Dr Charles Ho Wang  Mak  pictureDr Charles Ho Wang Mak

Robert Gordon University
The Law School, Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen, AB10 7QE
United Kingdom

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Bio:

Dr Charles Mak is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Law at Robert Gordon University. He is a Scottish Mediation Registered Practitioner and Fellow of the Stanford-Vienna Transatlantic Technology Law Forum at Stanford Law School, the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law at the City University of Hong Kong, and the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the University of Hong Kong. Charles’ research focuses on insolvency law, sovereign debt restructuring, trust law, financial regulation, technology law, and dispute resolution. He has taught at the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland and has been a visiting scholar at leading institutions, like Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals and the University of Hong Kong.

He has published widely in reputable journals and received awards including the III Prize in International Insolvency Studies 2024, the Scottish Universities Law Institute Early Career Fellowship, the Emerging Scholar Award, YANIL Research Prize for Innovative and Outstanding Research in Restructuring and Insolvency Law (First Prize), and the Association of Law Teachers Stan Marsh Prize. He serves as Chairperson of the Young Members Group at the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution and holds tribunal secretary accreditation from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.

Specialties:

Sovereign Debt