Rate My Professor May Fong-Cheong

Dr. May Fong Cheong is an Associate Professor in the School of Private and Commercial Law, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney. She holds a PhD from the University of Sydney on unfair contracts in Malaysia, LLM from National University of Singapore, LLB (Hons) from University of Malaya, Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice from International Islamic University Malaysia, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Australian Catholic University, and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Her career includes previous roles as Deputy Head of School at Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University; Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya; and commercial litigation lawyer in Kuala Lumpur, admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She currently serves as Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Law, Multimedia University, Malaysia.

May Fong Cheong's research interests encompass contract law, commercial law, consumer and competition law, unfair contracts, remedies, restitution, and unjust enrichment. As a comparative law scholar focusing on Asian jurisdictions, her recent work explores the intersection of law and technology, including smart contracts and consumer protection, as well as legal transplantation of colonial legislation in India and Malaysia, and gender equality issues. She teaches contracts and consumer protection at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises LLM and PhD candidates in areas such as smart contracts and modern slavery. Notable publications include Australian Contract Law: Principles and Cases (2nd ed., Lawbook Co., 2025), Contract Law in Malaysia (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2010), Civil Remedies (co-authored, 2nd ed., 2016), contributions to four volumes of Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia (Oxford University Press), and articles like "Resolving Wrongs in Algorithmic Contracting: Applications of the Doctrines of Unconscionability" (University of New South Wales Law Journal, 2025) and "Legal Transplantation of Minors’ Contracts in India and Malaysia" (Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 2023). Awards include the 2021 Australian Catholic University Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning and Faculty of Law and Business Innovation Excellence Award.