THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF LAW

RECOMMENDED BOOKLIST 2022-23

(Core subjects and PCLL pre-requisites)
(For those courses which are not mentioned in this book list, students should consult with the
teachers concerned directly.)

LLAW1001 & 1002 (LAW OF CONTRACT)

Required Textbook:
Ewan McKendrick, Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, 9th ed. (Oxford University Press,
2020)

Optional References:
Jack A. Beatson et al, Anson on Contracts, 31st ed. (Oxford University Press, 2020)

Andrew Burrows, A Restatement of the English Law of Contract, 2nd edition (Oxford University
Press, 2020)
Hugh Beale, Chitty on Contracts, 33rd ed. (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 2020)*

*This optional reference text retails for HKD8,921 after applying a HKU discount. Please note,
however, that the resource is available for free through the university's subscription to Westlaw
Asia.

LLAW1005 & 1006 (LAW OF TORT)

Basic Text:
Rick Glofcheski, Tort Law in Hong Kong, 4th edition (2018) (Re-issue)

Reference & Optional:

Rogers, Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 19th edn, 2014)

Fleming, The Law of Torts (Sydney: The Law Book Company Limited, 10th edn, 2011)

Cane, Atiyah's Accidents, Compensation and the Law (London: Butterworths, 7th edn, 2006)

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LLAW1008 (LEGAL SYSTEM)

Required text:
Eric C. Ip, Law and Justice in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell, 3rd edn., 2019)

Recommended texts:
Tom Bingham, The Rule of Law (Penguin, 2010).

Johannes M.M. Chan, Paths of Justice (Hong Kong University Press, 2018).

LLAW1009 (LAW AND SOCIETY)

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. Duplicated reading materials will be issued.
Students are also advised to consult basic textbooks on political science, political philosophy,
sociology and history.

LLAW1013 (LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING)

Recommended reading list (Duplicated reading materials will be provided):

Finch E & Fanfiski S, Legal Skills, 7th edn (Oxford University Press 2019)

Hollan J & Webb J, Learning Legal Rules, 10th edn (Oxford University Press 2019)

LLAW 2001 (CONSTITUTIONAL LAW)

Highly recommended:
Johannes M. M. Chan & C. L. Lim (eds), The Law of the Hong Kong Constitution (Sweet &
Maxwell, 2nd ed, 2015).

Recommended for reference:

Johannes M. M. Chan, H.L. Fu & Yash Ghai (eds), Hong Kong's Constitutional Debate: Conflict
Over Interpretation (HKU Press, 2000).

Yash Ghai, Hong Kong’s New Constitutional Order: The Resumption of Chinese Sovereignty and
the Basic Law, 2ndedn (HKU Press, 1999).

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LLAW2003 & 2004 (CRIMINAL LAW I & II)

Textbook (Optional)
Simon So, Criminal Law in Hong Kong (Lexis Nexis, 2020)

Michael Jackson, Criminal Law in Hong Kong (Hong Kong University Press, 2003)

John Child & David Ormerod, Smith, Hogan & Ormerod’s Essentials of Criminal Law (OUP, 3rd
ed, 2019)
David Ormerod and Karl Laird, Smith & Hogan’s Criminal Law (OUP, 15th ed, 2018)

Andrew Simester, John Spencer, and Findlay Stark et. al., Simester & Sullivan’s Criminal Law:
Theory and Doctrine (Hart Publishing, 6th ed, 2016)

Statutory Materials (Optional)

Simon Young, "The Essential Statutes on Hong Kong Criminal Law and Procedure 2008/2009",
(Lexis-Nexis Butterworths, 2008)

LLAW2009 (INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LAW)

Required reading:
 Albert Chen, An Introduction to the Chinese Legal System (LexisNexis, 5th ed 2019).

Recommended reading:
 Jianfu Chen, Chinese Law: Context and Transformation (Revised and Expanded Edition),
(Brill: 2015).

LLAW2013 & 2014 (LAND LAW)

Recommended Text:
S.H. Goo & Alice Lee, Land Law in Hong Kong (LexisNexis, 2015, 4th edition)

LLAW2012 (COMMERCIAL LAW)

Text
R. Goode & E. McKendrick, Goode on Commercial Law (Penguin, 6th Edn, 2021)

Resource book
MA Clarke, RJA Hooley, RJC Munday, LS Sealy, AM Tettenborn, PG Turner, Commercial Law:
Text, Cases and Materials (Oxford University Press, 5th Edition, 2017)

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LLAW2017 (LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING II)

Recommended reading list (Duplicated materials will be provided):

Judith Embley and others, Legal Systems & Skills, 4th ed (Oxford University Press 2020)

David Pope & Dan Hill, Mooting and Advocacy Skills, 3rd edn (Sweet & Maxwell 2015)

LLAW3094 & 3095 (EQUITY AND TRUSTS)

Prescribed textbooks:
Jamie Glister and James Lee, Hanbury & Martin: Modern Equity, 22nd edition (Sweet & Maxwell,
2021)

Charles Mitchell et al, Hayton, McFarlane and Mitchell: Text, Cases and Materials on Equity and
Trusts, 15th edition (Sweet & Maxwell, 2022) (to be published in Oct 2022)

LLAW3001 (INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL THEORY)

Prescribed:
Veitch, S, Christodoulidis, E, and Goldoni, M, Jurisprudence: Themes and Concepts, 3rd edition,
Routledge, 2018

Further references recommended

M.D.A. Freeman, Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 9th ed 2014)

Nigel E. Simmonds, Central Issues in Jurisprudence (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 4th ed 2013)

J.E. Penner and E Melissaris, McCoubrey and White’s Textbook on Jurisprudence (Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 5th ed 2012)

Brian Bix, Jurisprudence: Theory and Context (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 7th ed 2015)

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LLAW3010 (BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS)

Reading List (Duplicated materials will be provided):

Len Sealy & Sarah Worthington, Cases and Materials in Company Law, Tenth Edition, 2013
Oxford University Press

Len Sealy & Sarah Worthington, Cases and Materials in Company Law, Eleventh Edition, 2016
Oxford University Press

Paul L Davies and Sarah Worthington, Gower & Davies Principles of Modern Company Law,
Tenth Edition, 2016 Sweet & Maxwell

Stefan H C Lo and Charles Z Qu, Law of Companies in Hong Kong, 3rd edition, 2018 Sweet &
Maxwell (electronic version available on Westlaw)

LLAW3102 (EVIDENCE I)

Prescribed Textbooks (Compulsory)

There are no compulsory textbooks for this course. Other prescribed reading materials (e.g.
Lecture outlines/slides, cases and legislation) shall be posted on Moodle.

Suggested Textbooks (Optional; Non-compulsory)

A. le Roux-Kemp, Hong Kong Law of Evidence (Hong Kong: Wolters Kluwer, 2020) [Student’s
edition available]

S. So, Law of Evidence in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell, 2020) [Student’s edition
available]

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LLAW3093 (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW)

Prescribed:
Stephen Thomson, Administrative Law in Hong Kong (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

Reference:
Swati Jhaveri, Michael Ramsden, and Anne Scully-Hill, Hong Kong Administrative Law (Hong
Kong: Lexis Nexis Butterworths, 2nd, 2013)

Craig, Administrative Law (Sweet & Maxwell, 8th edn, 2016)

Lord Woolf et al, De Smith’s Judicial Review (Sweet & Maxwell, 8th edn, 2018)

Mark Elliott and Jason N. E. Varuhas, Administrative Law: Text and Materials (Oxford
University Press, 5thedn, 2016)

Cane, An Introduction to Administrative Law (5th edn. 2011)

Wade and Forsyth, Administrative Law (Oxford University Press, 11th edn. 2014)
Gordon and Mok, Judicial Review in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: LexisNexis, 2nd edn. 2014)

LLAW3097 (CIVIL PROCEDURE)

A Guide to Civil Procedure in Hong Kong by Wilkinson, Cheung and Booth (6th Edition,
LexisNexis Butterworths)

LLAW3099 (CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

Prescribed Textbooks (Compulsory)

There are no compulsory textbooks for this course. Other prescribed reading materials (e.g.
Lecture outlines/slides, cases and legislation) shall be posted on Moodle.

Suggested Reading Materials (Optional; Non-compulsory)

A. Whitfort, Criminal Procedure in Hong Kong: A Guide for Students (Hong Kong: LexisNexis, 3rd
edn, 2020)

C. Liu, Criminal Procedure in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Sweet & Maxwell, 2nd edn, 2021)
[Student's edition available]

A. le Roux-Kemp, Hong Kong Criminal Procedure (Hong Kong: Wolters Kluwer, 2019) [Student's
edition available]

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