Philip Chung is Associate Professor of Law at UNSW Australia (The University of New South Wales). He is Executive Director of the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) and associated projects (including AsianLII, CommonLII and WorldLII). AustLII is a joint facility of UNSW and UTS Faculties of Law. Philip manages the staff and resources of AustLII and jointly oversees the technical development of AustLII’s projects. He holds degrees in Economics and Law from the University of Sydney, with honours in Computer Science and Operations Research as well as a PhD in Law from UNSW. His research interests include legal information systems, computerisation of law, and legal AI.
Journal articles
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, 2023, 'Representing legislative Rules as Code: Reducing the problems of ‘scaling up’', Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 48, pp. 105772 - 105772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2022.105772
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, 2023, 'Explainable AI (XAI) in Rules as Code (RaC): The DataLex approach', Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 48, pp. 105771 - 105771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2022.105771
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, 2020, 'Utilising AI in the legal assistance sector—Testing a role for legal information institutes', Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 38, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2020.105407
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2018, 'Building sustainable free legal advisory systems: Experiences from the history of AI & law', Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 34, pp. 314 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2018.02.007
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, 2016, 'A Free Access, Automated Law Citator with International Scope: The LawCite Project', European Journal of Law and Technology (EJLT), vol. 7
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2015, 'Supporting and influencing data privacy practice: The free access International Privacy Law Library', Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 31, pp. 221 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2015.01.001
Greenleaf G; Vivekanandan VC; Chung P; Singh R; Mowbray A, 2013, 'Challenges for Free Access to Law in a Multi-Jurisdictional Developing Country: Building the Legal Information Institute of India', Journal of National Law University Delhi, vol. 1, pp. 63 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2277401720130105
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2013, 'The meaning of ’free acess to legal information’: A twenty year evolution', Journal of Open Access to Law (JOAL), vol. 1
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A; Salter B, 2012, 'Digitising and searching Australasian colonial legal history (Part 1)', Australian Law Librarian, vol. 20, pp. 133 - 133
Chung P; Mowbray A; Greenleaf G, 2012, 'Searching Legal Information in Multiple Asian Languages', Legal Information Management, vol. 12, pp. 173 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1472669612000436
Chung P; Greenleaf G; Mowbray A, 2012, 'Searching Legal Information in Multiple Asian Languages', Legal Information Management, vol. 12, pp. 173 - 173
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A; Salter B, 2012, 'Digitising and searching Australasian colonial legal history (Part 2)', Australian Law Librarian, vol. 20, pp. 223 - 223
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2011, 'AustLII: Thinking locally, acting globally', Australian Law Librarian, vol. 19, pp. 101 - 101
Greenleaf G; Vivekanandan VC; Chung P; Singh R; Mowbray A, 2011, 'Challenges for free access in a multi-jurisdictional developing country: Building the Legal Information Institute of India', SCRIPTed, vol. 8, pp. 292 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.2966/scrip.080311.292
Greenleaf GW; Chung PT; Mowbray A, 2010, 'The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) after four years progress', Commonwealth Law Bulletin, vol. 36, pp. 127 - 134
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2010, 'Building a commons for the common law: the Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) four years on', Commonwealth Law Bulletin, vol. 36, pp. 127 - 127, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLRS/2010/21.html
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2007, 'Challenges in improving access to Asian laws: the Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)', Australian Journal of Asian Law, vol. 9, pp. 152 - 152
Mowbray A; Greenleaf G; Chung P; Austin D, 2007, 'Improving stability and performance of an international network of free access legal information systems', Journal of Information, Law & Technology (JILT), vol. 2, pp. 1 - 8
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2006, 'Emerging Global Networks for Free Access to Law', Journal of Electronic Resources in Law Libraries, vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2005, 'Responding to the Fragmentation of International Law - WorldLII’s International Courts and Tribunals Project', Canadian Law Library Review, vol. 30, pp. 13 - 13
Chung PT; Greenleaf GW; Wittfoth A; Mowbray A, 2005, 'What was the law at that point in time?', Law Society Journal, pp. 2 - 4
Wittforth A; Chung P; Greenleaf G; Mowbray A, 2005, 'What was the law at that point in time?', Law Society Journal, vol. 43, pp. 7 - 7
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2004, 'A New Home for Commonwealth Law: A Proposal for CommonLII', Journal of Information, Law & Technology (JILT), vol. 2
Greenleaf GW; Mowbray A; Chung PT, 2004, 'A new home online for Commonwealth law: A proposal for a CommonLII', Journal of Information, Law and Technology, vol. 9, pp. 1 - 30
Davis M; Chung P; Greenleaf G; Kwok J, 2004, 'Australian Treaties Library 1901-2003: The Fifth Pillar of Treaties Reform', UTS Law Review, vol. 6, pp. 145 - 145
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Allen R; Davis M, 2002, 'World Law: Finding Law After Google', UTS Law Review, vol. 4, pp. 11 - 11
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A; Chow KP; Pun KH, 2002, 'The Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII): Its Roles in Free Access to Global Law Via the Internet', Hong Kong Law Journal, vol. 32, pp. 401 - 401
Greenleaf G; Austin D; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2000, 'Solving the Problems of Finding Law on the Web: World Law and DIAL', Journal of Information, Law & Technology, vol. 1, pp. online
McCann S; Greenleaf G; Chung P; Austin D; Moore T, 2000, 'Reconciliation Online: Reflection and Possibilities', Journal of Information, Law & Technology, vol. 2, pp. online
Chung P; Austin D; Mowbray A, 2000, 'A Defence of Plain HTML for Law: AustLII’s Approach to Standards', Journal of Information, Law & Technology, vol. 1
Austin D; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2000, 'Scalability of Web Resources for Law: AustLII’s Technical Road Map: Past, Presentand Future', UTS Law Review, vol. 2, pp. 88 - 88
Allen R; Greenleaf G; Chung P; Austin D; Mowbray A, 2000, 'With a Wysh and a Prayer: An Experiment in Cooperative Development and Legal Knowledgebases', Journal of Information, Law & Technology (JILT), vol. 2, pp. online
Greenleaf GM; Mowbray AM; Chung PM, 'The Datalex Project: History and Bibliography', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3095897
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 'Building Datalex Decision Support Systems: A Tutorial on Rule-Based Reasoning in Law', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3034430
Mowbray A; Greenleaf G; Chung P, 'AustLII's DataLex Developer's Manual (1st Edition, June 2019)', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3408555
Book Chapters
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2019, 'Legal Information Institutes and AI: free access legal expertise', in Peruginelli G; Faro S (ed.), Knowledge of the Law in the Big Data Age, IOS Press, pp. 199 - 211, http://ebooks.iospress.nl/volume/knowledge-of-the-law-in-the-big-data-age
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2017, 'Free scholarship: Developing a national legal scholarship library', in Peruginelli ; Faro (ed.), Access to legal scholarship: Tools, approaches, technologies, Giappichelli
Chung P; Greenleaf G; Mowbray A, 2016, 'Models for a global system for free access to legal information: the WorldLII approach', in Weth S; Oostrom SV (ed.), Festschrift fur Maximilian Herberger, juris GmbH, Germany, pp. 193 - 193
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, 2007, 'Networking LIIs: how free access to law fits together', in Holmes ; Venables (ed.), Legal Web 2007/2008: Legal Information Topics, infolaw Limited
Conference Papers
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, 2019, 'Utilizing AI in the Legal Assistance Sector', in Proceedings of the First International Workshop on AI and Intelligent Assistance for Legal Professionals in the Digital Workplace (LegalAIIA 2019) co-located with the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2019), Montreal, QC, Canada, pp. 1 - 7, presented at First International Workshop on AI and Intelligent Assistance for Legal Professionals in the Digital Workplace (LegalAIIA 2019), Montreal, QC, Canada, 17 June 2019, http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2484/paper2.pdf
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, 2009, 'Free-access Case Law Enhancements for Australian Law', in Peruginelli ; Ragona (ed.), Law via the Internet - Free Access, Quality of Information, Effectiveness of Rights, European Press Academic Publishing, Florence, Italy, pp. 285 - 285, presented at Law via the Internet IX Conference, Florence, Italy, 28 October 2008 - 31 October 2008
Greenleaf G; Vaile D; Chung P, 2005, 'Unlocking IP - National dimensions of public rights and the public domain in Australian copyright', in Canada-Australia Comparative IP & Cyberlaw Conference, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa
Wittforth A; Chung P; Mowbray A; Greenleaf G, 2004, 'Can One Size Fit All?: AustLII’s Point-in-time Legislation Project', in Greenleaf G; Mowbray A (ed.), UTS Law Review, 5th Conference on Computerisation of Law via the Internet, Sydney, pp. 117 - 117, presented at 5th Conference on Computerisation of Law via the Internet, Sydney, 26 November 2003 - 28 November 2003
Greenleaf GW; Chung PT, 2004, 'WorldL11`s International Courts & Tribunals Project - Improving access to decisions on the Internet', in Seminar on International Courts and Tribunals for Practitioners from South-East Asia and the South Pacific Regions, Seminar on International Courts and Tribunals for Practitioners from South-East Asia and the South Pacific Regions, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Seminar on International Courts and Tribunals for Practitioners from South-East Asia and the South Pacific Regions, Wellington, New Zealand, 28 June 2004 - 02 July 2004
Greenleaf GW; Chung PT; Mowbray A, 2003, 'WorldLII: A new home for Commonwealth law online', in 13th Commonwealth Law Conference, 13th Commonwealth Law Conference, Melbourne, presented at 13th Commonwealth Law Conference, Melbourne, 13 April 2003 - 17 April 2003
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, 2002, 'Free access to law via Internet as a condition of the rule of law in Asian societies: HKLII and WorldLII', in 4th Conference on Asian Jurisprudence, Conference on the rule of law in East Asia: Formation and Development, University of Hong Kong, presented at Conference on the rule of law in East Asia: Formation and Development, University of Hong Kong, -
Allen R; Chung P; Mowbray A; Greenleaf G, 2001, 'AustLII’s aide - natural language legislative rulebases', in Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Austin D; Allen R; Mowbray A, 1999, 'With a wysh and a prayer: an experiment in cooperative development of legal knowledges', in Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; King G; Cant S; Chung P, 1997, 'More than wyshful thinking: AustLII’s legal inferencing via the World Wide Web', in Berman D (ed.), Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, Melbourne, pp. 47 - 55, presented at 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, Melbourne, 30 June 1997 - 03 July 1997
Books
Chung P, 2014, Overcoming technical challenges in developing a global free-access legal information system for research - the WorldLII experience, Verlag Alma Mater, Germany
Preprints
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, Emerging Global Networks for Free Access to Law: World LII's Strategies, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.975614
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, Utilising AI in the Legal Assistance Sector – Testing a Role for Legal Information Institutes, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3379441
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, AustLII in 2010: A Snapshot at Age 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2350570
Chung P; Greenleaf G, Introduction to AsianLII's Myanmar/Burma Legal Databases, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2784085
Greenleaf G; Vivekanandan VC; Chung P; Singh R; Mowbray A, Challenges for Free Access to Law in a Multi-Jurisdictional Developing Country: Building the Legal Information Institute of India, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3182271
Chung P; Mowbray A; Greenleaf G, The Australian Data Strategy and Legal Information (AustLII Submission on the ADS Discussion Paper), http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3900270
Chung P; Mowbray A; Greenleaf G, Open Justice and Free Access to Case Law (A Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission), http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3798994
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, The Meaning of 'Free Access to Legal Information': A Twenty Year Evolution, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2158868
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, Explainable AI (XAI) in Rules as Code (RaC): The DataLex approach, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4093026
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; King G; Cant S; Chung P, More than Wyshful Thinking: AustLII's Legal Inferencing Via the World Wide Web, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2187250
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, Influencing Data Privacy Practices Through a Global Online Research Resource: WorldLII's International Privacy Law Library, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2502703
Greenleaf G; Mowbray A; Chung P, Building Sustainable Free Legal Advisory Systems: Experiences from the History of AI & Law, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3021452
Chung P; Greenleaf G, Introduction to AsianLII's Myanmar/Burma Legal Databases, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2801970
Greenleaf G; Chung P; Mowbray A, Speaking Notes: Launch of the Foundations of the Common Law Library (1215-1914), IALS, University of London, 3 October 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3272638
Chung P; Greenleaf G; Mowbray A, The Need for Free Access to Regulated Standards (Submission by AustLII to Standards Australia in Response to Its Discussion Paper, July 2019 ‘Distribution and Licensing Policy Framework’), http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3422586
Mowbray A; Chung P; Greenleaf G, A Free Access, Automated Law Citator with International Scope: The LawCite Project, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2768104
Greenleaf G; Anandan V; Chung P; Mowbray A; Singh R, Challenges for Free Access to Law in a Multi-Jurisdictional Developing Country: Building the Legal Information Institute of India, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1975760