Academic Staff
Oliver Jones
Assistant Professor
LLB (Hons), BA (Int’l Studies) (UTS)
BCL (Oxon)
University Medal for highest first in Law 2001
British Chevening Scholarship, 2004-2005
Practical Experience
2001 - Associate to Justice Leslie Katz of Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, formerly Solicitor-General for New South Wales
2002-2004 – Counsel (Administrative, Constitutional and Statute Law Advisings), Office of General Counsel, Australian Government Solicitor, Canberra
2005-2006 – Solicitor and Counsel, Public International Law and International Commercial Arbitration, Herbert Smith LLP, London.
See, in particular, Eurotunnel Arbitration (2007) 132 ILR 1 (counsel for Eurotunnel, under Prof Christopher Greenwood QC)
Subjects taught
Administrative Law
Introduction to Private International Law
International Dispute Settlement
An elective subject on the interpretation of legal instruments, especially statutes,
is under consideration.
Other duties
Director, Santa Clara University School of Law, Summer Abroad Program, Hong Kong, since 2008
Lecturer, Asia-America Institute in Transnational Law, Duke University School of Law, Hong Kong, 2008
Coach, Jessup International Law Moot, since 2007. I have also coached teams for several other international mooting competitions
Convener, Statute Law Development Group (SLEDGE)
Specialized Areas:
