Speaker: Mr Christopher Thomas KC
Title: “The Strange Results That Attend Human Life” The Story of the Alabama Claims Arbitration
Date: 19 March 2026 (Thursday)Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Address: 23rd Floor Gloucester Tower, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong)
Format: In person (seats are limited) / Online via Zoom
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/260282014405445
Registration Deadline: 12 March 2026 (Thursday)
Speaker: Prof. Jesse FRIED, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Title: AI Corporate Governance and Ben & Jerry’s Risk
Date: 3 March 2026 (Tuesday) Rescheduled
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Venue: Interdisciplinary Multi-function Room (AE-040), LG/F, Academic Exchange Building, CityUHK & Online via Zoom
Registration: https://cityu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zzyCiyxXYGUIWW
Speaker: Professor Jennifer Arlen, New York University School of Law
Title: Deterring Corporate Crime and an Assessment of U.S. Policy Governing Corporate Criminal Enforcement
Discussant: Masaki Iwasaki, Seoul National University School of Law
Date: 12 February 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (HK Time)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Registration: Click here to register before 10 February 2026
Speaker: Prof. ZHAI Han, HUazhong University of Science and Technology
Date: 9 February 2026 (Monday)
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Mode: Hybrid
Venue: SLW Seminar Room (LI-6301) & Online via Zoom
Language: Chinese and English
Registration: Click here to join
Speaker: Professor Adriana Z. Robertson, University of Chicago Law School
Date: 20 January 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (HK Time)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Registration: Click here to register before 18 January 2026
Speaker: Mr. Qiu Yizhan
Date: 30 December 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Mode: Online via Zoom
Language: English
Registration: Click here to register
Speaker: Mr. Felix Janssens, Ruhr University of Bochum
Date: 18 December 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Mode: Hybrid
Venue: LI-6301, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building
Language: English
Registration: Click here to register
Speaker: Professor Yun-chien Chang, Cornell Law School
Title: How Legal Knowledge Spreads?: Economic and Empirical Analyses
Discussant: Professor John Zhuang Liu, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law
Date: December 11, 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (HK Time)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Registration: Click here to register before December 9, 2025.
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Deborah Davis, Professor Emerita of Sociology at Yale University
Date: 10 December 2025 (Wed)
Time: 2:30 PM (HKT)
Mode: In-person
Venue: G7603, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Organised by the Department of Justice, the Hong Kong Legal Week 2025 is an annual flagship event which will bring together thought leaders, practitioners, academics and government representatives to address a series of important regional and international legal and dispute resolution issues. These include international legal cooperation, mediation, arbitration, opportunities in the Guangdong - Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, as well as maintaining and advancing Hong Kong’s rule of law. This year's theme is “Linking Laws, Bridging Worlds”.
Date: 1 - 5 December 2025
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Language: English and Chinese
For latest event details, please visit the event website here.