Prof. Lusina Ho 何錦璇教授
教授
利孝和基金教授 (信託法及衡平法)
文學士、法學碩士（牛津大學）
簡介
何錦璇教授是香港大學法律學院利孝和基金教授 (信託法及衡平法)。在從事信託與衡平、不當得利和比較信託法（特別是中國信託法）的教學和研究期間，她亦向中央政府就中國信託法頒佈和特區政府改革《受託人條例》提供建議。 於2019年，她成功說服香港特別行政區政府推出針對特殊需要人士的信託服務。
她發表了廣泛的著作，她的作品亦被各普通法司法管轄區的最高上訴法庭引用，並被翻譯成日語出版。她於2006年獲得香港大學傑出青年研究員獎、2017年獲得學院教師傑出教學獎、2018年獲得學院知識交流獎和2018年獲得卓越知識交流獎。
Professional Background
Research & Scholarship
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford
1991 Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2026- Judge, Trust and Fiduciary Relations Court, Republic of San Marino
2011- Harold Hsiao-Wo Lee Professor in Trust and Equity, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
2006-2011 Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
2003-2006 Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
1999-2003 Associate Professor (Lecturer), Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
1992-1999 Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
RECENT VISITING APPOINTMENTS
Forthcoming Bonfield Fellow, University of Iowa (postponed due to COVID-19)
Forthcoming Distinguished Visitor in Private Law, University of Edinburgh
(postponed due to COVID-19)
Forthcoming Visiting Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
(postponed due to COVID-19)
2019 Distinguished Visiting Professor, University College London
2019 Herbert Smith Freehills Visitor
AWARDS
2018 University Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award, University of Hong Kong
2018 Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award, University of Hong Kong
2017 Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, University of Hong Kong
2006 Outstanding Young Researcher Award, University of Hong Kong
2000 University Teaching Fellow (University award for excellence in teaching), University of Hong Kong
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND EDITORSHIP
2015-2016 (Invited) member, International Advisory Board for the 4th World Congress on Adult Guardianship 2016
2012-2015 (Invited) member, Asian and the Pacific Committee, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
2009- (Invited) member, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
2009- (Invited) member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (UK)
2009- Country Representative (China), Trust and Trustees, Oxford University Press
2006- Member, Board of International Editors, Journal of Equity
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH FUNDING
2020 Competitive General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong SAR Government on “A Comprehensive Examination of Judicial Practice on the Chinese Trust Law”, HK$650,064 (on-going)(Principal Investigator).
2018 Competitive General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong SAR Government on “Legal Reform of Enduring Powers of Attorney: A Comparative Analysis”, HK$434,298 (on-going)(Principal Investigator).
2017 Competitive General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong SAR Government on “Developing Compensatory Remedies for Breaches of Trust and Fiduciary Duties”, HK$512,198 (on-going)(Principal Investigator).
2017 Competitive General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong SAR Government on “The Modern International Trust Under Siege: Legislature, Judiciary, and the Theoretical Implications”, HK$361,675 (on-going)(Co-Investigator)
2014 Competitive General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong SAR Government on “Special Needs Trusts for Mentally Incapacitated Persons in Hong Kong: A Proposed Framework”, HK$825,800 (on-going)(Co-Investigator)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS (Past 5 years)
Book
1. Trust Law in China (Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2003) 291 pages
Edited books
1. (with R Lee) Special Needs Financial Planning: A Comparative Perspective (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019)
2. (with R Lee) Trust Law in Asian Civil Law Jurisdictions: A Comparative Analysis (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013)
Recent Book Chapters
1. “Trusts as Commitments” in J Oberdiek & P Miller (eds) Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory, Volume IV (Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
2. “The Proprietary Consequences of Rescission in Equity” in J Al-Sibaie & J English (eds) Rescission (Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
3. “The Nature of the Interest Held by an Object of Trust or Power” in J Penner, H Smith, I Sakharova and ZX Tan (eds) The Property-Contract Interface: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives (Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
4. (with R Lee) “Beyond Bloodlines: Rethinking Intestate Succession through a Merit-Based Approach” in B Sloan (ed) A Research Agenda for Succession Law (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, forthcoming)
5. (with H Jing) “The Dominance of Regulatory Oversight in Chinese Investment Trusts” in YK Liew and M Tamaruya (eds) Asia-Pacific Trusts Law, Vol III: Boundaries in Context (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2025) 159-176
6. (with P Chau) “Agreement and Restitutionary Liability for Mistaken Payments” in S Peari and W Swain (eds) Rethinking Unjust Enrichment: History, Sociology, Doctrine and Theory (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024) 181-200
7. “Protecting Investors of Collective-Investor Trusts in China” in A Laby (ed) The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022) 153-168
8. “An Asian Approach to Mental Capacity for Wills and Lasting Powers” in R Nolan, HW Tang and M Yip (eds) Trusts and Private Wealth Management: Developments and Directions (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022) 69-88
Recent Articles
1. (with Charles Mitchell) “Knowing Receipt, Equitable Proprietary Rights, and Duties of Due Administration” (2026) Modern Law Review forthcoming
2. “An Anatomy of Good Faith” (2025) Theoretical Inquiries in Law forthcoming
3. (with M Harding) “A Commitment Theory of Express Trusts” (2025) 141 Law Quarterly Review 247-271
4. (with F Chang) “Intestacy and Inequality under China’s Revised Succession Law” (2025) 73 American Journal of Comparative Law 487-527
6. “The Mental Element in Equitable Accessory Liability” (2021) 74 Current Legal Problems 1-27
7. (with R C Nolan) “The Performance Interest in the Law of Trusts” (2020) 136 Law Quarterly Review 402
8. “Business Trusts in China: A Reality Check” (2020) 88 University of Cincinnati Law Review 767-795
9. “Reforms in Hong Kong Trust Law and Their Impact” (2018) 117 ZVglRWiss 318-326
10. (with R Lee) “Introducing the Special Needs Trust to Hong Kong” (2017) 23 Trust and Trustees 1111-1121
11. “An Account of Accounts” (2016) 28 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 849-883
Recent Case Commentaries
8. (with H Wang) “Feasible in Law” (2020) STEP Journal 43-35.
9. (with A Yeung) “When Email Fraud Meets Vesting Orders” (2021) 137 Law Quarter Review (forthcoming)(case commentary)
10. (with P G Tuner) “Misapplication of Company Assets: A Moving Target” [2020] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 354-358
11. (with R Lee) “The Beneficiaries’ Right to Elect Remedies for Misapplied Funds” (2017) 113 Law Quarterly Review 556-570