Book Launch: Issues in the Law of Rescission
Date: September 7, 2026 (Monday)
Time: 5pm – 6:45pm
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Rescission is the principal mechanism by which voluntarily assumed obligations and transactions are unwound. It is important to a range of commercial and non-commercial transactions and is raised regularly before courts at all levels. Despite this prevalence, the law on rescission remains poorly understood and riddled with controversies.
This book, published by Oxford University Press, brings together leading academics to tackle some of the most challenging and pressing issues facing the law of rescission. The chapters carefully set out the existing law, critique difficult decisions, and chart a path forward, offering guidance on how future disputes should be resolved.
During this book launch, the editors and authors of some of the chapters will discuss the themes and chapters in the book. The speakers will also offer guidance on specific doctrinal issues, including how the power to rescind is exercised, rescission in the context of gift-giving, awards of damages in lieu of rescission, and the proprietary consequences of rescission.
Editors:
Jordan English, Associate Professor of Law, University of Oxford; Cheng Yu Tung Residence Fellow, The University of Hong Kong
Jonas Atmaz Al-Sibaie, Lecturer in Law, University College London
Authors:
William Swadling, Professor of Law, University of Oxford; DVC Oxford-HKU, Visiting Fellow
Yip Man, Professor of Law and the V3 Group Professor in Family Entrepreneurship, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University
Steven Elliott, Professor (Professional Practice), National University of Singapore; Barrister, One Essex Court
Lusina Ho, Harold Hsiao-Wo Lee Professor in Trust and Equity, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law