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[Webinar]
SAL Annual Review
Series 2021
Singapore Cases in 2020
In conjunction with the Singapore Academy of Law's Annual
Review of Singapore cases 2020, this series of webinars will
evaluate the decisions of the Singapore Courts in 2020 as
well as highlight the developments in the principal areas of
the law that have taken place since.
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SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Annual Review of 2020 Cases on: Wed, 23 Jun Land Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Tue, 29 Jun Legal Profession Register here 1.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 30 Jun Confidential Information and Data Protection Register here 1.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Mon, 19 Jul Criminal Law Register here 1.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Thu, 22 Jul Competition Law Register here 1.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Tue, 27 Jul Tort Law Register here 11.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 28 Jul Intellectual Property Law Register here 1.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Tue, 3 Aug Muslim Law Register here 1.5 CPD (TBC) 4pm - 5.30pm Registration All prices indicated include GST. Annual Review Series 2021 Bundle A: SGD 481.50 SGD 267.50 1. Legal Profession 2. Confidential Information and Data Protection [Register before 29 Jun to be eligible 3. Competition Law for *SkillsFuture Credit] 4. Tort Law 5. Intellectual Property Law Annual Review Series 2021 Bundle B: SGD 481.50 SGD 267.50 1. Land Law 2. Legal Profession [Register before 23 Jun to be eligible 3. Criminal Law for *SkillsFuture Credit] 4. Tort Law 5. Muslim Law Price per session SGD 96.30 SAL Associate Student Member (To apply, click here) SGD 32.10 per session SkillsFuture Credit* Participants who wish to use their SkillsFuture Credit to partially offset the course fee are requested to email les@sal.org.sg for instructions prior to registering for the programme.
SAL Annual Review Series 2021
Tue, 23 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Land Law
This session will encompass a discussion on selected cases decided in the past 5 years up to
December 2020. It includes cases which touch on issues raised in earlier cases which are
controversial or remained unresolved.
The following topics will be covered (1) indefeasibility of title/interests; (2) co-ownership; (3)
priority of competing claims; (4) caveatable interest; (5) adverse possession; and (6) strata
title.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentation by
• Professor Teo Keang Sood, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Discussion joined by
• Mr Lee Liat Yeang, Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
Tue, 29 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Legal Profession
2020 was a bumper year for cases involving the legal profession. Some highlights include:
the Court of Appeal's seminal decision in Iskandar, which set out, for the first time, a
comprehensive overview of the disciplinary framework, and overturned its previous
decision as to whether there was a right of appeal against the High Court's review of
Inquiry Committee and Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings;
the case involving the will of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, which led to the suspension of
a very senior practitioner;
2 separate cases involving the disclosure of information to the media, which led to
penalties being imposed on the practitioners who had communicated with the media;
the first reported case setting out a procedure for handling legally privileged material
seized by the police or investigating authorities; and
an application for an injunction against a law firm acting in a suit, when the same law
firm had previously acted in a different suit but against the same parties, and had been
involved in negotiations that led to the prior suit being settled.
Our speaker and panellists will discuss these cases, and the potential pitfalls for unwary
practitioners. The focus will be less on the technical rules, and more on practical
takeaways for all practitioners.
This webinar is particularly suited for the busy practitioner who would appreciate bite-sized
insights into the latest developments involving the legal profession, and the resulting dos
and don'ts.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentation by
• Mr Khelvin Xu, Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Panel Discussion joined by
• Mr P. Padman, Consultant, KSCGP Juris LLP
• Ms Tania Chin, Partner, Withers KhattarWong LLP
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
SAL Annual Review Series 2021
Wed, 30 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection
This webinar is comprised of two parts. In the first part, the eight cases covered in the 2020
SAL Ann Rev chapter on Confidential Information and Data Protection will be examined,
focusing on the key points and practical takeaways. The eight cases are:
LVM Law Chambers LLC v Wan Hoe Keet [2020] 1 SLR 1083
I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130
Shanmugam Manohar v Attorney-General [2020] SGHC 120
BAFCO Singapore Pte Ltd v Lee Tze Seng [2020] SGHC 281
Re Creative Technology Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 1
Re Majestic Debt Recovery Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 7
Re Times Software Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 18
Re Everlast Projects Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 20
The second part of the seminar will be a panel discussion with eminent legal practitioners,
where the discussion will revolve around selected topics relating to data protection law
reform and to the IP Strategy Report 2030, among other matters.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentation by
• Mr Benjamin Wong, Sheridan Fellow, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Panel Discussion joined by
• Mr Steve Tan, Partner & Deputy Head, TMT Practice, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
• Mr Lanx Goh
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
Mon, 19 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Criminal Law
This presentation will cover significant criminal law decisions handed down by the Singapore
courts in 2020, including decisions relating to the general part of the criminal law (cases on
common intention and impossible attempts), the Misuse of Drugs Act (cases on wilful
blindness, the presumption of knowledge and joint possession), and other notable decisions.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentations by
• Mr Tan Ee Kuan, Deputy Senior State Counsel / Deputy Public Prosecutor, Advocacy Group,
Attorney-General’s Chambers
• Ms Sarah Siaw, Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s
Chambers
• Ms Lu Yiwei, Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s
Chambers
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
SAL Annual Review Series 2021
Thu, 22 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Competition Law
This webinar will cover topics including merger clearances, enforcment efforts in the
Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, anti-competitive agreement, bid -rigging conduct in
tenders for maintenance of swimming pool, investigations into online delivery and virtual
kitchen sectors, mergers and assessment.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentation by
• Ms Kala Anandarajah, PBM, Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
Tue, 27 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Tort Law
It was an interesting year for the range of significant decisions in tort law handed down by
the courts. Our speakers will discuss the most notable cases in 2020 dealing with issues such
as limitation period, medical negligence, the scope of duty in negligence, breach of
confidence, conspiracy, and defamation.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentations and Discussion by
• Professor Gary Chan, Yong Pung How School of Law
• Professor Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
Wed, 28 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Intellectual Property Law
In this webinar, Professors Susanna Leong and David Tan from NUS discuss decisions from
the Court of Appeal and High Court on copyright, trade marks and patents covered in the
2020 SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases chapter on Intellectual Property Law.
The cases are:
I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 3 SLR 615
Tomy Inc v Dentsply Sirona Inc [2020] 5 SLR 424
Harvard Club of Singapore v President and Fellows of Harvard College [2020] 4 SLR
1378
Element Six Technologies Ltd v IIa Technologies Pte Ltd [2020] SGHC 26
Zyfas Medical Co v Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc [2020] 2 SLR 1044
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentations and Discussion by
• Professor Susanna Leong, National University of Singapore
• Professor David Tan, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
SAL Annual Review Series 2021
Tue, 3 August Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Muslim Law
The speaker will discuss the cases in 2020 emanating from the Supreme Court and the
MUIS Appeal Board spanning issues such as stay of proceedings, division of matrimonial
assets, rights of third party relating to issues of custody and proceeds of matrimonial assets.
These decisions reflect the intricate workings and close and symbiotic relationship between
the civil and Muslim Law jurisprudential approaches.
3.30PM Participants log in
4.00PM Presentation by
• Mr Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Abdul Kadir SC, Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State
Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers
Discussion joined by
• Mr Ahmad Nizam Abbas, Senior Partner (Head, Family Law Practice), Emerald Law
5.20PM Q&A
5.30PM End of Webinar
Supporting Organisation
SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Land Law
Author / Speaker
Professor Teo Keang Sood
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Professor Teo is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.
He was educated at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and Harvard Law School. He
teaches and researches on real property law and has presented papers locally and
internationally in this area.
His full biography is available at https://law.nus.edu.sg/people/teo-keang-sood/.
Panellist
Mr Lee Liat Yeang
Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Lee Liat Yeang is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk's Corporate Real Estate practice.
Liat Yeang started his legal practice with the firm in 1993. Since then, Liat Yeang has been
advising in all aspects of corporate real estate work including sales and purchase, project
development work for developers and real estate financing. He acts for many real estate
developers and real estate investment companies in numerous real estate transactions,
whether they are by sale of land or by sale of shares in the real estate holding company. He
has also handled numerous collective sales projects, acting for the vendors in the collective
sale (including attendance at the hearings of the applications to Strata Titles Boards for their
approval of the sale). He also advises clients on issues relating to Additional Buyers Stamp
Duties, and on issues relating to Qualifying Certificate issued to foreign developers of
residential lands.
Liat Yeang has been quoted on numerous occasions in The Straits Times, The Business
Times and in the business magazine Edge Singapore, on various legal and commercial issues
in the real estate industry.
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5
Practice Area: Real Estate
Training Level: Update
SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy
set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at
the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for
more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD
Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Legal Profession
Author / Speaker
Mr Khelvin Xu
Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Khelvin is a Partner with Rajah & Tann Singapore’s Commercial Litigation group. Khelvin’s
practice has a particular focus on complex commercial disputes, including matters relating
to B2B disputes, directors’ duties, shareholder agreements, and minority oppression. He
appears as lead counsel at all levels of the Supreme Court of Singapore and the State Courts
of Singapore. He is also active in international arbitration, having handled arbitrations in
Singapore (involving foreign parties including Japanese, Indonesian, Indian, North American,
and Malaysian parties), Vietnam and New York.
Khelvin has contributed to the SAL's Annual Review of Singapore Cases at various intervals
since 2013. Khelvin has been the primary author for the chapter on "Legal Profession" since
2020. In addition, Khelvin sits on the Law Society Inquiry Panel, whose members make up
Review Committees and Inquiry Committees that review and inquire into complaints against
lawyers.
Khelvin has also served on various Standing Committees of the Law Society. Khelvin is
presently a member of the Advocacy Committee. Since 2016, Khelvin has also been an
advocacy trainer for the Advocacy Workshops under the Part B course conducted by the
Singapore Institute of Legal Education. On top of advocacy coaching for trainee lawyers,
Khelvin is also regularly involved in advocacy teacher training workshops.
Panellists
Mr P.Padman
Consultant, Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group, KSCGP Juris LLP
Padman is a consultant in the firm’s Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group. He graduated
from the National University of Singapore in 1990 and has been in practice since 1991.
With deep experience in general and commercial litigation, Padman’s practice covers a
broad range of areas. He has been regularly involved in commercial disputes of all types,
and in property-based litigation, medical malpractice and general litigation involving the sale
of goods/provision of services, contractual disputes and trusts, as well as defamation.
Padman is very experienced in international commercial arbitration and regularly acts as
counsel in such disputes, including ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations under the Singapore
International Arbitration Centre, International Chamber of Commerce and UNCITRAL
which are seated in Singapore, as well as in court enforcement proceedings of arbitral
awards. He has also acted for and advised various corporations, including Singapore and
overseas listed corporations, on their obligations and concerns, in the areas of employment,
contract, and statutory duties.
SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Legal Profession
Ms Tania Chin
Partner, Withers KhattarWong LLP
Tania Chin is a Partner in the Criminal Litigation team at Withers KhattarWong.
Tania was called to the Bar in 2009 and her areas of expertise include both blue and white
collar criminal cases and Investigations. Tania’s white collar practice includes advising
clients on Singapore’s regulatory and compliance framework. She also regularly advises
clients on areas including insider trading, market manipulation, tax fraud, and corruption
offences. Notably, she recently argued as Lead Counsel in a Magistrate’s Appeal in the High
Court, a matter relating to investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau,
where she successfully convinced the Courts to set aside the term of imprisonment and to
impose only a fine.
Tania is also listed as a Lead Counsel under the Supreme Court’s list of Assigned Counsel
for Capital Cases and she has defended numerous clients charged for capital offences such
as murder and drug trafficking. Tania’s experience at conducting and leading these High
Court trials has put her in good stead to deal with the many complexities of evidence and
procedure in all criminal matters.
Tania was instrumental in setting up and running the Investigations arm of the firm’s
practice. She has been involved in several in-house investigations for corporate and
individual clients in relation to fraud, cheating, criminal breach of trust, breach of fiduciary
duties, and other misconduct including alleged sexual misconduct by employees.
Tania is also a member of the Criminal Justice Chapter of the Professional Affairs
Committee, Singapore Academy of Law, which advances the training and standards of the
Criminal Bar of Singapore. She has been actively involved in advocacy workshops which
help to maintain the high standards of the Criminal Bar.
Most recently, Tania was recognised as one of ‘Singapore’s 21 most influential lawyers
under 40’ in 2020 by the Singapore Business Review. She has also been recognised for her
expertise in white collar crime in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500: Asia Pacific. Tania was
the only Singaporean lawyer to be ranked and recognised as a ‘Future Star’ in the practice
area of White Collar Crime by Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2020 and 2021, the only
publication in the market focused exclusively on litigation work.
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Training Level: Update
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set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at
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more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD
Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection
Author / Speaker
Mr Benjamin Wong
Sheridan Fellow, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Benjamin Wong is a Sheridan Fellow at NUS Law, and an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore.
His primary research interests are in data protection law and the law of confidence, on
which he has published in a range of local and international journals. Benjamin authors the
chapter on confidential information and data protection in the SAL Annual Review of
Singapore Cases.
Panellists
Mr Steve Tan
Partner and Deputy Head in TMT Group, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Steve is a Partner and Deputy Head in Rajah & Tann Singapore’s TMT (Technology, Media
and Telecommunications) practice group. Steve practices Data Protection, Cybersecurity,
Information Technology, Intellectual Property, and Digital Media / Entertainment law. He
has been recognized as a leading lawyer for media and telecommunications in the PLC
Cross-border Media and Communications Handbook 2009/10; and for TMT (Technology,
Media and Telecommunications) work in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 2010 to 2020; the
AsiaLaw Profiles; the Practical Law Company Which Lawyer; and Chambers Asia Pacific
2013 to 2020. Steve is part of the firm’s TMT team that is ranked as tier 1 in the Asia
Pacific Legal 500, the AsiaLaw Profiles, and Chambers Asia Pacific. Steve is also cited as a
leading lawyer for Technology law, Media law and/or Information Technology law in Best
Lawyers 2013 to 2020, in The International Who’s Who of Telecoms and Media Lawyers
2014 to 2020 and in Who’s Who Legal : Data 2019, 2020 for Telecoms & Media, Data
Security, and Data Privacy & Protection. Steve is recognized as leading lawyer for IT &
Telecoms in Asia IP Experts 2018. Steve is recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner for
Technology and Communications in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020, 2021. Steve is cited as
“one of the best in the field of personal data protection” in Legal 500 2017. In Chambers
Asia Pacific 2019, Steve receives praise from a client who characterises him as a "truly
dedicated and passionate TMT lawyer. His knowledge in data protection laws and
understanding of policymaking are key. His wealth of experience in this area of law gives
me the confidence that I have been advised by one of the best in class.”. In Legal 500 2019,
Steve is cited as being “one of the gurus in the field of data protection”. Steve achieved top
10 in the Financial Times (FT) Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Award 2019. In Legal 500
2020, a client gave testimony that “Steve Tan has great depth of knowledge for PDPA
matters. Strategic, sound in advice and very responsive.”. Steve was additionally picked as a
top 30 individual practitioner worldwide for Privacy and Data Protection in Best of the Best
Global Expert Guide 2019.
Steve co-founded and is a Director of (i) Rajah & Tann Technologies Pte Ltd, a company
that provides technical solutions to help organisations navigate the digital economy such as
contract management, e-discovery, e-learning; and (ii) Rajah & Tann Cybersecurity Pte Ltd,
a company specialising in cybersecurity and data breach incident response.SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection
Mr Lanx Goh
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Data Protection & Privacy
Training Level: Update
SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy
set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at
the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for
more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD
Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Criminal Law
Authors / Speakers
Mr Tan Ee Kuan
Deputy Senior State Counsel / Deputy Public Prosecutor, Advocacy Group,
Attorney-General’s Chambers
Ee Kuan graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Law in 2012, and
obtained a LLM from Harvard Law School in 2013.
In 2015, Ee Kuan joined the Singapore Legal Service as a Deputy Public Prosecutor / State
Counsel in the then Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). In
2017, he was posted to the Supreme Court as a Justices’ Law Clerk. In 2019, he was
admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and upon
returning to the AGC joined the Advocacy Group. Ee Kuan handles a range of criminal, civil
and international law disputes.
Ms Sarah Siaw
Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division,
Attorney-General’s Chambers
Sarah graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Jurisprudence in 2015. She
joined the Singapore Legal Service in 2016 as a Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel in
the then Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). From 2017 to
2018, she was posted to the Supreme Court as a Justices’ Law Clerk. In 2019, she was
admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and returned to
AGC as part of the Crime Division.
Sarah handles a range of criminal litigation and advisory work. She is currently part of the
sexual offences specialist group and will be pursuing an LLM degree in Harvard Law School
next year.
Ms Lu Yiwei
Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division,
Attorney-General’s Chambers
Yiwei graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Law in 2016, and was
admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2020.
Yiwei joined the Singapore Legal Service in 2017 as a Deputy Public Prosecutor / State
Counsel in the then Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).
From 2018 to 2019, she was posted to the Supreme Court as a Justices’ Law Clerk. Upon
returning to AGC in 2020, Yiwei joined the Crime Division. She handles a range of criminal
litigation work, appearing in trials and appeals at all levels of courts. She is looking to pursue
a LLM degree in Columbia Law School this year.
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Crime
Training Level: Update
SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy
set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at
the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for
more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD
Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Competition Law
Author / Speaker
Ms Kala Anandarajah, PBM
Partner (Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice),
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Anandarajah is a partner of and heads the Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice at
Rajah & Tann. She has been lauded by clients as having “unrivalled knowledge and
understanding of the law and uniquely… able to understand very complicated businesses
and their likely reactions” by Chambers Asia 2021, for being "very dedicated, very quick and
precise," by Chambers Asia 2019, and described as “super switched-on” by Who’s Who
Legal 2018. Anandarajah, who is also identified as a Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal,
one of only 2 practitioners in Singapore, has been involved in major cartel/abuse
investigations, cross-border mergers control and other notifications, leniency applications,
plus dawn-raids, complaints, counselling and compliance in Singapore and across the
Region. Anandarajah also has strong practices in Trade, EHS/ESG and Employment laws.
Anandarajah takes pride in ensuring that every piece of work she undertakes is targeted and
focused, addressing the specific need of the client in a practical business oriented manner.
That has kept her interest in the law ignited. Anandarajah sits on various boards, including
Building and Construction Authority, and is a member of the External Review Panel of
Safety in SAF. Anandarajah was in 2014 awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti
Masyarakat) which is conferred by the President of Singapore.
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Competition Law
Training Level: Update
SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy
set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at
the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for
more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD
Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Tort Law
Authors / Speakers
Professor Gary Chan
Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University
Gary Chan is Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management
University. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court and an
Attorney & Counselor-at-law (New York). In the area of Tort Law and others, Gary Chan has
authored and/or edited books as well as numerous book chapters, journal articles and case
notes, and presented on his research in conferences both in Singapore and abroad (mainly
Europe, Asia and North America).
Professor Kumaralingam Amirthalingam
Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Kumaralingam Amirthalingam is a Professor at the NUS Law School. He has a PhD in Law
and researches selected areas of Tort Law (specializing in medical negligence) and Criminal
Law (specializing in public prosecutions). He teaches both these subjects and a Master’s
course on Business Torts. Kumar was seconded to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for
two years, has served on various Government committees, and has been consulted as an
expert for the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law. He has twice been appointed as
Amicus Curiae by the Court of Appeal.
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Personal Injuries
Training Level: Update
SILE Attendance Policy
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set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at
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more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD
Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Intellectual Property Law
Authors / Speakers
Professor Susanna Leong
Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education)
National University of Singapore
Professor Susanna Leong is Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education) at the
National University of Singapore (NUS). As Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong
Education), Susanna is responsible for initiatives and programmes on continuous education
and training in NUS. Susanna is also the Dean of the School of Continuing and Lifelong
Education (SCALE) at NUS. Prior to her current appointments, Susanna was the Vice-Dean,
Graduate Studies Office, NUS Business School from 2008 to 2016, and had oversight of the
NUS MBA, EMBA and MPAM programmes.
Susanna is Professor in the Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. A
graduate of the National University of Singapore and University College London, Susanna is a
lawyer by training and has been a faculty member of the NUS Business School since 1991.
Susanna's research interests are in intellectual property and technology-related laws. She has
published in international and local academic journals. She is the author of “Intellectual
Property Law of Singapore" published as part of the Law Practice Series by Academy
Publishing. She has received several teaching awards including the Outstanding Educator
Award (Department of Strategy & Policy).
Professor David Tan
Head (Intellectual Property) at the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, and Deputy
Director of the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law
Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Professor David Tan is presently Head (Intellectual Property) at the EW Barker Centre for
Law & Business, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial
Intelligence & the Law at NUS Law. He served as Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) at NUS Law
from January 2015 to June 2021 where he had oversight of the undergraduate and
postgraduate coursework curriculum. David holds PhD, LLB (First Class Honours) and
Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of Melbourne and an LLM from Harvard.
At NUS Law, David pioneered courses in Entertainment Law, Freedom of Speech and Privacy
& Data Protection Law; he has also taught as a visitor at Melbourne Law School, Tsinghua,
Tokyo (Todai) and University of Hong Kong. His areas of research cover personality rights,
copyright, trademarks, freedom of expression and tort law. He has published over 60 articles,
comments, and book chapters since joining NUS Law in 2008. His publications have appeared
in a wide range of journals that include Yale Journal of International Law, Harvard Journal of
Sports & Entertainment Law, Law Quarterly Review, International Journal for the Semiotics of
Law and Sydney Law Review. His monograph, The Commercial Appropriation of Fame: A
Cultural Analysis of the Right of Publicity and Passing Off, was published by Cambridge
University Press in both hardback (2017) and paperback (2018).
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Training Level: Update
SILE Attendance Policy
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Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Muslim Law
Author / Speaker
Mr Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Abdul Kadir SC
Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State Counsel,
Attorney-General's Chambers
Faizal is a Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State Counsel at the Attorney-General’s
Chambers. He holds adjunct teaching positions in various institutions and was General
Editor of “Criminal Procedure Code of Singapore: Annotations and Commentary” in addition
to being the Author of the Chapter of Muslim Law in the Singapore Academy of Law Annual
Review. He is a member of the MUIS Appeal Board. An alumnus of the National University
of Singapore and Harvard Law School, Faizal was appointed Senior Counsel in 2020.
Panellist
Mr Ahmad Nizam Abbas
Senior Partner (Head, Family Law Practice), Emerald Law
Ahmad Nizam Abbas graduated from the University of Keele, United Kingdom and was
called to the called to the Bar of Lincoln’s Inn in UK in July 1992. He was admitted as an
Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in January 1994. He obtained a
Master of Laws in Islamic Law and Finance from the Singapore Management University in
2013. He is a Facilitator and Trainer at the Singapore Institute of Legal Education for 3
subjects – Family Law, Wills, Probate and Succession Planning and Mediation.
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 (TBC)
Practice Area: Syariah Law
Training Level: Update
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