Biography
Dr Wen holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Law degree from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney Australia, where he completed his PhD thesis about the Statute of Frauds across Australia, the United States and England and its Chinese counterparts, under the supervision of Professor Dimity Kingsford-Smith and Professor Keith Mason (AC, QC). He also holds a Master of Laws in Common Law (LL.M.) degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Beijing China.
Dr Wen held tenure and continuing assistant professor positions at Australian universities, where he co-ordinated and taught Australian Contract Law and Equity and Trusts for more than 4 years consecutively (including lectures, seminars, tutorials and online teaching) and served on school committees (Research Committee, International Committee). He was also the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board Chair of International Journal of Rural Law and Policy and a Guest Lecturer in Law at UNSW Australia. He had worked and studied in common law jurisdictions for more than 10 years.
Dr Wen has had 13 single-authored articles published in some of the world’s most prestigious law journals——9 of them between 2020 and early 2023, including University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review and Journal of Contract Law. He also wrote peer review reports (by invitation) for global prestigious journals such as University of New South Wales Law Journal. He was invited to present his research at conferences in the United States and New Zealand. He is proficient in English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Research Interests
- Contract, property, private law and comparative studies in those areas between Chinese and common law jurisdictions (the United States, England and Australia)
- Equity
- Estoppel
- Private law theories
- Chinese contract and commercial law
- Consumer protection
- Legal reform and policy-making
Teaching Areas
- Australian Contract Law (previously acted as a unit convenor/co-ordinator/unit chair/leader in Australia)
- Australian Equity and Trusts
- Chinese Contract Law and Private Law
Memberships
- Associate, Private Law Policy & Research Group, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia (April 2016 - present);
- Member, American Society of Comparative Law Younger Comparativists Committee (June 2018 - present)