EW Barker Centre for Law & Business
Conference Papers
2018
- Professor Simon CHESTERMAN, "Asia and International Law" (Paper presented at the Seoul Academy of International Law Conference, 4 July 2018, Seoul, Korea)
- Assistant Professor Rachel LEOW, "The Unity of Agency: A Proxy Power Definition" (Paper presented at the Conference on Obligations IX, 17-20 July 2018, Melbourne, Australia)
- Assistant Professor TAN Zhong Xing, "Defences in Contract: A Defensible Concept?" (Paper presented at the IACL Young Scholars' Forum, 25 July 2018, Fukuoka, Japan)
- Assistant Professor TAN Zhong Xing, "Contract Law in an Emerging Age of Proportionality: From Form to Substance and Beyond" (Paper presented at the Conference on Obligations IX, 17-20 July 2018, Melbourne Law School, Australia)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "Publishing International Law Papers in English: A Non-English Native Speaker's Perspective" (Paper presented at the Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia 2018, 21-22 July 2018, NUS Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "International Commercial Court: Singapore's Experience and Lessons for China" (Paper presented at the 2018 "Silk Roal Academic Belt" International Forum: The Construction of International Commercial Courts and Development of International Commercial Dispute Settlement Mechanism, 13 July 2018, Xi'an Jiaotong University Law School, China)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "U.S.-China Trade War: Power Transition, Battle of Models and the Dilemma of International Economic Law" (Paper presented at the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, 9 July 2018, China)
- Professor Michael BRIDGE, "Limits on Contractual Freedom" (Paper presented at the Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, 9-10 June 2018, Xi'an, China)
- Associate Professor Sandra BOOYSEN, "Singapore, the GFC and International Bank Regulatory Norms" (Paper presented at the Regulation of the Banking Sector: Challenges and Emerging Issues, 10-11 May 2018, University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
- Assistant Professor Rachel LEOW, "Illegality and Attribution: Why Stone & Rolls, Bilta, and Patel are Wrong" (Paper presented at the Obligations Discussion Group, 29 May 2018, University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
- Assistant Professor Rachel LEOW, "Illegality and Attribution: Why Stone & Rolls, Bilta, and Patel are Wrong" (Paper presented at the Cambridge Private Law Centre Seminar, 18 May 2018, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
- Assistant Professor Lin Lin, "Private Equity in Singapore: A Critical Analysis" (Paper presented at the Symposium on Hedge Funds and Alternative Investment Funds in Hong Kong and Singapore, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 20 April 2018)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "Power Transition in Rule-making and Norm-creation in International Economic Law: From Great Britain to the United States, and from the United States to China?" (Paper presented at the Gonzaga Journal of International Law Annual Symposium: American Leadership in the World, Spokane, 13 April 2018, WA, USA)
2017
- Associate Professor Gary BELL, "Teaching the Civil Law at the National University of Singapore" (Paper presented at Conference on The State of Comparative Law in Asia, 27-28 September 2017, NUS- Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Associate Professor Gary BELL, "The Growth of English as a Second Language and of Graduate Studies in Common Law Jurisdictions - How the Common Law Creeps into Civil Law Jurisdictions" (Paper presented at Conference on The State of Comparative Law in Asia, 27-28 September 2017, NUS- Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Assistant Professor Swati JHAVERI, "Defining 'Common Law' Administrative Law" (Paper presented at Conference on The State of Comparative Law in Asia, 27-28 September 2017, NUS- Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Associate Professor Elizabeth Siew-Kuan NG, "Utility Design Model: Protection for Functional Designs?" (Paper presented at the NUS - Oxford Design Law Reform Conference, 19 - 20 September 2017, NUS, Singapore)
- Associate Professor Stephen PHUA, "Section 33 and the GBF case" (Paper presented at the IFA Singapore International Tax Dialogues, 29 August 2017, Singapore)
- Associate Professor Stephen PHUA, "US Tax Reform: Perspectives on Tax Competitiveness" (Paper presented at the Digital Economy Symposium, 15-16 August 2017, Singapore)
- Professor Kumaralingam AMIRTHALINGAM, "Tort Liability and Clinical Laboratory Negligence" (Paper presented at the NUH Department of Laboratory medicine, 26 July 2017, Singapore)
- Professor Kumaralingam AMIRTHALINGAM, "Medical Negligence Update: Recent Landmark Decisions in Singapore" (Paper presented at the Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 13 July 2017, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Associate Professor Helena WHALEN-BRIDGE, "Legal Narrative Ethics" (Paper presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Applied Legal Storytelling, 11-13 July 2017, American University Washington College of Law, United States)
- Mr Kenneth KHOO, "Information Sharing as Ex-Ante Regulation: A New Look at the Prophylactic Rule" (Paper presented at the Asian Law & Economics Association Annual Conference, 22-23 Jun 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
- Associate Professor Umakanth VAROTTIL, "Due Diligence in Share Acquisitions: Navigating the Insider Trading Regime" (Paper presented at the Law & Business Seminar Series, 14 June 2017, Sydney, Australia)
- Associate Professor Helena WHALEN-BRIDGE, "Lawyers & Access to Justice in Singapore: A Government - Lawyer Dynamic" (Paper presented at the Lawyers & Access to Justice: Challenging Pro Bono, 8-9 June 2017, NUS Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Associate Professor Helena WHALEN-BRIDGE, "Developing Online Teaching about Corruption: Considering Law Schools in Singapore" (Paper presented at the UNODC Expert Workshop of the Anti-Corruption Academic (ACAD) Initiative, 13-14 June 2017, NUS Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "Power, Law and Relations: US-China Rivalry and the Battle for Regional Security Order in Asia" (Paper presented at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2017, 31 May-2 June 2017, Jeju, South Korea)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "U.S.-China Trade Relations, Asian Regionalism, and International Economic Law" (Paper presented at the Second International Conference on "The U.S., China and International Law", 5-6 May 2017, Penn Wharton China Center, Beijing, China)
- Associate Professor WANG Jiangyu, "Power, Law and Relations: US-China Rivalry and the Battle for Regional Security Order in Asia" (Paper presented at the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity 2017, 31 May - 2 June 2017, Jeju, South Korea)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Global Developments in Patent Law in the year 2016: US, UK, Europe, Australia, Canada & Singapore" (Invited paper presented at the IP Academy 4th Development in IP Law Series, 12 January 2017, Carlton Hotel, Singapore)
2016
- Sandra Booysen, "Punitive Damages; Restitutionary Damages: Do We Need Both?" (Paper presented at the Obligations Group Remedies Conference, 7 - 9 December 2016, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Geo-blocking and TPMs: Copyright Challenges in the Online World" (Invited paper presented at the SMU ARCIALA Seminar on Copyright Challenges in the 21st Century, 5 December 2016, Singapore Management University, Singapore)
- Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, "Tort Law 2016" (Invited paper presented at the Law Society CPD Day, 1 Nov 2016, Suntec City Convention Centre, Singapore)
- Tracey Evans Chan, "Innovative Medical Treatments in Singapore: How Should We Decide?" (Paper presented at the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law Conference 2016, 24 - 26 November 2016, Rydges on Swanston Hotel, Melbourne, Australia)
- Lin Lin, "Managing the Risks in Equity Crowdfunding: Lessons from China" (Invited paper presented at the Legal Issues in Finance in Europe and Asia Workshop, 15 November 2016, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Lin Lin, "Bankruptcy and Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Singapore" (Invited paper presented at The 16th International Conference Of 21st Century Commercial Law Forum, 30 - 31 Oct 2016, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Digital Parallel Imports: Impact of Intellectual Property & Competition Law" (Invited paper presented at the Navigating Intellectual Property & Competition Law in the Digital Economy, 18 Oct 2016, Maxwell Chambers, Singapore)
- Burton Ong, "IP and Competition Issues in the Flow and Transfer of Data" (Paper presented at the Navigating IP & Competition Laws in the Digital Economy (IPA-CCS), 18 Oct 2016, Maxwell Chambers, Singapore)
- James Penner, "Hohfeld's Equity" (Paper presented at the Hohfeld Centennial Conference, 14-15 October 2016, Yale Law School, New Haven, United States)
- Wee Meng Seng, "The Logic and Limits of Judicial Control of Insolvency Practitioner Remuneration" (Invited paper presented at the Insolvency Law in Asia-Pacifc: Trends and Developments in China, Singapore and Australia, 25 Oct 2016, King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne, Australia)
- Wee Meng Seng, "Developing Singapore into an International Debt Restructuring Centre" (Invited paper presented at the 21st Century Commercial Law Forum: 16th International Conference 2016:Corporate Restructuring: Law and Practice, 29 - 30 Oct 2016, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
- Gary Bell, "Indonesian Contract Law. I: The interpretation of contracts and implication of terms. II: Protection against unfair terms and consumer protection" (Invited paper presented at Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia III: Contents of Contracts and Unfair Terms, 18 Sept - 19 Sept 2016, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)
- Gary Bell, "CISG - Experience and Considerations on the Application of CISG" (Paper presented at Contemporary Issues in International Trade and Investment in ASEAN, 16 Sept 2016, Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand)
- Lin Lin, "Investor Protection in Equity Crowdfunding: Lessons from China" (Paper presented at the Centre for Banking and Financial Law Working Paper Series, 30 Sept 2016, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, "Teaching and Learning in an Age of Dynamic Change" (Invited paper presented at the Home Team Learning Festival 2016, 30 Aug - 31 Aug 2016, Home Team Academy, Singapore)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Understanding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property Landscape: Implication for ASEAN" (Invited paper presented at the Yusof Ishak Institute Seminar Series on the Impact of TPP on Southeast Asian Economies, 5 Aug 2016, Yusof Ishak Institute - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore)
- Burton Ong, "The Economic Torts as a Framework for the Common Law of Unfair Competition" (Paper presented at Protecting Business and Economic Interests: Contemporary Issues in Tort Law, 18 Aug - 19 Aug 2016, Singapore Academy of Law, Singapore)
- Stephen Phua, "Singapore Fiscal Policy, Economic Development and Sustainability" (Paper presented to the Bureau of Finance of Guangzhou Municipality, 22 Aug - 2 Sep 2016, NUS Business School, Singapore)
- Umakanth Varottil, "Battling the Scourge of Fake Corporate Disclosures" (Mumbai: The Economic Times, 2016) (with Malek Shipchandler)
- Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, "Tort Law: Vicarious Liability and Non-Delegable Duties" (Paper presented at the Continuing Professional Development Seminar, 13 Jul 2016, Faculty of Law, NUS, Singapore)
- Lin Lin, "Engineering a Venture Capital Market: The Case of China" (Paper presented at the University of Chicago Law School Institute for Law and Economics colloquium in Law and Economics, 20 - 22 Jul 2016, Chicago Law School, Chicago, United States)
- Burton Ong, "Standard Essential Patents and FRAND undertakings" (Invited paper presented at the Anti-monopoly law and IP, 9 Jul 2016, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Leo KoGuan Law Building, Shanghai, China)
- Umakanth Varottil, "The Stakeholder Approach Towards Directors' Duties Under Indian Company Law" (Paper presented at the Liberalization and Globalization: Changing Legal Paradigm, 14 - 16 Jul 2016, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India) (with Mihir Naniwadekar)
- Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, "Teaching and Learning in an Age of Dynamic Change" (Invited paper presented at the Home Team Learning Festival 2016, 30 Aug - 31 Aug 2016, Home Team Academy, Singapore)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Understanding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property Landscape: Implication for ASEAN" (Invited paper presented at the Yusof Ishak Institute Seminar Series on the Impact of TPP on Southeast Asian Economies, 5 Aug 2016, Yusof Ishak Institute - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore)
- Burton Ong, "The Economic Torts as a Framework for the Common Law of Unfair Competition" (Paper presented at Protecting Business and Economic Interests: Contemporary Issues in Tort Law, 18 Aug - 19 Aug 2016, Singapore Academy of Law, Singapore)
- Stephen Phua, "Singapore Fiscal Policy, Economic Development and Sustainability" (Paper presented to the Bureau of Finance of Guangzhou Municipality, 22 Aug - 2 Sep 2016, NUS Business School, Singapore)
- Lin Lin, "Executive Compensation in SOEs: A Comparative Study of Singapore and China" (Invited Paper presented at Workshop on Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises in Singapore and China, 19 May - 20 May 2016, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, Singapore)
- Michael Greenhalgh Bridge, "Certainty, Identification and Intention in Personal Property Law" (Invited Paper presented at Equity Trusts and Commerce, 13 - 14 Apr 2016, National University of Singapore, Singapore).
- Mindy Chen-Wishart, "Invalidity in Contract Law: Comparing English and Chinese Law" (Paper presented at the Perspectives on Chinese Contract Law conference, April 2016, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
- Lin Lin, "The Role of the Government in Developing a Venture Capital Market: Lessons from China" (Paper presented at EAI Seminar, 29 Apr 2016, East Asia Institute, Singapore).
- Stephen Phua, "Taxing the Freedom of Choice: Case Studies of the impact of BEPS on MNCs in Singapore" (Paper presented at the LIECHTENSTEINISCHE STEUERFACHTAGUNG 2016, Liechtenstein Tax Conference 2016, 9 Mar 2016, Liechtenstein University, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, Singapore)
- Umakanth Varottil, "Corporate Governance in India: The Transition from Code to Statute" (Paper presented at International Corporate Governance & Law (ICGL) Forum , 25-26 Apr 2016, Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School, Hong Kong).
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "International Intellectual Property: Pathways to Interoperability in ASEAN & Beyond" (Paper presented at the ASEAN IP Symposium, 28 - 29 Jan 2016, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Global and Comparative Patent Developments in 2015: USA, Australia, Europe & Singapore" (Invited paper presented at the IP Academy 3rd Development in IP Law Seminar Series: Developments in IP Law in 2015 - Patents, 21 Jan 2016, Carlton Hotel, Singapore)
- Umakanth Varottil , "Corporate Law in Colonial India: Rise and Demise of the Managing Agency System" (Invited paper presented at the Workshop on The Influence of Colonies on Commercial Law and Practice, 7 - 8 Jan 2016, Fiskars Village, Fiskars, Finland)
- Lin Lin, "Venture Capital and the Structure of Stock Market" (Paper presented at the 25th Annual Corporate Law Teachers Association (CLTA) Conference, 1 Feb 2016, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)
- Lin Lin, "Developing a National Venture Capital Market: The Case of China" (Paper presented at the HKU-NUS-SMU Conference, 22 - 23 Feb 2016, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Comparative approaches in US and Singapore on NSCs, Provisionals and Overlapping IP Rights" (Invited paper presented at the IPOS-IPA Patent Seminar, 18 Feb 2016, IP 101, Singapore)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "Recent Patent developments on Amendments, IP Norm-setting & Plurilaterism (ACTA & TPP)" (Invited paper presented at the IPOS-IPA Patent Seminar, 24 Feb 2016, IP 101, Singapore)
2015
- Gary Bell, "How Singapore became a successful arbitration centre using the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law" (Invited keynote paper presented at the November session of the Arbitration Forum of the Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law, NYU Law School, New York, United States)
- Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan, "IPredict - What will the IP environment look like in 10 years' time in the ASEAN region" (Invited paper presented at the World Intellectual Property Organization Singapore Office's 10th Anniversary Commemoration, 24 Nov 2015, The Arts House, Singapore)
- Torti Valerio, "Competition and IPRs in high-technology industries - the case of standard setting" (Paper presented at the ASIAN SIL Conference, 26-27 November 2015, Bangkok - Thailand)
- Torti Valerio, "Recent developments in standardization environments - the Huawei v ZTE decision of the CJEU and beyond" (Paper presented at the 2015 IP & Media Law Conference, 23 - 24 Nov 2015, University of Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia)
- Lin Lin, "Consultation Paper to the Closely-Held Company Limited by Shares in Taiwan" (Paper presented at the Comparative Legal Studies On Closely-Held Companies Law Conference, 21 Sept 2015 , National Chengchi University, Taiwan)
- Gary Bell, "Challenges to the Harmonization of Contract Law" (Invited paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Society of Comparative Law, 1 - 3 Oct 2015, Southern Methodist University, Texas, United States)
- Gary Bell, "The Development of Comparative Law and its Importance" (Public Lecture at the Inaugural Congress of the Indonesian Association of Comparative Law, 20 - 21 Oct 2015, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
- Lin Lin, "Re-Engineering A Venture Capital Market: The Case Of China"( Invited paper by the 2015 Stanford International Junior Faculty Forum, 9 - 10 Oct 2015, Stanford Law School, California, United States)
- Lin Lin, "Venture Capital Exits And The Structure Of Capital Markets: The Case Of China". (Paper presented at the 15th International Conference Of 21st Century Commercial Law Forum , 31 Oct -1 Nov 2015, Tsinghua University, China
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