Jamieson KIRKWOOD
Dr Jamieson Kirkwood is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL) at the National University of Singapore. He received his first law degree from Cardiff University, and his Master of Laws degree (in International Economic Law) as well as his PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Jamie’s PhD thesis looked at dispute resolution in the context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Jamie also has a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from Swansea University.
Education
PhD Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
LLM (International Economic Law), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MSc (Investment Management), Swansea University
LLB, Cardiff University
In Residence
Dr Jamieson Kirkwood is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL) at the National University of Singapore. He received his first law degree from Cardiff University, and his Master of Laws degree (in International Economic Law) as well as his PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Jamie’s PhD thesis looked at dispute resolution in the context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Jamie also has a Master of Science degree in Investment Management from Swansea University.
Jamie previously worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Finance, Technology, Regulation and Sustainable Development at the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong and spent over 10 years practicing as an inhouse counsel with several multinational corporations. He is also called to the Bar in England & Wales and is an accredited mediator (CMC/SIMI accredited)
Jamie specializes in international economic law, regulation & development, financial law & technology and digital dispute resolution. Whilst at CUHK, Jamie published several related articles and was awarded the prestigious Postgraduate Research Award 2020 following the publication of an article in the Journal of International Economic Law.
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Douglas W. ARNER, Ross P. BUCKLEY, Dirk A. ZETSCHE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘The Financialization of Crypto’ [2024] Computer Law & Security Review (forthcoming)
- Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD “Characterization (and Registration) of a “BRI Dispute”” [2023] Asian Journal of International Law 1-34 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S2044251323000498>
- Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘Constructing A Theoretical Framework For A Rules-Based Approach in BRI Dispute Resolution’ [2023] 2 Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 369-419 <https://law1.nus.edu.sg/sjls/articles/SJLS-Sep-23-369.pdf>
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘Tokenised funding and initial litigation offerings: the new kids putting third-party funding on the block’ (2022) 16 (1-2) Law and Financial Markets Review 20-42 <https://doi.org/10.1080/17521440.2022.2153609>.
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘Taxing The Future: Digital Stateless Income, Business Organisation, and the Search for a New Regulatory Paradigm’ [2022] 2 Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 267-289 <https://www.proquest.com/docview/2753397272/A5F75A2F9ED042CDPQ/2?accountid=14548>
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘Smart Courts, Smart Contracts, and the Future of Online Dispute Resolution’ (2022) 5 (1) Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy 62-91 <https://stanford-jblp.pubpub.org/pub/future-of-odr/release/1>.
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘Adjudicating Disputes Along China’s New Silk Road: Towards Unity, Diversity or Fragmentation of International Law? (2021) 68 (2) Netherlands International Law Review 219-247 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s40802-021-00199-2>.
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘One Stone, Two Birds: Can China Leverage WTO Accession to Build the BRI?’ (2021) 55 (2) Journal of World Trade 287-308 <https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Journal+of+World+Trade/55.2/TRAD2021011>.
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘CHINESE PUZZLE: ANATOMY OF THE (INVISIBLE) BELT AND ROAD INVESTMENT TREATY’ (2020) 23 (1) Journal of International Economic Law 245–269 <https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgz047>.
Book Chapter
- Julien CHAISSE & Jamieson M. KIRKWOOD, ‘Foreign Investors vs National Tax Measures: Assessing the Role of International Investment Agreements’ in Mosquera Irma, Lesage Dries & Lips Wouter (eds) Taxation, International Cooperation and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (Springer 2021) 149-169 <https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-030-64857-2_8.pdf>.
- BRI, WTO, Trade and International Economic Law
- Financial Law and Technology
- Regulation and Development
- Blockchain, Smart Contracts and AI
- Digital Dispute Resolution
Research Project
The role of digital finance in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
China’s BRI includes over 100 countries and it is a major way for China to develop the e-CNY (digital yuan), digital project finance and China’s digital logistics system (through Smart Contracts). This also has implications for the settlement of BRI related disputes. The research primarily assesses the development and deployment of digital finance in the BRI and seeks to understand the implications / consequences.
The potential of AI to assist in the use of Smart Contracts with a focus on the financial services sector
One of the major difficulties with Smart Contracts is that they are required to be written in code and there is a disconnect between lawyers / businesses and coders. AI tools (e.g. Chat GPT) can potentially bridge this gap by translating standard legal / business language into code. The research assesses the potential of AI to bridge the gap and considers the implications for (amongst others) businesses, the legal profession and the economy.