Mr Oscar Tan
Mr. Oscar Tan is a practising barrister, accredited mediator and educator. He was called to the Bar in 2015, obtained his mediator accreditation from the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) in 2013 and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in 2006 and is currently teaching in various universities.
Mr. Tan has a wide range of legal practice with particular focus on customs & excise and other regulatory offences. He has experience in both prosecution and defence of criminal cases and has previously served as a public prosecutor. His civil practice includes personal injuries, land, building management, contractual & financial disputes, mediation and dispute resolution.
Mr. Tan’s contribution to the development of mediation in Hong Kong since early 2000s has been recognised. He has been appointed the first Administrator of the Lehman Brothers-related Investment Products Mediation and Arbitration Scheme commissioned by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the first Mediation Co-ordinator of the Law Society of Hong Kong, the first Senior Mediator cum Dispute Resolution Manager of the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre, and the first Mediation Executive of the HKIAC serving the Secretariat of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL). He has also served as a Consultant and subsequently Assistant Hon. Secretary of the Joint Mediation Helpline Office (JMHO) during the period from 2013-2016.
Mr. Tan is a seasoned speaker and educator. He is currently the Course Leader of the Mediation and Negotiation Course and Chinese Legal Practice Course under the PCLL Programme of the City University of Hong Kong. He is also a part-time lecturer of the LLM Programme of the University of Hong Kong and teaches private international law in the Department of Law and Business of the Shue Yan University. He has been invited to deliver seminars on legal and dispute resolution topics to both public and private sectors.
Supported by the then Working Group on Mediation led by the Secretary for Justice, Mr. Tan published the 1st and 2nd edition of the “Mediation and Dispute Resolution Handbook”. He is one of the co-authors of the first “negotiation, communication and dispute resolution” teaching pack for secondary schools. He is also a co-author of the title “Construction Contract Essentials” published by the HKU Press in 2017 and the Annotator of the Annotated Ordinance: Magistrates’ Ordinance, Cap 221 published by Lexis Nexis in 2021.