On 1st December, St Hugh’s held a reception at the House of Commons to celebrate the launch of our new Career Development Fellowship in Chinese Commercial Law, generously sponsored by Chinese law firm Fangda Partners. This is the first position of its kind, experimenting in promoting a new and promising field of research. It has been developed to study commercial law, exploring how best to understand Chinese law and the links between law, politics, economy and society, both within China and as it affects transnational relations. The first holder of this unique post will be appointed in 2017.