Dr. James CHIU, MBBS (HK), FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery), Specialist in General Surgery, LLB(Hons) Lond, is Hon Clinical Assistant Professor at Medical Faculty, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Senior Research Fellow of Centre for Medical Ethics and Law jointly founded by Medical Faculty and Law Faculty, HKU and co-chairman of Professionalism and Ethics Committee of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM).
Dr. Chiu is an Invited member of the International Network for Law and Apology Researchers. His research areas include medicolegal, expert witnesses, healthcare law, healthcare ethics, apologies, apology legislation, negotiation, mediation, disciplinary and regulatory proceedings. James has published many articles in those areas. He has also co-authored “Apology Ordinance (Cap. 631) Commentary and Annotations” (Sweet & Maxwell, 2018), “Mediation in Hong Kong: Law & Practice” (Wolters Kluwer, 2014 & 2022), and “Best Practice Guidelines for Expert Witnesses ” of HKAM (2023). James is a Co-editor and Co-author of “Healthcare Law and Ethics: Principles & Practices” (City University of Hong Kong Press, 2023), and the Principal Author of Vol. 43(2) on Professions and Trades of “Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong” (LexisNexis, 2023). Dr. Chiu has chaired or spoken in over 100 local and international meetings/conferences for healthcare and legal practitioners.