Research Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ELSON ONG YEE LON
Singapore
Education
LLB (Soton), LLM (Soton)
Awards/Scholarships
NUS Law 2021 Long Service Award for 5 years of service
Thesis Title
Digitalising Commercial Shipping: The Relevance of Trust
Supervisor(s)
Professor Stephen Girvin
Research Interest
Carriage of Goods by Sea
Electronic Bills of Lading
Blockchain and DLT
Smart Shipping and the Law
Digital Trust
Representative Publications
‘Blockchain bills of lading and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records’ [2020] Journal of Business Law 202-218
‘Call a bill a bill: The Star Quest’ (2017) 23 Journal of International Maritime Law 328-335
Work Experience
Research Associate, Centre for Maritime Law, NUS Law (2017 to 2023)
Legal Associate, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP (2016)
elson.ong@u.nus.edu