Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), HKU

AIIFL Distinguished Public Lecture

Developments in Consumer Bankruptcy: A Comparative Look

The 9th AIIFL Distinguished Public Lecture

Date & Time Wednesday, 23 March 2005 6:30-7:30 pm (HKT)
Duration 1:00
Location Room 404, T.T. Tsui Building, The University of Hong Kong

A Lecture in celebration of the HKU Faculty of Law’s 35th Anniversary
& the 5th Anniversary of AIIFL and LLM (Corporate & Financial Law) Programme

About the Speaker

Professor William Whitford

Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School

Professor William Whitford joined the University of Wisconsin Law School faculty in 1965 and has taught a wide range of business law subjects since then. His research interests have included Contracts, Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection and Taxation. Professor Whitford has also taught for several years in East Africa and maintains an active interest in that area of the world. Professor Whitford is a co-editor of Consumer Bankruptcy in Global Perspective (2003).

Commentators

Professor Charles D. Booth

Vice Chairman, AIIFL Academic Advisory Board; Director, Institute of Asian-Pacific Business Law; and William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa (United States); (AIIFL Fellowship: 27-28 November 2025)

Eamonn O’Connell

Official Receiver, Official Receiver’s Office, Hong Kong SAR