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AUGUST 2015

Fifth Issue
Kobe University’s Summer School
Asian Law and Management 2015:
Part 1
From the 18th to the 22nd of August 2015, Kobe University had
successfully held part 1 its Summer School Asian Law andManagement (“Kobe SALAD 2015”) for Asian Law and
Dispute Management.

InsideKobe
University’s
SummerSchool
Asian
Law
and
Management 2015 Part 1
Look inside to learn about the
speakers for Part 1 of the Kobe
SALAD 2015

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Foreign Direct Investment Moot
Hear what our students have to
say about their participation in
the Asia Pacific Regional
Rounds in Seoul Korea

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Various professors, practising lawyers, lecturers and law
students from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong
Kong, China, Taiwan and Vietnam had participated in Part 1of the Kobe SALAD 2015.
The topics covered over the 5-day course of Kobe SALAD
2015’s part 1 are as follows:
Day 1: 18 August 2015
Lecture Title: Pressing Issues of Cross Border Business in ASEAN
Speaker: Mr Jeff Leong is the founding Senior Partner ofMessrs Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia);
upon his graduation from the National University of

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Singapore, he has practised Singapore, Hong Kong & Malaysia and specialises in Initial Public
Offerings, and other corporate exercises including domestic and cross-border Mergers &Acquisitions in ASEAN. Mr Leong was also involved in establishing the industry standards and bestpractises for due diligence in respect of the submissions to the Malaysian Securities Commission
under the Malaysian Capital Markets and Services Act. Mr Leong’s firm has to date accepted
about 90 interns from Kobe University since 2009, with most of them now working in internationallaw firms, multinational enterprises and arbitration institution(s). Since 2011, Mr Leong has also
been teaching a short course on Asian Law in the University and has been collaborating with the
University on research related to value creation by business lawyers, transaction cost economies,
relational contracts and interdisciplinary problem solving.
Lecture Title: Recent Issues of Corporate Law in Korea: Regulations on the Battle for Corporate
Control between Domestic Management and Foreign Hedge Funds
Speaker: Professor Chul-Song Lee from Konkuk University, Korea has been known as one of the
top academics for commercial law; a graduate from the Seoul National University of Korea,
Professor Lee was a professor of Law at Hanyang University, before his current position as Chair
Professor of Law at Konkuk University. He was also the president of the Association of Securities
Law, Korea; Korea Association of Tax Law; and the International Fiscal Association, Korea.
Day one closed with the explanation for the Moot Arbitration Part 1: Distribution of Simplified
Problem and Explanation, given by Professor James Claxton from Kobe University and a reception
dinner at the Sakura Restaurant on campus.
Day 2: 19 August 2015
Lecture Title: Recent Issues Concerning Intellectual Property in Indonesia
Speaker: Professor Dr Insan Budi Maulana is the Founding Partner of Messrs Maulana and Partners
Law Firm (Jakarta, Indonesia); a graduate of the University of Indonesia, he studied in Kobe
University’s School of law for his master and doctorate degree. Dr Maulana is currently actively
involved in all aspects of Intellectual Property Work, including protection, enforcement andlitigation matters related to trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights and patents. He has served
as a Special Staff of the Minister of Justice of Indonesia from 1998 to 2006; and post 2006 he has
been a Professor at the University of Indonesia, Krisnadwipayana University specialising in Business
Law.
Lecture Title: Cross Border Business and Financial Law
Speaker: Dr Ikumi Sato of Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan specialises in Private International Law, agraduate from the Faculty of Law of Kansai University he obtained his PH.D from Kobe University in2013. His research focuses on International Asset Financing from the viewpoint of Law &Economics. Prior to his current appointment at Kyoto Sangyo University he has served as a parttime lecturer in Kyoto Sangyo University teaching Private International Law before joining theInstitute of Intellectual Property in Tokyo as a Special Research fellow until 2014.
Lecture Title: Some Recent Developments on Malaysia Corporate Law
Speaker: Professor Hasani bin Mohd Ali, associate professor of the National University of Malaysia

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Continued from Page 2(“UKM”) graduated from the International Islamic University,
Malaysia also holds a LL.M from Sheffield University and a Ph.D
from Dundee University. He also serves as an Accredited
Mediator at the Malaysian Mediation Centre. His area ofexpertise is Company Law, Security Regulations and Corporate
Governance. As a vice a dean of the Faculty of Law, he was a
key player in securing the Academic Exchange Agreement
between UKM and the University.
Lecture Title: Space Law and Business Activities
Speaker: Professor Yun Zhao from the Hong Kong University,
China is a graduate from the China University of Political
Science and Law, he also holds a LL.M from Leiden University
and a Ph.D. from Erasmus University. He is currently the Directorof the Centre for Chinese Law at Hong Kong University where heteaches Introduction to Chinese Law, China Trade Law, China
Information Technology Law, and Online Dispute Resolution. He
is on the panel of arbitrators for various institutions including theHong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the Asian Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Centre, and the Online Dispute
Resolution Centre of the China International Economic andTrade Arbitration Commission in Beijing. He is also a founding
Council Member of the Hong Kong Internet Forum, Honorary
Member of the Hong Kong Construction Arbitration Centre, anda member of the International Institute of Space Law at Paris.
Lecture Title: Intellectual Property from a Viewpoint of Vietnam
Speaker: Dr Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, currently the vice dean of
the faculty of Law, University of Economics and Law of theVietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City specialises onIntellectual Property Rights, Business Law, International Business
Law, and Civil Procedure Law. She obtained her M.B.A from the
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium and her Ph.D from the
Université de Lyon 3, France. Before her current appointment
she was a lecturer for the Faculty of Commerce and Tourism,
University of Industry, Ho Chi Minh.
Day 3: 20 August 2015
Lecture Title: Development of Central Asia from a viewpoint ofComparative Law
Speaker: Professor Kenjiro Shibuya, professor at the graduate
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Russian law was a graduate of Waseda University, Japan, he continued his studies at the
Lomonosov Moscow State University, whereupon his return to Japan he obtained his LL.M fromWaseda University and completed his doctoral course at the University of Tokyo. Prior to hiscurrent position he was a researcher at the University of Tokyo until 2002.
Lecture Title: Law and Economic Development from a Viewpoint of Geopolitics
Speaker: Mr Jeff Leong
Lecture Title: Mixing Legal Cultures in Global Business Law Education
Speaker: Professor Akira Saito, Director of Kobe University’s Centre for Asian Studies and Professorof International Business Law at the University’s School of Law; graduated from the University andstarted his career with Mitsui OSK Lines before deciding to resume his studies in law at the
University’s graduate school before continuing his academic exploration at the University ofAberdeen. His thesis on comparative analysis on the duty to mitigate damages led to his
receiving his LL.M in Scottish Law, and the experience equipped him with the capacity to deal
with legal problems from a wider perspective. As a practitioner he has served as a Mediator in the
Kobe Family Court for 12 years. He was also recently appointed as an expert witness for a
Japanese Law Firm in a large International arbitration case involving the International Chamber ofCommerce concerning a cross border acquisition between two Asian companies.
Lecture Title: From here to Eternity: Complete Revision of Korean Private International Law
Speaker: Professor Chongsoo Han from Hanyang University, graduated from the Yonsei University
with a Ph.D in civil procedure. Professor Han was a practising lawyer registered with the Seoul Bar
Association from 1988 to 1997 and the Vice President of the Association of Civil Procedure Law of
Korea in 2012. He has also served as a board member of the Association of Private International
Law of Korea since 2011. In 2012 he was a visiting professor at Konstanz University, Germany. His
main area of research covers International Civil Litigation, Class Action, Class Arbitration,
Bankruptcy & Reorganisation Proceedings, and Civil Enforcement.

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Day 4: 21 August 2015
Lecture Title: Dispute Resolution in Taiwan
Speaker:

Mr Sam-Rong Hwang、senior partner of Formosa

Transnational Attorneys at Law, Taiwan, graduated from the
Nagoya University obtaining his LL.M from the same University.
He has served as a part-time lecturer at the School of Finance& Law of Chung Yuan Christian University and Director for theRegistration Centre for Organ Donation and Transplant
Foundation. He has also served as a director on the Taipei Bar
Association, as a practicing lawyer, he specializes in various
fields of the law such as arbitration, bio-technology andcorporate law.
Lecture Title: Dispute Resolution in China and Hong Kong
Speaker: Professor Yun Zhao from the University of Hong Kong,
China.
Lecture Title: Development of International Commercial
Arbitration in Vietnam
Speaker: Mr Chau Huy Quang, managing partner of Mesrrs
Rajah & Tan LCT Lawyers, Vietnam graduated from the Hanoi
National University and went on to pursue his LL.M from the Ho
Chi Minh City University of Law and the University of Bristol. He
also works as a lecturer at the Judicial Academy of the
Ministry of Justice, Vietnam. With over 18 years of experienceof legal practise under his belt, which included acting as
legal counsel for a number of leading international
corporations, he has been recognised by the legal
community as one of the most efficient litigations in Vietnam;
Mr Chau has also been recommended by Legal 500 as alawyer who is good at negotiating legal proceedings
including out of court and arbitration dispute settlements.

Places to go:
Kanazawa
Kanazawa (金沢) is an old castle
town that used to serve as theseat of the Maeda Clan during
the Edo Period. The Maeda clan
was the second most powerfulfeudal clan after the Tokugawa
clan in terms of rice production
and field size then.
A charming city, with Chaya (茶屋) entertainment districts which
are still active till today; one may
spot a Geisha if you are lucky, or
better yet make a reservation to
be entertained at one of these tea
houses. For an affordable fee,you will be able to fine one thatwill entertain you in English.
If you like Kyoto, you would
probably like Kanazawa, though
they are different, they each havetheir own charms and since it’ssummer, put on a Yukata (ゆかLecture Title: Recent Revision Movement on Korean
Arbitration Act
Speaker: Mr Ferdinand Jongwoo Kim is a partner from Soorun
Asia Law Office, Korea. A graduate from the Seoul National
University College of Law and having acquired his Doctor of
Jurisprudence (JD) from Hanyang University School of Law
where he was also a Vis Moot Team member, his area ofた ) and stroll along the Chaya
District to get a feel of the oldendays. You may also pop by tovisit a Chaya museum to see andlearn how Geikos (plural for
Geishas) used to live andentertain the clients, before
resting your tired feet with a cupof traditional green tea andJapanese sweet.
ccws.

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Continued from page 5practise includes corporate counselling and international arbitration cases. He is also a memberof the International Committee of the Korea Bar Association and also a member of the Human
Rights Council of the Seoul Bar Association.
Day 5: 22 August 2015
Lecture Title: ADR in Japan from a viewpoint of Legal Sociology by
Speker: Professor Hiroshi Takahashi, Professor of Kobe University’s Graduate School of Law studiedsociology of law and received his LL.M from the University of Tokyo. He lectured at Kwansei
Gakuin University before his current stint. His area of research includes the sociological analysis ofalternate dispute resolution, legal profession and judicial statistics. His numerous publications
include amongst others ‘Career Patterns of Japanese Judges,’ Choi & Rokumoto (eds.) Judicial
System Transformation in the Globalizing World (Seoul National University Press, 2007); ‘Judiciary
Career, Judicial Reform and Practising Attorneys,’ Journal of Japanese Law, No. 27 (2009); and‘Toward and Understanding of the Japanese Way of Dispute Resolution,’ Vanoverbeke (et al)(eds.) The Changing Role of Law in Japan (Edward Elder, 2014.
Lecture Title: New Trends in International Commercial Arbitration in Asia
Speaker: Professor James Claxton from Kobe University; a graduate from Tulane University, theLondon School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Colorado. Prior to joining
the University as a Professor of Law, Professor Claxton who is a qualified lawyer in California as well
as France practised at two international law firms for six years before joining the International
Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) as a legal counsel. Prior to his current stint,
Professor Claxton has also regularly lectured in various American law schools on topics related toInternational Arbitration, International Investment Law and ICSID Procedures. For more information
on Professor Claxton kindly refer to the fourth issue of our newsletter which was published in July
2015.
Part 1 of Kobe SALAD 2015 ended with the oral arguments for the Moot International Commercial
Arbitration with the winners of the Moot being the team from the National University of Malaysia(“UKM”) being Mr Nazrul Farid Bin Amirudin Saidatul and Ms Nadia Binti Abd Aziz; and the award
for best speaker going to Ms Rina Oh from Hanyang University, Korea.

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Foreign Direct Investment Moot (“FDI Moot”)
Asia Pacific Regional Rounds
Seoul, Korea
The FDI Moot was designed with the intention of helping
future lawyers gain a practical understanding of issues that
may arise out of obligations between host states andforeign investors.
Bringing together academics, practioners and future
lawyers this forum was created not only to discoveremerging talents, but new developments in the fields
covered in the moot. For more information about the FDI
Moot please feel free to visit:(http://www.fdimootseoul.org/servlet/kcab_fdi/info/1000).
For this year’s FDI Moot, our students had the pleasure ofparticipating in the first FDI Moot Asia Pacific Regional
Rounds held in Seoul, Korea, from 18 – 21 August 2015, incooperation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic ofKorea; the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy; Korea
University School of Law; the Centre for International Legal
Studies (CILS); and the Korean Commercial Arbitration
Board. Almost 18 teams representing 6 countries
participated in this moot competition.
Our students who had the fortune to participate in thiscompetition are Ms Nao Yoshida, Ms Heini Liu, Ms Viviane
Soares de Azevedo & Ms Guizi Duan.
As this was their first moot, everyone was nervous andunsure of what to expect from the competition; one of theparticipants had noted that it was a steep learning curveas there was a lot of research involved and information
required to be collected for the competition, as such theyfelt that they had learnt a lot in a short time, especiallysince English is not their first language and all the laws
related to the competition was in English only.

Vocabulary
CornerTest your vocabulary! Pick thecorrect answer:

1

Enforce

A: Adapt or become used to a
new situation; B: relating to or
characteristic of a region; or C:
Compelobservanceor
compliance with

2

Gazette

A: Magazine; B: A printed
publication; C: A periodical
publication; or D: A journal or
newspaper,especiallytheofficial one of an organisation
or institution

3 Consolidate
A: Accounts; B: Stamp;
Combine ; or D: Nature

C:

While the preparation and competition itself was intense
the participants, when interviewed had disclosed that theyfelt that their horizons had been broadened by thisexperience, which they understand is comparable toactual practise.

(3) C – e.g. the Companies Act
1948 and subsequent enactments
wereconsolidatedbytheCompanies Act 1985.

Please refer to Page 8 for the application details on
the GMAP in Law Course(1) C – e.g. The role of the police isto enforce the law.

(2) D – e.g. The intention ofparliament when drafting this law
may be found in the gazette.
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Admission requirements include the submission of yourtest score for an English proficiency test (e.g. TOEIC,TOEFL, IELTS etc.); a research plan of 1,500 words; andan interview (via Skype for foreign students).
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GMAP in Law Course kindly
contact the following person:

Professor Dai Tamada
tamada@port.kobe-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-78-803-2507
Graduate School of Law, 2-1
Rokko-dai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe
City, 657-8501, JAPANwww.law.kobe-u.ac.jp

GMAP in Law’s Academic Staff
 Professor Dai Tamada (Director): Public International
Law and International Investment Law
 Professor Akira Saito (Co – Director): International
Commercial Law and Arbitration
 Professor Shunichiro Nakano: Private International
Law Professor Keith Carpenter: Legal English, Legal
Practice, and Financial Law
 Professor James Claxton: International Arbitration
For any queries or if you would like to contribute to thisNewsletter, please feel free to contact Cindy Cheong at:
cindy.cheong@phoenix.kobe-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-78-803 – 6709
Graduate School of Law, 2-1 Rokko-dai-cho, Nada-ku,
Kobe City, 657-8501, JAPAN