Manila, co-organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines and the University of the Philippines Law Center |
31.10.2011 | * Talk by Martin Pointer Q.C., England & Wales, entitled "With all my worldly goods I thee endow (unless they grow like Topsy)", organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association |
3.11.2011 | Talk entitled "The Business of Judging - a civil practitioner's view" by Michael Thomas Q.C., organised by the Judicial Studies Board |
4 - 5 & 7 - 9.11.2011 | * CEDR Mediator Skills Training Course, organised by Hong Kong Bar Association |
7.11.2011 | * Seminar entitled "The 2010 UK Bribery Act: By how much will the Act affect Hong Kong business profitability?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
8.11.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Constitutional Dialogue Between the New Zealand Courts and Parliament - Has our "Rule of Law" story changed forever, or is this just growing pains?", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
9.11.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Transfer Pricing: Implications of the Recent SNF Judgment", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
14.11.2011 | * Seminar entitled "The Role of the Supreme Court of Canada as a Court of Final Appeal on Constitutional Issues", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
18.11.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Revisiting the Free Market of Religion", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
28.11.2011 | Lunch-time Talk entitled "If You Want to Shoot, Shoot! Don't Talk" by the Hon Mr Justice Henry Litton, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the Judicial Studies Board |
5.12.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Who owns parliamentary privilege? The UK Parliamentary Expenses Scandal and the role of the Courts and Parliament in Defining Parliamentary Privilege", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
5.12.2011 | * Seminar entitled "Collateral Knowledge: Legal Reasoning in the Global Financial Markets", organised by the University of Hong Kong |
8.12.2011 | Talk entitled "Virtues and Vices of Litigation" by The Rt Hon Lord Justice Rix, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, organised by the Judicial Studies Board |