Prof Tang Hang Wu, PhD

“Be kind to others and yourself.”

Prof Tang Hang Wu, PhD

LL.M. (CAMBRIDGE)
LL.B. (NUS)
CONSULTANT

NEXT PROFILE

Hang Wu is a walking encyclopedia of law. But it is his volumes of stories and his compelling narrative method of relaying complex legal arguments that make him a highly sought after collaborator and professor of Law, as well as an expert witness on various aspects of Singapore law in international litigation.

As a consultant, Hang Wu co-heads TSMP’s Private Wealth and Trust practice with Jennifer Chia, advising and acting as Counsel on contentious matters involving property, trusts, equity, restitution as well as private wealth and trusts transactions. As a full-time professor at the School of Law, Singapore Management University, he brings the Law to life for students, painting vivid scenarios with stories and anecdotes.

He has also advised various members of Singapore’s legal profession, statutory boards and relevant government ministries on complex legal issues pertaining to restitution, land, equity, trusts and charities. Hang Wu’s specialist knowledge has led to him being appointed as an expert in Singapore trust law by the U.S. Department of Justice, expert witness on Singapore law by Singapore and international law firms in international litigation and arbitration, and instructed Counsel in matters before the Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal.

“A leading expert” who is “well-known locally and internationally”

— in Anna Wee Chiaw Sek v Ng Li-Ann Genevieve (sole executrix of the estate of Ng Hock Seng, deceased) [2013] 3 SLR 801 at [138]

Prof Tang Hang Wu, PhD

NOTABLE BRIEFS

Argued many landmark decisions in the Court of Appeal and High Court as instructed Counsel including Singapore Air Charter Ltd v Peter Low & Choo LLC [2020] 2 SLR 1399 (priority of competing writs of seizure and sale), Peter Low LLC v Higgins, Danial Patrick [2018] 4 SLR 1003 (writs of seizure and sale and joint tenancies), Sudha Natrajan v The Bank of East Asia [2017] 1 SLR 141 (forgery and undue influence), Alwie Handoyo v Tjong Very Sumito [2013] 4 SLR 308 (unjust enrichment), Ting Siew May v Boon Lay Choo [2014] 3 SLR 609 (illegality) and Yong Kheng Leong v Panweld Trading Pte Ltd [2013] 1 SLR 173 (constructive trust).
Acted as an expert for the U.S. Department of Justice on points of Singapore trust law in relation to a matter regarding civil forfeiture pursuant to the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative involving a sum over €100 million.

APPOINTMENTS

Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University
Academic Director, Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia
Director, Special Needs Trust Company
Academic Member, Chancery Bar of England & Wales
Country Correspondent, Trusts and Trustees
Academic Member, STEP
Volunteer Assistant Director, Legal Aid Bureau
Member, Strata Titles Board
Member, Professional Development Committee, Council of Estate Agencies
Member, Donor Relation Committee, Community Foundation
Member, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Singapore Academy of Law, 2015 to present
Member, Selection Panel for Singapore Law Reports, Council of Law Reporting, Singapore Academy of Law, 2015 to current