Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), HKU

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The Institute runs events and works alongside global partners as part of joint initiatives. These have included the 8th Conference on International Coordination of Secured Transactions Reform, convened with UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, the World Bank Group, the International Law Institute, and the HKU Faculty of Law.

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Upcoming Events

Who is a lawyer? “Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys, Ayinde v Haringey LBC” and more besides

Time: Monday, 12 October 2026 12:30-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Rm 901, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
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[CPD] International Investment Law and Procedural Fairness in Cross Border Arbitration

Time: Thursday, 15 October 2026 10:00 am-1:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 3:00
Location: Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
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Common Law, Unfamiliar Settings: Hong Kong, the UAE and Establishing Legal Trust in Financial Centres

Time: Monday, 26 October 2026 12:30-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Rm 723, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
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A Legal Theory of State-Owned Enterprises: The China Experience

Time: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 11:00 am-12:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
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Auditors & Professionals as Gatekeepers: Risk, Reward and Ruin

Time: Friday, 30 October 2026 6:15-7:15 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Rm 824, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
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Cross-Border Commercial Legal Practice in Asia: An In-House Perspective

Time: Thursday, 19 November 2026 12:30-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Rm 723, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, THe University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
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Personalised Pricing and Human Agency

Time: Friday, 27 November 2026 1:00-2:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Rm 723, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
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Autonomous AI and the Permanent Establishment Threshold. When Does a System Create a Taxable Presence, and What Follows for Asia

Time: Wednesday, 16 December 2026 4:00-5:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Zoom
Event Details: Here
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Recent Events (2026)

Tax Controversies at the Intersection of the Key Mega Trends: Digitalization and Energy Transition

Time: Thursday, 3 September 2026 3:00-4:15 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:15
Location: Online via Zoom
Event Details: Here
UPDATED Recording is now available

International Tax and Trade in Transition: Systemic Change and Implications for Asian Businesses

Time: Friday, 3 July 2026 2:00-5:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 3:00
Location: Room 824, 8/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
UPDATED Recording and Photos are now available

Antitrust in the Digital Age

Time: Thursday, 18 June 2026 3:00-5:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 2:00
Location: Rm 824, 8/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
UPDATED Recording is now available

Sustainable Corporate Governance: The New European Ambition and the French Experience

Time: Friday, 5 June 2026 12:30-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Room 723, 7/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
UPDATED Recording is now available

Tokenization, DeFi, and the Legal Architecture of Finance

Time: Tuesday, 19 May 2026 6:00-7:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
UPDATED Recording is now available

US and Chinese Responses to the Extraterritorial Reach of EU Corporate Sustainability Law

Time: Monday, 18 May 2026 4:00-5:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here

W(h)ither Competition Law in the New Economic Order?

Time: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 12:30-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Room 723, 7/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here

Safeguarding Public and Private Law Values in Experimentalist Market Regulation

Time: Monday, 11 May 2026 6:00-7:00 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Room 824, 8/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here

Cracks or Chasms in International Merger Review and Cartel Cases? An Assessment Drawing from Recent Agri-food Cases

Time: Monday, 11 May 2026 12:00-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:30
Location: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here

Introduction to “Alternative Risk Transfer” (ART) and “Insurance Linked Securities” (ILS)

Time: Wednesday, 29 April 2026 12:30-1:30 pm (HKT)
Duration: 1:00
Location: Zoom & In Person: Room 723, 7/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Event Details: Here
UPDATED Photos is now available