Assistant Professor of Law
LLB (Hons), LLM, MCIArb
Barrister-at-Law (England & Wales)
Mediator (CEDR Accredited)
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Lee teaches on both the JD and LLB programmes, primarily in the area of Contract Law which, prior to joining HKU, he also taught at a top law school in Germany. He is the Contract Law Course Convenor for the LLB programme and Deputy Director of the JD programme. Lee also serves as Articles Editor for the Hong Kong Law Journal.
His current research interests include the Law of Obligations, Trusts, Succession, Auctions and Consumer Protection.
Specialised areas: Contract, Tort and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Selected publications
Articles
▪ "The use and effectiveness of non-reliance clauses in commercial contracts", Hong Kong Law Journal: Law Lectures for Practitioners (2009) at 93
▪ "Non-reliance clauses: past, present (and futile?)", European Business Law Review (2009) Volume 20, Issue 4 at 623
▪ "Rethinking negligence in force majeure clauses: risk allocation, fairness and certainty in commercial contracts", Journal of Business Law (2010) Issue 3 at 199
▪ "Adjustment of liquidated damages in a 'two systems' country: the contract laws of Hong Kong (SAR) and mainland China", International Commercial and Company Law Review (2010) Volume 21, Issue 12 at 403
▪ "Change of circumstances and the lapse of an offer: Nielsen v Dysart Timbers Ltd", New Zealand Business Law Quarterly (2011) Volume 17, Issue 1 at 3
▪ "Undue influence and testamentary dispositions: an equitable jurisdiction in probate law?", The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2011) Volume 75, Issue 2 at 115
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Cited in: |
- R. Kerridge, "Undue influence and testamentary dispositions: a response", The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2012) Volume 76, Issue 2 at 129 |
- S. Evans, "A correct result, but an instinctively wrong one?", The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (2012) Volume 76, Issue 3 at 255 |
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- E.C. Mujih, "Undue influence in gift cases ten years after Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Etridge (No.2): a distinction between inter vivos gifts and contracts", Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation (2012) Volume 27, Issue 9 at 325 |
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- J. McGhee, QC (Ed.), “Snell’s Equity”, Sweet & Maxwell (supplement to 32nd edn) at ch 8-12 |
▪ "Harrison v Link Financial Ltd [2011] EWHC B3: greater protection for consumer debtors?", Business Law Review (2011) Volume 32, Issue 5 at 107
▪ "Formalities in the execution of a company contract: a recent construction of the Companies Act 2006, s. 44", Business Law Review (2011) Volume 32, Issue 6 at 148
▪ "The role of 'business common sense' in the construction of commercial contracts", Business Law Review (2012) Volume 33, Issue 2 at 32
▪ "Contextual constructions and clear-cut tests: the interpretation of business interruption provisions in insurance contracts", Hong Kong Law Journal (2012) Volume 42, Part 1 at 13
Books and book chapters
▪ "Contract Law in Hong Kong", Sweet & Maxwell (2011)
▪ "Gaming and Wagering", Chitty on Contracts: Hong Kong Specific Contracts (3rd edn), Sweet & Maxwell (2013)
▪ "Conflict of Laws", Chitty on Contracts: Hong Kong Specific Contracts (3rd edn), Sweet & Maxwell (with R. Holt) (2013)
▪ "Corporate Bodies Contracts Ordinance (Cap 293)", Annotated Ordinances, Sweet & Maxwell (forthcoming)
Conference papers, forums and invited lectures
▪ "The use and effectiveness of non-reliance clauses in commercial contracts", Law Lectures for Practitioners, Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong (2008)
▪ "Frustration and force majeure clauses: risk allocation and commercial certainty", HKU-NUS-SMU Symposium: The Common Law Tradition in Asia, Singapore Management University, Singapore (2008)
▪ "Hong Kong's common law of contract: a notable post-1997 development", University of Trier, Germany (2009)
▪ "Non-performance and pre-contractual liability", Principles of Asian Contract Law (PACL) Forum, Seoul National University, South Korea (2011)
▪ "Performance and non-performance", Principles of Asian Contract Law (PACL) Forum, Keio University, Japan (2012)
▪ "Auctions in the People's Republic of China: Practice, Problems, Lessons, and Law Reform", International Conference on Law and Society, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hawaii (2012)
▪ Expert Group Meeting, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, Songdo Convensia, Incheon, South Korea (2013)
▪ "Remedies for mistakes relating to contractual documents", Santa Clara University School of Law Summer Abroad Program, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2013)
Professional memberships
▪ The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, London
▪ The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch)
▪ Hong Kong Mediation Council
▪ HKIAC Users' Council
