Dr Charles Mak is a Lecturer 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 is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb), the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR), the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS), the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSAScot), and the Advance HE (FHEA).
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), the Association of Law Teachers Stan Marsh Prize, and a STAR Award from RGU Students' Union for his teaching. 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.
