Hang Wu has published widely in international peer-reviewed journals and his work has been extensively relied on by leading textbooks, law journals and law reform committees in the Commonwealth. He has also presented papers at many seminars and conferences held in Singapore and abroad. Hang Wu was awarded the Annual Teaching Excellence Award (2007–2008) at the NUS in recognition for his teaching excellence. Hang Wu read law at the National University of Singapore and at Cambridge (Masters and PhD) where he has won prizes for academic excellence. Prior to joining academia, he was in practice in Singapore for 3 years and has done attachments in leading solicitors’ firms and barristers’ chambers in London.