Welcome to Our New Staff Members

Professor Fernando DIAS SIMÕES, Associate Professor

Fernando DIAS SIMÕES is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of Hong Kong since January 2019. Before joining CUHK, Professor Dias Simões taught for 14 years in universities in Macau and Portugal; in addition, he practiced in a major law firm and served as in-house counsel to a water concessionaire company in his native Portugal. His research interests include international adjudication (in particular, commercial and investment arbitration), investment law, and comparative contract law. He holds a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), an LLM from the University of Glasgow (United Kingdom) and a Bachelor degree from the University of Coimbra (Portugal). He is Senior Research Fellow at the University Institute of European Studies (Italy); Member of the Scientific Committee and Senior Research Associate at gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development (United Kingdom); member of the Asia WTO Research Network (AWRN); and Rapporteur for the Oxford International Organizations – OXIO (Oxford University Press and Manchester International Law Centre). Read more…

Mr. Arthur LEE, Professional Consultant

Arthur Lee joined the faculty as a Professional Consultant after almost 10 years of practice in Chancery and Commercial law, having a strong interest in claims involving unjust enrichment and trusts, and is experienced in dealing in claims relating to fiduciary duties, as well as those concerning third party liability.

In addition, he is also very experienced in criminal litigation in the Magistrate’s courts and is regularly briefed to prosecute as well as defend a wide range of offences.

He currently teaches Unjust Enrichment, Company Law, and various litigation-related courses on the PCLL. Read more…

Mr. Ian LEE, Professional Consultant

I joined the CUHK Faculty of Law on a full-time basis starting this school year. I was excited at the prospect of returning to my old school but at the same time, had a lot of trepidation on whether I was up to the challenge. Fortunately, I already knew some of the colleagues who were either my teacher or were part of the administrative team which provided immense support to us when we were studying at the GLC many, many years ago. During the first month, many of the colleagues, no matter if I knew them before or not, made me feel very welcomed, showed me the ropes and helped me settle-in very quickly.

It didn’t take long for me to see that they are all very dedicated in their work, and are experts in their own fields. What I found surprising was, despite their busy schedules, they still took time to improve their teaching, to build a rapport with their students, and to support them in their studies as well as their career development.

Undoubtedly, the most interest part (so far) was teaching the classes, coming in close encounter with the students. I didn’t know what to expect, whether they would come to class, whether they will return after attending my first class etc. Fortunately, they did return, and I am glad to report that they are all very keen learners. Reading the court cases each week, and asking very challenging questions.

Overall, it has been a good start in this new chapter of my life, and I look forward to emulating my teachers/colleagues in training quality graduates who are recognised not only for their technical excellence, but also for their professionalism and leadership qualities. Read more…

Prof. Mara MALAGODI, Assistant Professor

Professor Malagodi holds her PhD, MA, and BA from SOAS (London). She is a leading comparative constitutional lawyer and socio-legal scholar with a linguistically-informed specialism in South Asian law, human rights law, gender and law, legal history, and law and film. She is the author of the monograph Constitutional Nationalism and Legal Exclusion in Nepal (Oxford University Press, 2013). Professor Malagodi is a non-practising barrister in England and Wales, a scholar of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, and an expert on the iProbono and ROLE UK rosters. She has worked as an external consultant for various United Nations agencies and taught at the Diplomatic Academy of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office. She is an award-winning documentary filmmaker trained at EICTV in Cuba; she won the Best Short Doc Award at the 2015 Raindance Film Festival for her film Walking through Havana. Read more…

Prof. Christopher ROBERTS, Assistant Professor

Prior to joining CUHK, Professor Roberts was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy. His research focuses on public international law, human rights, and, most recently, the historical evolution of public order laws in Britain and the British Empire. In addition to his academic work, Professor Roberts has worked with several international organizations, including the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the International Federation for Human Rights, and many others. Professor Roberts obtained a JD and a JSD from New York University School of Law, and is admitted to practice before the New York State bar. Read more…