Lord Sales, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, delivered the latest lecture in the HKU-Temple Chambers Law Lecture Series on 24 September 2026.

The Role of Equity in the Law of Contract

”, the lecture addressed the distinct moral foundations of contract law and Equity, and how the two interact. The opening remarks were delivered by Professor Hualing Fu, Dean of the HKU Faculty of Law, and 

Held at the University of Hong Kong, the event welcomed nearly 300 attendees including members of the judiciary, legal practitioners, professors, and law students. The Honourable Mr Justice Eugene Fung, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and a former member of Temple Chambers, moderated the lecture.

We extend our sincere thanks to our co-sponsor, The University of Hong Kong, to Lord Sales and our other speakers for their contributions, and to everyone who attended and supported the event.

, former Chief Justice of Hong Kong, joined the International Malaysia Law Conference (IMLC) on 29 October 2026, taking part in a panel discussion titled 

The Judiciary and the Defence of the Constitution and Human Rights

The panel also featured The Hon Justice Dato’ Mohd Nazlan b Mohd Ghazali and Sir Tim Eicke KCMG KC, and was moderated by Dato’ Yeo Yang Poh.

The Hon Geoffrey Ma offered insights on the rule of law and the judiciary’s constitutional role. He underscored the importance of judicial independence and of the accountability of the judiciary towards the community. Emphasis was placed on the transparency of the work of the judiciary, as demonstrated by open proceedings and reasoned judgments.

The session discussed the two facets of the rule of law: respect for human dignity and rights, and the enforcement of those rights by an independent judiciary (this being the administration of justice). It also discussed the judiciary’s responsibility to address difficult questions where individual rights and community interests intersect, and to do so impartially and strictly in accordance with the law.

Thank you to the organisers, fellow speakers and participants for a thoughtful and engaging discussion.

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