Ke Mu
Thesis title: The Conceptualisation and Implementation of Res Judicata in International Commercial Arbitration
Contact details
- Email: Ke.Mu@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisor:
Background
2019.9 - now University of Edinburgh, PhD candidate (expected to graduate in 2023)
2017.9 - 2018.9 University College London, Master of Laws in Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2014.9 - 2017. 9 China University of Political Science and Law, Master of Laws in International Law
2011.9 - 2014.6 Zhejiang University, Bachelor of Business Administration
2010.9 - 2014.6 Zhejiang University, Bachelor of Laws
Qualifications
Lawyer’s License in the People’s Republic of China
Certificate for the Programme for Law Teachers 2017-2018, University College London
Research summary
My research bridges disciplines (especially private international law, public international law, and cross-border dispute resolution), and develops innovative ideas with various methods and perspectives (such as interdisciplinary studies, comparative studies, contextual analysis, and empirical studies).
Knowledge exchange
2014-2015 Member of the Editorial Board of Graduate Law Review · CUPL
Past project grants
2023.3-4 Visiting Scholar at Leiden University, sponsored by LERU Law PhD Exchange Programme
2020.4 Awardee, Beijing Arbitration Commission Research Fund (Key Project)
2019.9 Excellent Essay Prize, The Seventh Beijing Arbitration Commission National Essay Competition
2018.7 Merit Award, National Essay Contest, hosted by China Arbitration Institute and China Academy of Arbitration Law
2017.9 Excellent Essay Prize, The Fifth Zhonglun International Commercial Arbitration Essay Contest, hosted in China Arbitration Week by Renmin University, All China Lawyers Association and Beijing Lawyers Association
2014.3 Research Fund for Innovation and Practice for Graduate Students, China University of Political Science and Law
• Research output: “An Empirical Analysis on Validity of Foreign Arbitration Agreements”.
2013.11 Second Prize, The Thirteenth National Undergraduate Academic Works Competition, Zhejiang University
• Conducted an interdisciplinary study of law and computer science, research output: “A Report on the Standardization of Penalty Measurement and the Auxiliary Computer Systems”;
• Leader of the research group and first author of the report, in charge of initiating and coordinating the project.
Ke Mu, A Comparative Study on Obtaining Third Party Evidence in Civil and Commercial Arbitration, Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal 2022 Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.283-328;
Ke Mu, Parallel Proceedings and Res Judicata in International Investment Arbitration, Beijing Arbitration Quarterly 2019 Vol. 110 Issue 4, pp. 38-77;
Ke Mu, A Study on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration - Taking the IBA Rules as an Example (written in Chinese), China International Arbitration Review (Law Press · China) 2019, pp. 277-291.
2018.12 - 2019.8 Zhejiang Tiance Law Firm (Beijing), Paralegal
• Represented China Minsheng Investment Group, CDH Investments, Konka Group Co., Ltd (Shenzhen), Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co. Ltd etc. in judicial proceedings
• Advised Dongfang Precision Group, PICC, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, China Insurance etc. on a wide range of legal issues
2016.3 - 2016.6 China-Africa Development Fund, Legal Assistant
• Reviewed legal documents including memoranda of understanding, shareholder agreements, project proposals and reports
• Developed legal strategies to manage risks and avoid disputes
2015.6 - 2015.9 China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Assistant Secretary
• Drafted, revised, and transferred legal documents including notices of arbitration, written evidence, arbitration awards etc.
• Managed pre-hearing procedures and recorded oral presentation of evidence and hearings
• Organized expert meetings to discuss complex cases