香港虽说以前当过英国的殖民地，现在的法律也是继承了英国的普通法，但是自从香港回归后，香港的普通法发展就变得滞后了，虽说很多时候香港还是以英国马首是瞻，英国有啥法律改革，香港马上亦步亦趋地跟进，但是有些地方香港还是落后了很多，一个明显的例子就是关于强奸的法律。
英国在2003年对性犯罪进行了系统[……]
Law & Business
Criminal Law Outline:Defense （2）
3,Defense: duress
(1). Duress by threat
Duress is an absolute defence which leads to an acquittal. It has requirements: (a). Nature of threat. O[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Defense （1）
1,重点：Defense: Insanity/Automatism/Intoxication
(1).Insanity
M’Naghten Rules:“The jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Theft and Robbery
(1).Theft
Theft Ordinance (Cap 210) Section 2 Basic definition of theft:
(1)A person commits theft if he dishonestly appropriates property bel[……]
Administrative Law (上)
Seminar 1 (Feb.7, 2018)
行政法是由三个Temple Chambers的Barristers讲的，每个人讲三节，前三节的老师是資深大律師（SC），他已经是SC，所以还是很牛逼的。不过他的讲课还是不敢恭维，首先是没有PPT，其次就是讲课就是直接照着给我们的资料念，念到一些需要注[……]
Contract Law II
Seminar 1 (Jan 20, 2018)
这学期的合同法还是R来上，他在课上说这学期是他在HKU的最后一个学期，不知道他是要退休了，还是出去继续做法官去了。他在课上也说，希望班上的人能多几个考虑以后做Barrister，应该现在香港法官严重缺乏，而香港和其他普通法地区一样，法官基本都要在职[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Criminal damage, aggravated criminal damage and arson
(1).重点：Criminal damage
Section 60 Crimes Ordinance (Cap200):Destroying or damaging property:
(1)A person who without lawful excuse destroys or[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Sexual offences (indecent assault and rape)
(1).Rape:
S118(3) Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)：A man commits rape if—
(a)he has unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman who at the time of the int[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Non-fatal offences against person
Common assault (ie. assault / battery), Assault OABH, Wounding and inflicting or causing GBH (with or without intent), Assaulting a PO in execution of[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Homicide: Murder and manslaughter
(1).重点：Murder: is a common law offence
Murder is a common law offence defined as unlawfully causing the death of a person within the Queen’s peace[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Secondary Responsibility
(1). Aiding, Abetting, Counselling and Procuring (Principal) (AACP)
(2). Joint Enterprise Liability
The doctrine of joint enterprise was dis[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Inchoate liability
(1).Incitement (教唆):
Inciting a person to commit a criminal offence while intending that person to commit it.
(2). Conspiracy （共谋）:
Cri[……]
Administrative Law (下)
Seminar 6 (Mar.29, 2018)
这节课还是女大律师讲的，主题是Irrationality，要读的东西还是很多，加上案例公16个之多，这学期的课程就行政法的阅读多，每节课三个小时，我得花一天半的时间准备。Irrationality和Illegality 不一样，Illegali[……]
Commercial Law (下)
Seminar 7 (March 22, 2018)
今天叶老师竟然迟到了，我像往常一样，11点去食堂吃完饭，一顿狼吞虎咽，最快也得11点15分才能吃完，然后快马加鞭地美心食堂奔向法学院楼，快到电梯时，看到前面走着的一个人的背影不就是叶大妈吗？然后到了电梯口，果然是她，我还礼貌地向她一笑，她也[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Mens Rea
(1).Intention
(a).Direct intention
(b).Oblique intention: The appropriate test for oblique intention was that formulated in Nedrick. A jury may[……]
Criminal Law Outline:Actus reus
(1).Types of AR
(2).Causation
(3). Intervening acts (novus actus interveniens)
Circumstances will only break the chain of causation if they ar[……]
Tort Law II (下）
Seminar 7 (March 14,2018)
Reading week之后的第一节Tort课，这节讲的是Defamation（诽谤或者造谣），其实这也是个没有定论的问题，因为处理这个问题也会面临与言论自由权的冲突，不过相比上一节的Harassment，倒也没那么纠结了，毕竟有比较清晰的结[……]
Commercial Law(上)
Reading book:
R. Goode &E.McKendrick, Goode on Commercial Law (Penguin, 5thEdn)
Sales of Goods Ordinance.
Content:
Seminar 1 (Jan 18, 2018)
商法[……]
The crux of consideration in common law (2)
D. Refining the scope of consideration solve more problems than would generate
Contrary to the school supporting to abolish the doctrine of consid[……]
The crux of consideration in common law (1)
A.Introduction
The doctrine of consideration is one of the core pillars of contract law in common law. “The basic idea of the consideration requir[……]