Academic Staff

Michael Jackson

Associate Professor
LLB(Hons) (Auck), LLM (BC)

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Michael Jackson has been with the Faculty since 1984, and specializes in criminal law and procedure, equity and trusts, and, more recently, cybercrime.  His recent publications include Criminal Law in Hong Kong (Hong Kong; HKU Press, 2003), "Law Enforcement in Cyberspace : The HK Approach", in Broadhurst & Grabosky, Cybercrime : The Challenge in Asia (HKU Press, HK 2005), and Chapters 17, Principals and Secondary Parties", and 18, "Strict Liability", in Archbold HK : Criminal Pleading & Practice (Sweet & Maxwell, 2003).  His current research includes the regulation of covert surveillance, organized crime, money laundering, commercial crime, and cybercrime in HK.

He has served as a member of the HK Law Reform Commission's Subcommittee on Fraud, and the Law Society of HK's Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure, and appeared on a number of occasions before LegCo panels to present submissions.

Admitted as a solicitor in HK, he consults mainly in the field of criminal law, and has assisted in several major criminal fraud cases during his time in Hong Kong.

Specialized Areas: Criminal; Equity and Trusts; Cybercrime