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Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of LLMArbDR Programme
On 20 November 2025, the School of Law at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) hosted a distinguished cocktail reception to commemorate the 35th anniversary of its prestigious Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (LLMArbDR) programme. The event brought together over 130 esteemed guests, including judges, judicial officials, legal practitioners, esteemed faculty, proud alumni, and students, to celebrate a legacy of shaping the future of dispute resolution in Asia and beyond....

Celebrating the Achievements of LLM and JSD Students and Graduates
CityUHK School of Law is delighted to celebrate the recent achievements of graduates from our Master of Laws (LLM) programme and Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD) Programme for Chinese Senior Judges....

SLW PhD Candidate LI Peiting Awarded Second Prize at the 2024 Original English Paper Award of Law Science
CityUHK School of Law (SLW) is proud to share that Ms. LI Peiting a PhD candidate under the supervision of Professor Martin LAI at the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, has been awarded the Second Prize at the 2024 Original English Paper Award of Law Science....

School of Law Graduate Zhang Lingling Elected as Judge of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal
CityUHK School of Law is proud to share that Judge ZHANG Lingling, our distinguished alumna of Master of Laws (LLM) Programme for Chinese Judges (2010 cohort) was elected with the highest number of votes as judge of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal for a seven-year term commencing on 1 July 2026....

CityUHK School of Law Delegation Visits Thammasat University Faculty of Law, the Court of Justice of Thailand, and Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Law
On 27 November 2025, the School of Law was honoured to have Ms Winnie TAM, SC, SBS, JP, for a Fireside Chat and an insightful Q&A session with students. The event was moderated by Prof. Alexander LOKE and Prof. Noam ZAMIR.Ms Winnie Tam, SC, SBS, JP, is a barrister and international arbitrator. She has served for nine years as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance, High Court of HKSAR, and continues to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge on an ad hoc basis....

JSDCJ Candidates Visited International Organization for Mediation
As part of the JSDCJ curriculum and community outreach initiatives, Professor Wenwei Guan, Director of the JSDCJ Programme, led a delegation of 14 candidates from the 2024 and 2025 cohorts on a visit to the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) headquartered in Hong Kong in the morning of 6 November 2025....

Seminar on Understanding Statelessness in Australian Law with Professor Michelle Foster
On Tuesday afternoon, CityUHK School of Law (SLW) had the privilege of hosting Professor Michelle FOSTER, the Dean and William Hearn Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School and a leading international authority on refugee law, human rights and statelessness, for a seminar on one of the most under-discussed yet significant issues in Australian Law and Practice: statelessness. The session was moderated by Professor FANG Meng Mandy, Assistant Professor of SLW....

12 Outstanding Students from SLW Awarded CityUHK Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents
CityUHK School of Law is delighted to announce that 12 current students have been selected for the “CityUHK Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents” in the academic year 2025/26. The scholarship recipients are as follows:...

Seminar on Private Law Reform in New Zealand with Professor Geoff McLay
On 9 October 2025, CityUHK School of Law (SLW) hosted an insightful seminar moderated by Professor FANG Meng Mandy, Assistant Professor of SLW, featuring Professor Geoff McLAY, Dean of the School of Law at Victoria University of Wellington and a former New Zealand Law Commissioner....

CityUHK Undergraduate Information Day 2025
The CityUHK Undergraduate Info Day 2025 was held on Saturday, 4 October, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. The School of Law (“SLW”) set up display boards and organised a series of admission talks, student sharing and thematic talks to provide prospective students with the most up-to-date information about the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and the double degree programmes. Our staff and student volunteers introduced programme information and addressed queries raised by participants....