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The City Law School, City University London, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jason Chuah as Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law.
Professor Chuah joins City from the University of Westminster, where he was Head of the Department of Advanced Legal Studies and previously course leader for the LLM in International Commercial Law. The current chair of the London Universities Maritime Law and Policy Research Group, he has also taken up the role of Head of Academic Programmes at The City Law School.
Professor Chuah will oversee the School's entire portfolio of legal academic courses, which includes the LLB, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), Graduate Entry LLB and numerous LLM programmes.
Professor Chuah has research interests in international sales law, maritime law, commercial law, banking law and private international law and has been nominated by students in the prestigious Oxford University Press Law Teacher of the Year awards on several occasions.
He has held visiting appointments at several elite institutions including the University of Cambridge, University College London and the University of Hong Kong and has also conducted legal training programmes for various international organisations, including UN agencies. In addition, Professor Chuah is the author of six academic and practitioners' texts and currently sits on the editorial boards of five key legal journals.
Commenting on his new appointment, Professor Chuah said: "City University London has consistently championed academic excellence in its focus on business and the professions. My academic interests in international commerce, shipping and banking find this to be a happy fit. It will be a rewarding experience for me to learn from my colleagues who clearly have been pivotal to City's innovative approach and splendid research and educational credentials."
We're looking for a wide range of professionals to work with our current undergraduate students. This would involve meeting with your mentee at least 6 times between November and April, and offering support and guidance on a range of things from CV and application writing to job searching techniques. Read the full spec and get in touch with Thalia (Widening Participation Project Officer) if you are interested.
The City Law School's law magazine, In Law, is now available to download.
Articles in In Law explore important legal questions and developments, legal training and education and feature the City Law School's focus.
Please visit this link for the latest copy.
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