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Faculty Profile

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Tang Hang Wu is a leading authority in property, trusts, and wealth management law whose scholarship and counsel have shaped legal practice and jurisprudence across Singapore and the Commonwealth.

Widely published and cited, with work relied upon by courts over a hundred times; provides strategic legal insight as counsel, expert witness, and consultant; recognized internationally for contributions to legal scholarship and practice; combines academic excellence with practical impact in shaping property and trust law; recipient of multiple awards for service and leadership in legal and nonprofit sectors.

Focused research areas include Property law, trusts, and equity; legal frameworks for wealth management; restitution and unjust enrichment; charity and non-profit law; comparative approaches to guardianship and legacy planning; legal innovation in trust structures.
Areas of Expertise
Law
  • PhD, LLM (Cambridge)
  • LL.B., National University of Singapore
  • Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore)
  • Solicitor (England & Wales) (non-practising)

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

  • Professor of Law, School of Law, Singapore Management University, Jan 2013 to Present
  • Associate Provost (Research Governance and Administration), Office of Provost

Previous Appointments:

  • Associate Professor of Law, National University of Singapore, 2006-2012
  • Assistant Professor of Law, National University of Singapore, 2000-2006
  • Legal Associate, Cooma, Lau & Loh, Singapore, 1996-2000
  • Pupil, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore, 1995-1996

Other Positions

  • Member of Board of Advisors, International Charity Law Network, (2022 – to date)
  • Donor Relation Committee, Community Foundation of Singapore, 2016 – to date
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Singapore Academy of Law, 2015 to date
  • Land Law Part A Course, Singapore Institute of Legal Education, 2015 – to date
  • Selection Panel for Singapore Law Reports, Council of Law Reporting, Singapore Academy of Law, 2015 – to date
  • Volunteer Assistant Director, Legal Aid Bureau, 2011 – to date
  • Member, Islamic Legacy Planning Committee, Majlis Ugama Islam, 2024 - to date
  • Professorial Fellow at the Attorney General's Chambers Academy, 2024 - to date

Courses Taught in SMU

  • Property Law
  • Principles of the Law of Restitution
  • Equity and Trusts

Research Area / Areas of Specialisation

  • Property Law
  • Equity and Trusts
  • Restitution and Unjust Enrichment
  • Wealth Management
  • Charity and Non-Profit Law

Selected Publications