Academic Staff

Anna K.C. Koo

Assistant Professor
LLB (King's College London)
LLM (Strathclyde)
Barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong SAR
Accredited Mediator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

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Specialized Areas: Mediation; Evidence.

Selected Publications

‘Proving Property Boundaries’ Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2013 forthcoming)

‘Pre-Trial Mediation in Mainland China and Hong Kong: Rationales, Regulations and Ramifications’ Civil Justice Quarterly (2013 forthcoming)

‘Evidence’, Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong (2nd Edition, 2011) vol 27 

‘Revisiting the Issue of Mediator Immunity: The Way Forward for Prospective Mediation Legislation in Hong Kong’ (2011) 41 Hong Kong Law Journal 677-696 (with Y Zhao) 

‘The Development of Legal Protection for Mediation Confidentiality in Hong Kong’ (2011) 40 Common Law World Review 263-277 (with Y Zhao) 

‘Confidentiality of Mediation Communications’ (2011) 30 Civil Justice Quarterly 192-203

‘Truth through Court Interpreters’ (2009) 13 International Journal of Evidence & Proof212-224

Professional Engagements

Member, Examining Panel, Higher Rights Assessment Board
Legal Advisor, Youth Arch Foundation
Mediation Coach, HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education
Mediation Coach, Accord Group
Coach, ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition
Panelist, FDRC Financial Dispute Resolution Scheme
Panelist, HKIAC Commercial Mediation Scheme, Construction Mediation Scheme and Lehman-Brothers-related Investment Products Dispute and Arbitration Scheme
Panelist, Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance Pilot Mediation Scheme
Panelist, Mediation Scheme for Building Management Cases in the Lands Tribunal
Panelist, Convention Against Torture Scheme, Duty Lawyer Scheme and Free Legal Advice Scheme, Duty Lawyer Service
Panelist, Free Legal Advice Scheme, Hong Kong Bar Association
Panelist, Free Legal Advice Scheme on HKU Campus, HKU Faculty of Law
Headnote Editor, Hong Kong Cases
Article Reviewer, Hong Kong Law Journal