Mindy Chen-Wishart

Mindy Chen-Wishart is a Professor of the Law of Contract and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford,[1] and Fellow and Tutor in Law at Merton College, Oxford.[2] She is author of numerous articles on contract law and the law of obligations, and her scholarship has been adopted in courts around the world, including the Canadian Supreme Court and the England and Wales Court of Appeal.

Born in Taiwan, she was brought up in New Zealand. She began her academic career at the University of Otago before moving to Oxford, initially as a research fellow funded by the Rhodes Trust.[3][4]

In 2021, she called for anti-racism training across Oxford University, citing her personal experiences.[5] She also launched the #RaceMeToo Twitter campaign to highlight racism faced by BAME academics.[6] She was also signatory of an open letter by legal academics in support of academic freedom.[7]

Publications
  • Unconscionable Bargains (Butterworths 1989) ISBN 978-0409788815
  • Contract Law (OUP, 1st edn 2005, 6th edn 2018) ISBN 978-0198806356

References
  1. "Mindy Chen-Wishart". Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. "Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. "Mindy Chen-Wishart". University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. "Mindy Chen-Wishart Profile". The Rhodes Project. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. Turner, Camilla (3 August 2021). "Oxford porters stop me because of my skin colour, says senior don". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. Garicano, Pieter. "Dean of the Faculty of Law launches #RaceMeToo". Cherwell. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. McKinney, CJ (22 October 2021). "Top law professors pen letter in support of academic freedom". Legal Cheek. Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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