Professor Dan Hunter
Executive Dean, The Dickson Poon School of Law
- Professor of Law
Biography
Dan Hunter is the Executive Dean of the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London. He was previously the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology and the Founding Dean of Swinburne Law School in Australia.
He is an international expert in internet and intellectual property law, AI & law, and legal tech and legal innovation. He holds a PhD from Cambridge on the cognitive science of legal reasoning, as well as computer science and law degrees from Monash University, and an LLM by research from the University of Melbourne.
He regularly publishes on the intersection of computers and law. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, the creator of the Future Law Podcast and the founder of four startups: in edtech (Quitch), legaltech (Settle Easy), and regulatory technology (Fourth Line and Gracenote).
Research interests
- AI & Law, including the use of AI in criminal justice and civil procedure and the legal theoretical implications of autonomous systems.
- Legaltech and legal innovation models, including the future of legal practice.
Research
Centre for Data Futures
Bringing together interdisciplinary experts to focus on participatory infrastructure throughout the life of data-reliant tools.
News
King's partners with Linklaters to launch GenAI Expert Training Programme
The GenAI Expert Training programme has been developed in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law and the Linklaters GenAI programme.
King's part of major project to empower regulators and end-users to make AI safer
The project is the first of its kind to give people without a technical background the tools to audit AI systems
South East Asia Tour a huge success
Our Alumni Team were delighted by the warm reception they encountered on a mini tour of South East Asia in early March…
King's hosts inaugural Legal Generative AI Hackathon
The Dickson Poon School of Law together with the Department of Informatics hosted the inaugural King’s Legal Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence)...
King's academics and industry experts discuss developing AI and 'moving beyond the panic'
King’s academics joined policy and industry experts at Science Gallery London on 16 Jan to discuss where we go next with AI development, regulation and policy.
King's hosts Law Schools Global League Conference and 11th Summer School
The Law Schools Global League (LSGL) General Assembly and Academic Conference, and the 11th LSGL Summer School was hosted by King’s in July, bringing together...
'Inspirational, informative and thought-provoking': King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence
King’s opened its doors to the public to explore the latest AI developments at this five-day festival.
Bronze Reggie statue gifted to Hong Kong Alumni Association
Alumnus William Kwan FKC (Law, 1959) has gifted a specially commissioned bronze Reggie statue to the King’s Hong Kong Alumni Association, an organisation for...
Alumnus gives King's largest US donation to drive forward digital law research
A generous gift from a US-based alumnus will create the Jeff Price Chair in Digital Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law.
Samidha Malhotra appointed Director of Professional Law Institute
Samidha Malhotra succeeds Professor Djakhongir Saidov as the new Director of the Professional Law Institute (PLI), part of The Dickson Poon School of Law.
Events
Law undergraduate information session: Hong Kong
Join us at our Law undergraduate event in Hong Kong.
Law undergraduate offer holder event: Hong Kong
Join us at our Law offer holder event in Hong Kong.
Law postgraduate information session: Hong Kong
Join us at our postgraduate law event in Hong Kong.
Law undergraduate information session: Singapore
Join us at our Law information session in Singapore.
Law postgraduate information session: Singapore
Join us at our Law postgraduate information session in Singapore.
Law undergraduate information session: Kuala Lumpur
Join us at our Law information session in Kuala Lumpur.
Law postgraduate information session: Kuala Lumpur
Join us at our Law information session in Kuala Lumpur.
Law undergraduate offer holder event: Kuala Lumpur
Join us at our Law offer holder event in Kuala Lumpur.
Law undergraduate offer holder event: Singapore
Join us at our Law offer holder event in Singapore.
GenAI in the Law School Classroom: Pedagogy and Technology Workshop
A one day workshop for those wanting to learn more about AI
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Centre for Data Futures
Bringing together interdisciplinary experts to focus on participatory infrastructure throughout the life of data-reliant tools.
News
King's partners with Linklaters to launch GenAI Expert Training Programme
The GenAI Expert Training programme has been developed in collaboration with The Dickson Poon School of Law and the Linklaters GenAI programme.
King's part of major project to empower regulators and end-users to make AI safer
The project is the first of its kind to give people without a technical background the tools to audit AI systems
South East Asia Tour a huge success
Our Alumni Team were delighted by the warm reception they encountered on a mini tour of South East Asia in early March…
King's hosts inaugural Legal Generative AI Hackathon
The Dickson Poon School of Law together with the Department of Informatics hosted the inaugural King’s Legal Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence)...
King's academics and industry experts discuss developing AI and 'moving beyond the panic'
King’s academics joined policy and industry experts at Science Gallery London on 16 Jan to discuss where we go next with AI development, regulation and policy.
King's hosts Law Schools Global League Conference and 11th Summer School
The Law Schools Global League (LSGL) General Assembly and Academic Conference, and the 11th LSGL Summer School was hosted by King’s in July, bringing together...
'Inspirational, informative and thought-provoking': King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence
King’s opened its doors to the public to explore the latest AI developments at this five-day festival.
Bronze Reggie statue gifted to Hong Kong Alumni Association
Alumnus William Kwan FKC (Law, 1959) has gifted a specially commissioned bronze Reggie statue to the King’s Hong Kong Alumni Association, an organisation for...
Alumnus gives King's largest US donation to drive forward digital law research
A generous gift from a US-based alumnus will create the Jeff Price Chair in Digital Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law.
Samidha Malhotra appointed Director of Professional Law Institute
Samidha Malhotra succeeds Professor Djakhongir Saidov as the new Director of the Professional Law Institute (PLI), part of The Dickson Poon School of Law.
Events
Law undergraduate information session: Hong Kong
Join us at our Law undergraduate event in Hong Kong.
Law undergraduate offer holder event: Hong Kong
Join us at our Law offer holder event in Hong Kong.
Law postgraduate information session: Hong Kong
Join us at our postgraduate law event in Hong Kong.
Law undergraduate information session: Singapore
Join us at our Law information session in Singapore.
Law postgraduate information session: Singapore
Join us at our Law postgraduate information session in Singapore.
Law undergraduate information session: Kuala Lumpur
Join us at our Law information session in Kuala Lumpur.
Law postgraduate information session: Kuala Lumpur
Join us at our Law information session in Kuala Lumpur.
Law undergraduate offer holder event: Kuala Lumpur
Join us at our Law offer holder event in Kuala Lumpur.
Law undergraduate offer holder event: Singapore
Join us at our Law offer holder event in Singapore.
GenAI in the Law School Classroom: Pedagogy and Technology Workshop
A one day workshop for those wanting to learn more about AI
Please note: this event has passed.