Professor Christopher To is a distinguished international arbitrator, adjudicator, and mediator, serving on the panels of leading global alternative dispute resolution (ADR) institutions. Renowned for his breadth of expertise, he has acted in an extensive range of international cases, including both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, as well as adjudications, mediations, and counsel work before the Magistrates’ Court, District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal, Commissions of Inquiry, disciplinary tribunals, and various international forums.

A Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Professor To is also a certified adjudicator, accredited mediator, Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP), and barrister-at-law. His cross-disciplinary background brings a rare blend of legal, technical, and procedural insight to his ADR practice. As former Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Professor To played a pivotal role in transforming Hong Kong into Asia’s leading dispute resolution hub. He is the founder of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC), which has achieved international recognition as a global benchmark for efficient and reliable domain name dispute administration. During his tenure as Executive Director of the Construction Industry Council, he spearheaded several pioneering initiatives, notably the promotion and adoption of ADR best practices — efforts that culminated in the enactment of the Construction Industry Security of Payment Ordinance (Cap. 652), enhancing payment practices across Hong Kong’s construction sector through the introduction of statutory adjudication.

A dedicated scholar and practitioner, Dr To has authored several seminal texts in the field, including Butterworths Hong Kong Arbitration Law Handbook (2nd ed, 2018), Butterworths Hong Kong Alternative Dispute Resolution Handbook (4th ed, 2025), Mediation in Hong Kong: Law & Practice (2nd ed, 2022), and Construction Arbitration in Hong Kong (2015). He lectures widely on arbitration and ADR at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law and other leading universities, where his teaching and publications continue to shape the next generation of ADR professionals.

Publications:

• Chief Editor of the Zero Carbon Zero Carbon Building Journal, ISSN 2311-7400.
• Editorial Member of Innovation in Construction, ISSN 2312-8305.
• Editorial Advisory Board Member of Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 2044-124X.
• The Creator of the Asian Dispute Review Journal.
• Developments of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report December 2000, ISSN 1089-2397.
• Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, September 2002, ISSN 1089-2397.
• Focus on Hong Kong and its International Arbitration Centre, The Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Volume 16, Number 4, autumn 2002.
• Arbitration in Hong Kong- A Practical Guide First Edition, Thomson Sweet and Maxwell Asia 2003, ISBN 962-661-220-7.
• Arbitration in China- A Practical Guide First Edition, Thomson Sweet and Maxwell Asia 2004, ISBN 962- 661- 246-0.
• Confidentiality in Arbitrations, The Lawyers Review, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 2004.
• Book Review- The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration, Juris Publishing 2004, ISBN 978-1-929446-42-1.
• ADR in Asia- Solutions for Business Asia Law and Practice 2005, ISBN 962-936-153-1.
• International Arbitration in Asia, ICC International Court of Arbitration and Singapore International Arbitration Centre 2005, ISBN 981-05-3838-3.
• Arbitration in Asia, Second Edition, Juris Publishing 2008, ISBN 978-1-933833-20-0.
• Legal Discourse across Cultures and Systems, Confidentiality in Arbitration, Hong Kong University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-962-209-851-0.
• Arbitration in Hong Kong - A Practical Guide Second Edition, Thomson Sweet and Maxwell Asia 2011, ISBN 962-661-220-7.
• Arbitration Law Handbook, Butterworths Hong Kong 2012, ISBN 978-988-8146-38-3.
• The Annotated Ordinance of Hong Kong Chapter 609 Arbitration Ordinance, Butterworths Hong Kong 2012, ISBN 978-988-8146-45-1.
• Do arbitrators Really Have a High Degree of Discretion in the Management of the Arbitration Proceedings, Korean Arbitration Review, Second Edition, January 2013.
• Impact of Civil Justice Reform on Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Hong Kong Perspective, Civil Litigation in China and Europe- Essays on the Role of the Judge and the Parties, Springer, 2014, ISBN 978-94-007-7665-4.
• Mediation Handbook for Administrators, Department of Justice, 2014.
• Mediation in Hong Kong: Law & Practice, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 2014, ISBN 978-988-12216-2-9.
• Construction Arbitration in Hong Kong: A Practical Guide Wolters Kluwer Law & Business March 2015, ISBN 978-988-13429-2-8.
• Unveiling the Embodied Carbon of Construction Materials through a Product-based Carbon Labeling Scheme, the International Journal of Climate Change: Impact and Responses, Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2015, pp.1-9. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Published Online: August 4, 2015 (co-authored with Professor Thomas S. Ng and Dr. Guiyi Li) http://ijc.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.185/prod.268 assessed on 15 April 2016.
• Apology Legislation and its Implications for International Dispute Resolution, International Bar Association October 2015 (co-authored with Robyn Carroll and Marc Unger) http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=998e05e0-552b-4160-bb8f-857515c212f4 assessed on 15 April 2016.
• A bright future for Hong Kong’s Construction Industry, Civil Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers, 16 February 2016, ISSN 0965-089X and E-ISSN 1751-7672, http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jcien.15.00058 accessed on 15 April 2016.
• Singapore’ s new Mediation Act- raising the bar to new heights in the dispute resolution arena, 7 June 2017, CIArb News, http://www.ciarb.org/news/features/features-detail/features.
• Towards Zero Carbon in a Hot and Humid Subtropical Climate (co-authored with Justin Li and Margaret Kam) Elsever Ltd, 2017, http://www.sciencedirect.com.
• Adjudication – a Form of ‘Rough Justice’?' (2017) 19 Asian Dispute Review, Volume 19 (2017) Issue 4, pp. 184–189, http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=ADR2017035.
• Facilitate Versus Evaluative Mediation (2018) 20 Asian Dispute Review, Volume 20 (2018) Issue 2 pp.81-87.
• ADR in Hong Kong, Thomson Sweet and Maxwell 2018 (1 September 2018), ISBN 9789626618134.
• Butterworths Hong Kong Arbitration Law Handbook- Second Edition, LexisNexis, 21 May 2018, ISBN/ISSN 978-9888476-69-5.
• Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong - Apology Legislation (Cap.631), LexisNexis, March 2019.
• Will the Introduction of the Singapore Mediation Convention Put an End to International Arbitration? (2019) Asian Dispute Review, October 2019 Issue pp.164 to 169.
• The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation - an end to other dispute resolution methods in the construction industry? Hong Kong Engineer, Volume 47, November 2019.
• Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong - Mediation Ordinance (Cap.620), LexisNexis January 2020.
• Mediation in Hong Kong: Law and Practice, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, August 2022, ISBN 9789887935636.
• Butterworths Hong Kong Alternative Dispute Resolution Handbook, 4th Edition, May 2025, ISBN/ISSN  9789888865734.
• “Regulating the Misuse of Artificial Intelligence: a Reading of Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey, and Al-Haroun [2025] EWHC 1383”, Hong Kong Lawyer, September 2025.
• “The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration”, Hong Kong Lawyer, January 2026.

Professional Associations:

• Court Member of the Asian International Arbitration Centre.
• Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Mediator Accreditation Association Limited.
• Chairman of the Accreditation Committee of Hong Kong Mediator Accreditation Association Limited.
• Chairman of the Hong Kong Mediation Council Limited (a wholly owned entity of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre).
• Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) Mediation Steering Committee.
• Council Member of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre.
• Advisory Board Member of India International ADR Association.
• Director of the Joint Mediation Helpline Office.
• Member of the Adjudication Committee of the Russian Arbitration Center.
• Director of the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre.
• Honorary President of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Adjudicators.
• Panel Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal.
• Chairman of HKSAR Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings).
• Advisory Committee Member of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.
• Member of 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.
• Member of Preliminary Investigation Board of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• Visiting Professor of Law of Guangxi University, Mainland China.
• Practice Guidance Editorial Board Member of LexisNexis Legal.
• Member of the eBRAM's Rules Committee of eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre Limited.
• Advisor- Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of the Institute of International Experts.
• Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.
• Member of the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
• Fellow (Pioneer Member), Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• Standing Panel Member, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure.
• Vice- Chairman of St Stephen’s College.
• Chairman of St Stephen’s College Preparatory School.
• Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch).
• Past Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
• Past Council Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (United Kingdom).
• Past Chairman of the Construction Dispute Resolution Committee of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
• Past Secretary-General and Council Member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
• Past Secretary-General of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre.
• Past Chairman of the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited.
• Past Chairman of the Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited.
• Past Member of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers Nominating Committee (2007 to 2008).
• Past Founding Executive Director of the Construction Industry Council.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Advisory Committee on Promotion of Arbitration.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Amusement Rides (Safety) Appeal Board Panel.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Education Appeal Board Panel.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Expert Advisory Group on Legal and Dispute Resolution Services.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Home Purchase Allowance Appeals Committee Panel.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Lifts and Escalator Safety Advisory Committee.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Lifts and Escalator s Appeal Board Panel.
• Past Member of the HKSAR Obscene and Indecent Articles Panel of Adjudicators.

Panels of Arbitrators, Adjudicators, Mediators and Domain Name Specialist:

• Panel Member (Arbitrator, Senior Adjudicator, Mediator and Domain Name Specialist), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator and Domain Name Specialist), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
• Panel Member (Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator and Domain Name Specialist), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Malaysia.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator and International Mediator), Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator and International Mediator), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (American Arbitration Association).
• Panel Member (Arbitrator and Mediator), Court of Arbitration for Art.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), Beijing Arbitration Commission.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center).
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission / Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), Wuhan International Arbitration Court.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), National Mongolian Arbitration Court.
• Panel Member (Arbitrator), Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC).
• Listed on the Global Arbitrators List of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes.
• Listed on the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
• Listed on the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre, Arbitration, Adjudication, Mediation and Sports Panels.
• Listed on the World Trade Center Macau Arbitration Center, Arbitration Panel.
• Listed on the Maldives International Arbitration Centre, Arbitration Panel.
• Listed on the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre, Arbitration Panel.
• Listed on the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre, Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
• Listed on the Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation, Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
• Listed on the Hyderabad International Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
• Listed on the Asian Chapter of the AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society (ARIAS Asia), Arbitration and Mediation Panels.
• Listed on the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR), Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators.
• Listed on Juris Panel of Arbitrators.
• Listed on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators.
• Listed on the Hainan International Arbitration Court, Arbitration Panel.
• Listed on the Weihai Arbitration Commission, Arbitration Panel.
• Listed on the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Panel of Arbitrators, Senior Adjudicators and Mediators.
• Listed on the UK Adjudicators Panel of Adjudicators and Dispute Boards.
• Listed on the Russian Arbitration Center, Adjudication Panel.
• Listed on the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL), Panel of Mediators (General).
• Listed on the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (Hong Kong), List of Arbitrators and Mediators.
• Listed on the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), Panel of Mediators.
• Listed on the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI), as a Certified Mediator.
• Listed on the CEPA Scheme (Mediator) under HKIAC, CIETAC, and the Hong Kong Mediation Centre.
• Listed on the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) / China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) Mediation Center, Panel of Mediators.
• Listed on the Japan International Mediation Center in Kyoto, Panel of Mediators.
• Listed on the Construction Industry Council (United Kingdom), Panel of Mediators.
• Listed on the Court of Arbitration for Sport Mediator List, appointed by the International Council of Arbitration for Sport.
• Listed on the eBRAM, Panel of Arbitrators, Mediators and APEC Neutrals.
• Listed on the Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Center, Panel of Mediators.