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Dr. Christopher To
Mediator of the Solis Center
chriswto@gmail.com
+852 2866 8233
Nationality: British and Permanent Resident of Hong Kong SAR, China
Working languages: English, Chinese
Mediator Status: Professional mediator
Qualifications: BEng(Hons), LLB(Hons), LLM, MA, PhD, DEng (Honorary), PCLL, DipCD, FCIArb, FHKIArb, FAMINZ(Arb/Med), FSIArb, FIET, FHKIoD, FHKIE, RPE, CEng, CITP, MBCS, HKCS, ARAeS, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator, Adjunct Professor, Barrister-at-law.
+852 2866 8233
Nationality: British and Permanent Resident of Hong Kong SAR, China
Working languages: English, Chinese
Mediator Status: Professional mediator
Qualifications: BEng(Hons), LLB(Hons), LLM, MA, PhD, DEng (Honorary), PCLL, DipCD, FCIArb, FHKIArb, FAMINZ(Arb/Med), FSIArb, FIET, FHKIoD, FHKIE, RPE, CEng, CITP, MBCS, HKCS, ARAeS, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator, Adjunct Professor, Barrister-at-law.
Dr Christopher To, is an independent mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator who is on the panels of various leading global alternative dispute resolution bodies. He has arbitrated a variety of international cases involving both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations; mediated and adjudicated many international and domestic cases and has represented clients as Counsel in cases at the Magistrate, District and High Courts, the Commission of Inquiry, disciplinary proceedings as well as in international arbitrations and mediations. He is an accredited mediator, accredited adjudicator, chartered arbitrator, chartered engineer, chartered information technology professional and a barrister-at-law. As former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Dr To managed to elevate Hong Kong’s status as the regional dispute resolution hub of Asia as well as creating the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, a body that has gain international prominence within the dot.com community as a reliable and reputable entity that manages domain name disputes.
Publications: Have published over 50 articles and 6 books on Arbitration Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution to date.
Panels listed: Listed in over 50 Panels of Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Conciliators, Mediators and Domain Name Disputes Specialist lists globally.
Rankings/Awards
▪ Awarded Director of the Year 2001 by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
▪ Awarded Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum 2007.
▪ Awarded Alumni of the Year by Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, 2014.
▪ Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree in Engineering by Glasgow Caledonian University, 2014.
▪ Listed on the International Who’s Who of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Ranked as Tier 1 as a Global Elite Thought Leader of Who’s Who Legal.
▪ Outstanding Academic Papers by Students at City University of Hong Kong, 6 March 2006, “The Principles of Natural Justice in Arbitration” http:dspace.cityu.edu.hk/handle/2031/3792.
▪ Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Centre Top Ten Mediators in Asia Pacific 2019. ▪ Appointed as Honorary President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Adjudicators on 17 April 2020.
▪ Listed on the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre List of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed as a Member of the Professional Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed on the list of Mediators of the Court of Arbitration for Sports globally by the International Council of Arbitration for Sports on 7 April 2021.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Court of Arbitration for Art within the Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
▪ Appointed as Chairman of Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024.
▪ Listed on the Global Arbitrators list of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes.
▪ Appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2024.
▪ Appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Institution of Engineering and Technology as a member of Preliminary Investigation Board from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026.
▪ Appointed to the International Mediation Panel of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Centre on 1 March 2024 to now.
▪ Appointed to the Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services by the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China from 4 October 2024 to 3 October 2027
Conciliation and Mediation Experience
Handled a variety of international and domestic conciliation/mediation cases to date as conciliator/mediator involving Family, Finance, Banking, Building, Construction, Defamation, Engineering, Intellectual Properties, Information Technology, Commodities, Property and Land, Company Formation and Structure, Probate, Employment, Aviation, Insolvency, Environmental law, Personal Injuries, Trade and Mining and Resources.
Education
▪ BEng (Hons) in Engineering (Manufacturing Systems Engineering with Electronics), Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ Honorary DEng in Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ LLB (Hons) in Law, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ LLM in Commercial Law, Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
▪ MA in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PCLL, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PhD in Law (Mediation), Stirling University, United Kingdom.
▪ Global Leadership and Public Policy Harvard Kennedy School (2010).
▪ Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University (2011).
▪ Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore (2012).
▪ Stanford Center for Professional Development – Strategies for Sustainability at Stanford University (2022).
Publications: Have published over 50 articles and 6 books on Arbitration Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution to date.
Panels listed: Listed in over 50 Panels of Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Conciliators, Mediators and Domain Name Disputes Specialist lists globally.
Rankings/Awards
▪ Awarded Director of the Year 2001 by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
▪ Awarded Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum 2007.
▪ Awarded Alumni of the Year by Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, 2014.
▪ Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree in Engineering by Glasgow Caledonian University, 2014.
▪ Listed on the International Who’s Who of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Ranked as Tier 1 as a Global Elite Thought Leader of Who’s Who Legal.
▪ Outstanding Academic Papers by Students at City University of Hong Kong, 6 March 2006, “The Principles of Natural Justice in Arbitration” http:dspace.cityu.edu.hk/handle/2031/3792.
▪ Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Centre Top Ten Mediators in Asia Pacific 2019. ▪ Appointed as Honorary President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Adjudicators on 17 April 2020.
▪ Listed on the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre List of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed as a Member of the Professional Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed on the list of Mediators of the Court of Arbitration for Sports globally by the International Council of Arbitration for Sports on 7 April 2021.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Court of Arbitration for Art within the Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
▪ Appointed as Chairman of Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024.
▪ Listed on the Global Arbitrators list of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes.
▪ Appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2024.
▪ Appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Institution of Engineering and Technology as a member of Preliminary Investigation Board from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026.
▪ Appointed to the International Mediation Panel of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Centre on 1 March 2024 to now.
▪ Appointed to the Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services by the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China from 4 October 2024 to 3 October 2027
Conciliation and Mediation Experience
Handled a variety of international and domestic conciliation/mediation cases to date as conciliator/mediator involving Family, Finance, Banking, Building, Construction, Defamation, Engineering, Intellectual Properties, Information Technology, Commodities, Property and Land, Company Formation and Structure, Probate, Employment, Aviation, Insolvency, Environmental law, Personal Injuries, Trade and Mining and Resources.
Education
▪ BEng (Hons) in Engineering (Manufacturing Systems Engineering with Electronics), Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ Honorary DEng in Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ LLB (Hons) in Law, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ LLM in Commercial Law, Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
▪ MA in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PCLL, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PhD in Law (Mediation), Stirling University, United Kingdom.
▪ Global Leadership and Public Policy Harvard Kennedy School (2010).
▪ Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University (2011).
▪ Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore (2012).
▪ Stanford Center for Professional Development – Strategies for Sustainability at Stanford University (2022).
Dr. Christopher To
Mediator of the Solis Center
chriswto@gmail.com
+852 2866 8233
Nationality: British and Permanent Resident of Hong Kong SAR, China
Working languages: English, Chinese
Mediator Status: Professional mediator
Qualifications: BEng(Hons), LLB(Hons), LLM, MA, PhD, DEng (Honorary), PCLL, DipCD, FCIArb, FHKIArb, FAMINZ(Arb/Med), FSIArb, FIET, FHKIoD, FHKIE, RPE, CEng, CITP, MBCS, HKCS, ARAeS, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator, Adjunct Professor, Barrister-at-law.
Dr Christopher To, is an independent mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator who is on the panels of various leading global alternative dispute resolution bodies. He has arbitrated a variety of international cases involving both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations; mediated and adjudicated many international and domestic cases and has represented clients as Counsel in cases at the Magistrate, District and High Courts, the Commission of Inquiry, disciplinary proceedings as well as in international arbitrations and mediations. He is an accredited mediator, accredited adjudicator, chartered arbitrator, chartered engineer, chartered information technology professional and a barrister-at-law. As former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Dr To managed to elevate Hong Kong’s status as the regional dispute resolution hub of Asia as well as creating the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, a body that has gain international prominence within the dot.com community as a reliable and reputable entity that manages domain name disputes.
Publications: Have published over 50 articles and 6 books on Arbitration Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution to date.
Panels listed: Listed in over 50 Panels of Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Conciliators, Mediators and Domain Name Disputes Specialist lists globally.
Rankings/Awards
▪ Awarded Director of the Year 2001 by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
▪ Awarded Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum 2007.
▪ Awarded Alumni of the Year by Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, 2014.
▪ Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree in Engineering by Glasgow Caledonian University, 2014.
▪ Listed on the International Who’s Who of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Ranked as Tier 1 as a Global Elite Thought Leader of Who’s Who Legal.
▪ Outstanding Academic Papers by Students at City University of Hong Kong, 6 March 2006, “The Principles of Natural Justice in Arbitration” http:dspace.cityu.edu.hk/handle/2031/3792.
▪ Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Centre Top Ten Mediators in Asia Pacific 2019. ▪ Appointed as Honorary President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Adjudicators on 17 April 2020.
▪ Listed on the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre List of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed as a Member of the Professional Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed on the list of Mediators of the Court of Arbitration for Sports globally by the International Council of Arbitration for Sports on 7 April 2021.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Court of Arbitration for Art within the Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
▪ Appointed as Chairman of Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024.
▪ Listed on the Global Arbitrators list of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes.
▪ Appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2024.
▪ Appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Institution of Engineering and Technology as a member of Preliminary Investigation Board from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026.
▪ Appointed to the International Mediation Panel of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Centre on 1 March 2024 to now.
▪ Appointed to the Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services by the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China from 4 October 2024 to 3 October 2027
Conciliation and Mediation Experience
Handled a variety of international and domestic conciliation/mediation cases to date as conciliator/mediator involving Family, Finance, Banking, Building, Construction, Defamation, Engineering, Intellectual Properties, Information Technology, Commodities, Property and Land, Company Formation and Structure, Probate, Employment, Aviation, Insolvency, Environmental law, Personal Injuries, Trade and Mining and Resources.
Education
▪ BEng (Hons) in Engineering (Manufacturing Systems Engineering with Electronics), Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ Honorary DEng in Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ LLB (Hons) in Law, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ LLM in Commercial Law, Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
▪ MA in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PCLL, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PhD in Law (Mediation), Stirling University, United Kingdom.
▪ Global Leadership and Public Policy Harvard Kennedy School (2010).
▪ Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University (2011).
▪ Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore (2012).
▪ Stanford Center for Professional Development – Strategies for Sustainability at Stanford University (2022).
+852 2866 8233
Nationality: British and Permanent Resident of Hong Kong SAR, China
Working languages: English, Chinese
Mediator Status: Professional mediator
Qualifications: BEng(Hons), LLB(Hons), LLM, MA, PhD, DEng (Honorary), PCLL, DipCD, FCIArb, FHKIArb, FAMINZ(Arb/Med), FSIArb, FIET, FHKIoD, FHKIE, RPE, CEng, CITP, MBCS, HKCS, ARAeS, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Adjudicator, Adjunct Professor, Barrister-at-law.
Dr Christopher To, is an independent mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator who is on the panels of various leading global alternative dispute resolution bodies. He has arbitrated a variety of international cases involving both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations; mediated and adjudicated many international and domestic cases and has represented clients as Counsel in cases at the Magistrate, District and High Courts, the Commission of Inquiry, disciplinary proceedings as well as in international arbitrations and mediations. He is an accredited mediator, accredited adjudicator, chartered arbitrator, chartered engineer, chartered information technology professional and a barrister-at-law. As former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Dr To managed to elevate Hong Kong’s status as the regional dispute resolution hub of Asia as well as creating the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, a body that has gain international prominence within the dot.com community as a reliable and reputable entity that manages domain name disputes.
Publications: Have published over 50 articles and 6 books on Arbitration Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution to date.
Panels listed: Listed in over 50 Panels of Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Conciliators, Mediators and Domain Name Disputes Specialist lists globally.
Rankings/Awards
▪ Awarded Director of the Year 2001 by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
▪ Awarded Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum 2007.
▪ Awarded Alumni of the Year by Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, 2014.
▪ Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree in Engineering by Glasgow Caledonian University, 2014.
▪ Listed on the International Who’s Who of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Ranked as Tier 1 as a Global Elite Thought Leader of Who’s Who Legal.
▪ Outstanding Academic Papers by Students at City University of Hong Kong, 6 March 2006, “The Principles of Natural Justice in Arbitration” http:dspace.cityu.edu.hk/handle/2031/3792.
▪ Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Centre Top Ten Mediators in Asia Pacific 2019. ▪ Appointed as Honorary President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Adjudicators on 17 April 2020.
▪ Listed on the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre List of Arbitrators and Mediators.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed as a Member of the Professional Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025.
▪ Appointed on the list of Mediators of the Court of Arbitration for Sports globally by the International Council of Arbitration for Sports on 7 April 2021.
▪ Appointed as a Panel Member of the Court of Arbitration for Art within the Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
▪ Appointed as Chairman of Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024.
▪ Listed on the Global Arbitrators list of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes.
▪ Appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2024.
▪ Appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Institution of Engineering and Technology as a member of Preliminary Investigation Board from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2026.
▪ Appointed to the International Mediation Panel of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Centre on 1 March 2024 to now.
▪ Appointed to the Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services by the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China from 4 October 2024 to 3 October 2027
Conciliation and Mediation Experience
Handled a variety of international and domestic conciliation/mediation cases to date as conciliator/mediator involving Family, Finance, Banking, Building, Construction, Defamation, Engineering, Intellectual Properties, Information Technology, Commodities, Property and Land, Company Formation and Structure, Probate, Employment, Aviation, Insolvency, Environmental law, Personal Injuries, Trade and Mining and Resources.
Education
▪ BEng (Hons) in Engineering (Manufacturing Systems Engineering with Electronics), Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ Honorary DEng in Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
▪ LLB (Hons) in Law, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ LLM in Commercial Law, Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
▪ MA in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PCLL, City University of Hong Kong.
▪ PhD in Law (Mediation), Stirling University, United Kingdom.
▪ Global Leadership and Public Policy Harvard Kennedy School (2010).
▪ Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University (2011).
▪ Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at National University of Singapore (2012).
▪ Stanford Center for Professional Development – Strategies for Sustainability at Stanford University (2022).