Team
Dr. Christoph A. Hafner

Christoph Hafner is Associate Professor in the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong. His main research interests include specialized discourse, language learning and technology, and digital literacies. He has co-edited a book on language and law entitled Transparency, Power and Control: Perspectives on Legal Communication (Ashgate, 2012).
Email: c.hafner at cityu.edu.hk
Mr. John Burke
John Burke is the Co-course Leader for Interlocutory Advocacy and Advising and Trial Advocacy and the Course Leader for Professional Conduct in the PCLL at City University of Hong Kong. Jack has received four Teaching and Development Grants from CityU and has produced 9 DVDs on skills based activities, primarily in the area of advocacy training.
Email: jasburke at cityu.edu.hk
Prof. Katherine Lynch
Katherine Lynch is the founding Director of the LL.M. in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution program and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong. She specializes in arbitration and dispute resolution generally, as well as in the areas of business associations and company law.
Email: klynch at hku.hk
Prof. Anne Scully-Hill
Anne Scully-Hill is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are child law, family law, judicial review and legal education.
Email: ascullyhill at cuhk.edu.hk
Dr. Rajesh Sharma
Rajesh Sharma currently teaches in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University Melbourne. His publications are in the areas of WTO law, international trade, arbitration and dispute resolution, commercial law, and banking law.
Email: rajesh.sharma at rmit.edu.au
Oral Advocacy (1): An overview
October 20, 201622248 views/by mwongProblem questions (8): The conclusion
June 30, 20168088 views/by YanProblem questions (7): The application
June 30, 201611136 views/by YanProblem questions (6): Citing legislation
June 30, 20168216 views/by YanProblem questions (5): Citing precedents
June 30, 201610535 views/by YanProblem questions (4): The rule
June 30, 201612972 views/by YanProblem questions (3): The issue
March 21, 201618070 views/by ChristophProblem questions (2): The structure
March 19, 201645555 views/by ChristophProblem questions (1): An overview
March 19, 201622697 views/by ChristophWhat makes a good lawyer?
November 2, 2015151192 views/by Dell LeungAbout Us
We are a team of law teachers and English language teachers working at universities in Hong Kong. We have designed this website for law students, their teachers, and anyone with an interest in language and the law.
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