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HKCML: Conference on The Interface between Trust Law and Contract Law in Express Trusts
Hong Kong Commercial and Maritime Law Centre organized a conference entitled “The Interface Between Trust Law and Contract Law in Express Trusts Conference” on 14 December 2021.
Distinguished scholars from Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Japan and China were convened to discuss the interface between trust law and contract law in express trusts from comparative and practical perspectives.
The conference began with welcoming remarks given by the moderator, Dr Hui JING, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. Dr Jing explained the background against the conference and expressed the great honour and privilege to have the outstanding international scholars here.
The conference consisted of two panels, Common Law session and Civil Law session, each followed by discussion. The topics of the presentations are as follows (according to presentation order).
Common Law session:
The Irreplaceable Trust and Its Remedies
Prof Lusina HO (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong)
The Essential Similarity of the English and Mixed Legal Systems Express Trusts
Dr Joyman LEE (Lecturer, School of Law, University of Glasgow)
Civil Law session:
Settlor Control and Beneficial Interests: Convergence and Divergence from a Comparative Perspective
Prof Masayuki TAMARUYA (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo)
Direct and Indirect Promising Return Trusts in China
Dr Zhicheng WU (Assistant professor, Renmin Law School, Renmin University of China)
The conference ended with Dr Jing’s word of thanks. He again expressed his sincere gratitude to the speakers and participants for giving the thought-provoking presentations and insightful discussions.
香港商務及海事法研究中心於 2021 年 12 月 14 日舉辦「信託法與合約法介面中的明示信託」會議。 本次會議召集了來自香港﹑英國﹑日本和中國的傑出學者,從比較和實際的角度探討在信託法和合約法中明示信託的問題。
首先由會議統籌香港城市大學法律學院助理教授景輝博士致歡迎辭。他向與會者介紹了本次會議的背景,並對諸位演講者能撥冗出席表示非常榮幸。
會議分為普通法和大陸法兩個專題,每節小組完結後均有討論時間。演講題目如下(按發言順序排列)。
普通法專題﹕
不可替代的信託及其補救措施
何錦璇教授(香港大學法律學院教授)
英美法系與混合法系明示信託的本質相似性
Joyman Lee博士(格拉斯哥大學法律學院講師)
大陸法專題﹕
財產授予人控制權與受益人利益:比較法視度下的趨同與分歧
溜箭 将之教授(東京大學法學部教授)
中國的直接和間接承諾回報信託
吳志誠博士(中國人民大學法學院助理教授)
會議以景輝博士的致謝辭結束。 他再次感謝講者和與會者作出發人深省的演講和有見地的討論。