Research interests: International Financial Law, Financial Regulation, Law and Technology

Publications:

I. Books

Lu, L., Private Lending in China: Practice, Law and Regulation of Shadow Banking and Alternative Finance (Routledge, 1^st edition, 2019), 181 pages, ISBN: 9781138331655.

II. Journal articles

Lu, L., ‘Singapore’s SPAC Listing Regime: A Game Changer Or A Gap Filler?’ (2022) Securities Regulation Law Review, Vol. 50, forthcoming (with Zhang, L.), SSCI.

Lu, L., ‘Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs): The Global Investment Mania, Corporate Practices, and Regulatory Responses’ (2022) Journal of Business Law, forthcoming (with Ren, C.).

Lu, L., ‘Beijing Stock Exchange and Multi-Tier Capital Markets: How China Alters Share Listing and Trading Rules to Promote SME Finance?’ (2022) 43 Company Lawyer, forthcoming (with Ye, J.).

Lu, L., ‘Singapore Exchange Embraces The Listing of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs): Motivations, Advantages, and Regulations’ (2022) 43 Company Lawyer, forthcoming.

Lu, L., “Maintaining Financial Market Stability during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulatory Responses and Crisis Management Measures (2021) 36 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 515 (with Cappuzzello, S.).

Lu, L., , ‘Chinese Takeover Law: Revisiting the Director’s Duty of Care under Takeover Defence and the Business Judgment Rule’ (2021) 32 International Company and Commercial Law Review 603-625 (with Ren, C.).

Lu, L., ‘Digital Yuan: The Practice and Regulation of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency’ (2021) 36 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 601 (with Chen, H.).

Lu, L., ‘Do investors vote with their feet? Commenting on Deliveroo’s IPO on London Stock Exchange and the dual-class share structure’ (2021) 42 Company Lawyer 332 (with Yang, S.).

Lu, L., ‘Regulating fintech corporations amidst Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis of Ant Group (Alipay)’s suspension of IPO and business restructuring’ (2021) 42 Company Lawyer 341 (with Zhang, L.).

Lu, L., ‘PRC Securities Law 2020: Promoting More Efficient and Transparent Capital Markets in China’ (2021) 36 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 237-239, Publisher: LexisNexis, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘Reforming Corporate Share-Listing Rules in China: Understanding the Rationale and Advantages of the Registration-Based IPO Regime’ (2021) 42 Company Lawyer 236, ISSN: 0144-1027.

Lu L, ‘The Rising Star in the East: Unveiling China’s Star Market, the Registration-Based IPO Regime, and Capital Markets Law Reform’, (2020) 31 International Company and Commercial Law Review 394-412, ISSN: 0958-5214.

Lu, L., ‘Promoting High-Tech Innovations through Capital Markets Law Reform: Deciphering the Sci-Tech Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange’ (2020) 35 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 140-143, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Building A Eurasian Capital Market: Understanding the Operating Mechanism and Legal Framework of Shanghai-London Stock Connect’ (2020) 35 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 67-74, ISSN: 1742-6812 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Shanghai-London Stock Connect: Operating Mechanism, Opportunities, and Challenges’ (2019) 34 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 684-687, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘How to Harness A Unicorn? Demystifying China’s Reform of Share Listing Rules and Chinese Depositary Receipts (CDRs)’ (2019) 30 International Company and Commercial Law Review 454-470, ISSN: 0958-5214 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Promoting SME Finance in the Context of Fintech Revolution: A Case Study of the UK’s Practice and Regulation’ (2018) 33 Banking and Finance Law Review 317-343, ISSN: 0832-8722.

Lu, L., ‘Black Swans and Grey Rhinos: Demystifying China’s Financial Risks and the Financial Regulatory Reform’ (2018) 33 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 594-597, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘Chinese Depositary Receipts: What They Are, How They Work and Why This Represents a Golden Opportunity’ (2018) 33 Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 529-532, ISSN: 0269-2694 (with Ye, N.).

Lu, L., ‘Solving the SME Financing Puzzle in the UK: Has Online P2P Lending Got the Midas Touch?’ (2018) 33 Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation 449-460, ISSN: 1742-6812.

Lu, L., ‘Shadow Banking for Cash-Strapped Entrepreneurs: A Study of Private Lending Agreements Under Chinese Contract Law’ (2018) Journal of Business Law, Issue 3, pp. 215-228, ISSN: 0021-9460.

Lu, L., ‘Book Review: Central Bank Regulation and the Financial Crisis: A Comparative Analysis’ by Miao Han, (2018) Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, Vol.7(3), pp. 130-131, ISSN: 2364-4710.

Lu, L., ‘Bitcoin: Speculative Bubble, Financial Risk and Regulatory Response’ (2018) Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, Vol. 33(3), pp. 178-182, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘Decoding Alipay: Mobile Payments, A Cashless Society and Regulatory Challenges’ (2018) Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, Vol. 33(1), pp. 40-43, ISSN: 0269-2694.

Lu, L., ‘How A Little Ant Challenges Giant Banks? The Rise of Alipay (Ant Financial)’s FinTech Empire and Regulatory Options’ (2018) International Company and Commercial Law Review, Vol. 29(1), pp. 12-30, ISSN: 0958-5214.

Lu, L., ‘Financial Technology and Challenger Banks in the UK: Gap Fillers or Real Challengers?’ (2017) Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, Vol. 32(7), pp. 273-282, ISSN: 1742-6812.

Lu, L., ‘Unveiling China’s Stock Market Bubble: Margin Financing, the Leveraged Bull and Governmental Responses’ (2017) Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, Vol.32(4), pp. 146-160, ISSN: 1742-6812 (with Lu, L.).

Lu, L., ‘Private Banks in China: Origin, Challenges and Regulatory Implications’ (2016) Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 31(3), pp.585-599, ISSN: 0832-8722.

Lu, L., ‘Runaway Bosses in China: Private Lending, Credit Crunches, and the Regulatory Response’ (2015) Financial Regulation International, Vol. 18(9), pp.1-13, ISSN 1473-3323.

III. Online Publications

Lu, L., ‘China Experiments with Cross-Border Payments of Central Bank Digital Currencies’ Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets, Dec 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘The Cross-Border Use of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): China’s Experiment and Regulatory Challenges’ Oxford Business Law Blog, Nov 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘Why Singapore Exchange’s Embrace of SPAC Listings Is a Game Changer’ Columbia Law School’s Blog On Corporations And The Capital Markets, Sep 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘Enforcing Anti-Monopoly Law Against Big Tech in China: A Case Study of Alibaba’s $2.8bn Fine from SAMR’ Oxford Business Law Blog, Apr 2021 (with Zhang, AL.)

Lu, L., ‘Chinese Depositary Receipts: Attracting the Listing of Tech Unicorn Companies Through Securities Law Reform’ (with Ye, N., Duke University School of Law Global Financial Markets Centre, Sep 2018)

IV. Conference papers, invited presentations & media engagements 

Lu, L., ‘Could The Chinese Dragon Now Fly Beyond Borders? Contextualizing The Cross-Border Use Of China’s CBDC, Financial Risk, And Regulatory Design’, keynote speaker at The 4th International Forum on Computational Law: Data Governance and Legal Tech, September 25-26, 2021, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R.China.

Lu, L., The Wall Street Journal, ‘China to Launch Beijing Stock Exchange to Steer Investment Into Innovation’, Interviewed by James T. Areddy, Sept. 2, 2021

Lu, L., ‘Regulating Fintech Corporations in China’ (Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, The FCCC Speakers Event, Beijing, 21 May 2021)

Lu, L., ‘Enhancing the Protection of Financial Consumers in the UK: Post-Pandemic Regulatory Implications’ (Chongfa Academic Workshop, Huaqiao University Law School, Quanzhou, China, 29 June 2021)

Lu, L., ‘Law and Technology: LLM Education for Global Lawyers of the Future’ (The Dickson Poon School of Law Academic Showcase Series, King’s College London, 3 December 2020)

Lu, L., ‘Technology and Regulation: Latest Developments’ (Panel Chair, British Academy Workshop Shop on Financial Stability and Innovation, London, 30 October 2020)

Lu, L., “De Betaalrevolutie in China: China is bijna cashloos (en dat komt door dit bedrijf)” (de Volkskrant, 22 October 2020, interviewed by Leen Vervaeke.

Lu L, ‘Consumer Protection Mechanisms under English Banking Law’ (Overseas Legal Scholar Lecture Series, Jilin University Law School, Changchun, China, April 2019)

Lu L, ‘The Financing Dilemma of Private Businesses in China: Runaway Bosses, Credit Crisis and Governmental Responses’ (Asian Law and Society Association Annual Conference 2016, National University of Singapore, September 2016)

Lu, L., ‘The Rise of P2P Lending: Alternative Finance for Chinese Entrepreneurs’ (The Challenges of Commercial Law in the 21st Century: ICCL 2016 Annual PGR Conference, Durham University Law School, June 2016)

Lu, L., ‘Alternative Financing for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in China’ (7th Queen Mary Postgraduate Legal Research Conference 2016, Queen Mary University of London, June 2016)

Lu, L., ‘Financial Exclusion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the UK’ (Cultures of Credit Workshop: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives on Financial Exclusion, Leeds University Business School, April 2016)

Lu, L., ‘Solving Financial Inequality for Smaller Businesses in the UK’ (CBLP Seminar, School of Law, University of Leeds, February 2016)

Lu, L., ‘Unveiling China’s Stock Market Bubble: Margin Financing and the Regulatory Response’ (International Postgraduate Legal Conference 2016: Emerging Issues in Law, University of Liverpool, January 2016)

Lu, L., ‘Regulating Private Banks in China’ (ESSL Postgraduate Research Conference 2015, University of Leeds, March 2015)

Lu, L., ‘China’s Deposit Insurance and Transformation of Banking Sector’ (CBLP Seminar, School of Law, University of Leeds, February 2015)