Mike McConville, Simon FS Li Professor of Law, was appointed as the first Director of the School.
The School of Law, with its founding group of LLB, JD and LLM students, was formally inaugurated on 9 November 2006.
Upon his retirement in September 2019, Lutz-Christian Wolff, Wei Lun Professor of Law and former Dean of the CUHK Graduate School (2004-2019) assumed the Deanship.
CUHK LAW operates on twin sites, with its headquarters at the university main campus in Shatin.
The LL.B students conduct their undergraduate classes in Shatin at the Lee Shau Kee Building, which includes its own moot court.
The GLC has its own legal resources center, considered a "mini law library", as well as lecture theatres, a multi-purpose moot court, break-out rooms and a computer lab to facilitate teaching and learning.
It arranges activities and social functions to assist law students in their academic and professional development.
The Gazette has since received tremendous support from the faculty and Hong Kong's legal community, including industry leaders, the judiciary and the city's top law firms.
Unlike most other common law jurisdictions, the LLB and the JD exists simultaneously in Hong Kong, allowing for potential admission to the legal profession through an undergraduate or a postgraduate route.
Successful applicants who enroll in the LLB programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong are given the opportunity to choose a double degree option towards the end of their first year.
CLINDS was previous known as the Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED) founded by Professor David Donald in 2010 to support and facilitate research in all areas of law affecting commerce and business.
[29] At the 10th Annual Vis (East) moot in 2013, lead oralists Jenny Chan and Felicity Ng took the team to the elimination round and finished at the Semi-Finals, marking the team's first appearance at the Vis (East) elimination rounds and further defeated the defending champion in the quarter-finals.
In 2016, CUHK emerged as the Championship team at the 13th Annual Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration moot.
In 2020, CUHK won again the championship at the 17th Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot which was held virtually for the first time amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the ICC Moot 2019, CUHK finished 2nd against over 70 teams from around the world and earned four major awards including Best Prosecution Team (based on both written and oral advocacy), Best Prosecution Counsel, Best Oralist of the preliminary rounds and 2nd Best Defense Memorial.