Des Voeux Chambers is delighted to announce the introduction of Academic Associate membership, a new category of membership created to deepen Chambers’ engagement with the academic community and to strengthen collaboration between legal scholarship and practice.
We are equally pleased to announce the election of our first Academic Associate, Professor Jordan English of the University of Oxford. Professor English is currently a Cheng Yu Tung Residence Fellow at the University of Hong Kong, where he was previously the Des Voeux Chambers Oxford-HKU Visiting Fellow, and has long-standing ties with Hong Kong.
In the words of our Head of Chambers, Dr William Wong SC, “This election marks the launch of our dedicated academic branch. This initiative reflects our commitment to giving back and strengthening ties with academia. The Academic Associate will enrich our Chambers through research collaboration, scholarly insight, and community engagement. This move aligns with our vision to nurture legal education and foster intellectual exchange. We look forward to advancing the legal profession together with this new academic partnership, and continuing to nurture the next generation of legal minds with our academic partners.”
Speaking on his election, Professor English commented: “It is a real privilege to be joining Des Voeux Chambers, who have been incredibly welcoming and supportive both of students entering the legal profession and of exchanges between legal academia and the broader profession. I am very much looking forward to continuing to develop my association with the legal profession in Hong Kong and, in particular, building on the strong relationships I have with members of Chambers.”
About Professor Jordan English
Professor English is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and a Tutorial Fellow at Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
At Oxford, Professor English lectures in Contract Law to undergraduates and teaches Commercial Remedies and Restitution of Unjust Enrichment on the BCL/MJur. He also teaches Land Law and A Roman Introduction to Private Law, and has taught Trusts and Tort. In Hong Kong, Professor English teaches Remedies and the Law of Restitution.
Professor English’s research focuses on private law, with a particular emphasis on contract law and property law. His research has been cited widely, including by the United Kingdom Supreme Court, the England and Wales High Court (Commercial Court), the Inner House of the Court of Session, the High Court of Australia, the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Supreme Court of Queensland, and the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Professor English completed a DPhil in Law and obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law (Dist) from the University of Oxford. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons I, University Medal) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Queensland. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a solicitor in dispute resolution at King & Wood Mallesons and served as a Judicial Associate to the Hon Justice James Edelman of the High Court of Australia.
Professor English is also an Associate Member of 3 Verulam Buildings, an Academic Fellow of the Middle Temple, and an academic member of the Chancery Bar Association.
