Malcolm Merry was the former Convenor of the Real Estate Law and Finance. He first joined the Faculty of Law as a lecturer in 1981. He rejoined the Faculty in December 2006 after 15 years in full-time practice in which he appeared or advised as counsel in numerous land-related cases. He has served as a deputy District Judge (Presiding Officer in the Lands Tribunal) and as a member of the Hong Kong Bar Council, the District Court Rules Committee and sub-committees of the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission.