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GOH Yihan (吴亦涵) Dean and Professor, School of Law Singapore Management University

LL.B. (Hons)(NUS); LL.M. (Harvard) Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)

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CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY: Professor Goh Yihan is the Dean of the School of Law, Singapore Management University. His research focuses primarily on the law of contract and torts, with a secondary interest in the principles of statutory interpretation and the legal process. He maintains a deep interest in the development of Singapore law in general and also in his areas of specialisation in particular. He has published numerous books, chapters and journal articles internationally and in Singapore, which have been cited on multiple occasions by the Singapore courts and the Federal Court of Malaysia. In recognition of his invaluable contributions to the development and advancement of Singapore law, he became the youngest recipient of the pentennial Singapore Academy of Law Singapore Law Merit Award in 2013. Apart from his academic activities, Yihan is also active in the Singapore legal profession. Amongst his appointments, he is a board member of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and the Singapore Judicial College. He has been appointed amicus curiae before the Singapore Court of Appeal and the Singapore High Court. He is also a Visiting Academic at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and a Professorial Fellow at the AGC Academy. He is periodically consulted by law firms in his areas of expertise, and has appeared before the Court of Appeal as instructed counsel. He has also acted as an expert witness on Singapore law in the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Victoria (Australia). Before entering academia, Yihan was an Assistant Registrar, the first-ever Senior Justices’ Law Clerk and a Justices’ Law Clerk between 2006 and 2008 at the Singapore Supreme Court. He obtained his LL.B. (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore on a University Undergraduate Scholarship, where he graduated as the top student in 2006. He subsequently obtained a LL.M. from Harvard University in 2010 on a NUS University Overseas Graduate Scholarship. He was the recipient of several academic awards in the course of his studies, including the Adrian Clark Memorial Medal, the Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal and the B.A. Mallal Moot Prize (Best Oralist and Best Memorial).


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CAREER: ACADEMIC CAREER

2019 – Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University (SMU)

2017 – Dean, School of Law, Singapore Management University

(SMU) 2018 – Initial Director, Centre for AI and Data Governance, School of

Law, Singapore Management University (SMU) 2016 – 2017 Associate Dean (Research), School of Law, Singapore

Management University (SMU) 2014 – 2019 Associate Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management

University (SMU) 2011 – 2014 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of

Singapore (NUS) 2008 – 2010 Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Law, National University of

Singapore (NUS) PRE-ACADEMIC CAREER

2008 Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court of Singapore 2008 Senior Justices’ Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Singapore 2006 – 2008 Justices’ Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Singapore

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2019 Amicus Curiae, Singapore Court of Appeal 2017 – Vice-President, Singapore Academy of Law Senate (by virtue

of appointment as Dean of a Singapore law school) 2017 Amicus Curiae, Singapore Court of Appeal 2016 Amicus Curiae, Singapore Court of Appeal 2016 – Professorial Fellow, AGC Academy, Attorney-General’s

Chambers 2015 – Course Coordinator, Singapore Legal System (Part A Course),

Singapore Institute of Legal Education 2015 Amicus Curiae, Singapore Court of Appeal


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2015 – Member, Board of Governors, Singapore Judicial College 2014 – Member, Board of Directors, Singapore Institute of Legal

Education 2012 Amicus Curiae, Singapore Court of Appeal 2011– Visiting Academic, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 2010 Young Amicus Curiae, Singapore High Court

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

2019 Member, Board of Advisors, Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association

2018 Member, Singapore Academy of Law Innovation Advisory

Board 2018 Member, Steering Committee on the Promotion of Singapore

Law 2017 Member, Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Standards

Council 2017 – Member, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Lecture Sub-

Committee 2017 – Member, Commissioning Panel, Singapore Academy of Law 2016 – Member, Examinations Review Board for 2015 Session of the

Foreign Practitioner Examinations, Singapore Institute of Legal Education

2016 Member, Working Party to Review the Practice Training

Framework in Singapore, Singapore Institute of Legal Education

2016–2018 Member, Legal Education Cluster Committee, Singapore

Academy of Law 2015 – Member, Selection Panel, Council of Law Reporting 2015 Member, Study Committee on Professional Standards and

Etiquette in Court, Singapore Academy of Law 2014 – Member, SAL Legal Heritage Committee 2014 – Member, SAL Professional Affairs Committee 2014 Member, Singapore Legal Futures Working Group, Ministry of

Law 2012 – Member, Singapore Law Watch Advisory Committee


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2014 – Member, Singapore Law Review Board of Advisors 2011 – Member, SAL Promotion of Singapore Law Committee 2012 – 2013 Member, NUS Faculty of Law Curriculum Review Committee 2012 – 2013 Member, NUS Faculty of Law Faculty Admissions Committee 2012 Member, Fourth Committee on the Supply of Lawyers 2011 Member, Supreme Court Strategic Brainstorming Exercise 2007 Secretariat, Committee to Develop the Singapore Legal Sector

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

2016 – Co-General Editor, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases

2014 – Co-Editor, SingaporeLawBlog.Sg 2011 Joint Editor-in-Chief, SingaporeLaw.Org

AWARDS AND HONOURS: PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

2017 Academy Publishing Award 2015 JCI Top 10 Outstanding Young Persons Award (in the category

of Political, Legal and/or Governmental Affairs) 2013 Singapore Academy of Law Singapore Law Merit Award 2013 Singapore Academy of Law Overseas Attachment Award (3-

month attachment at Essex Court Chambers in London)

TEACHING AWARDS

2017 SMU School of Law Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2016 SMU University Most Innovative Teaching Award (Nominated) 2016 SMU School of Law Most Outstanding Teacher Award 2015 SMU School of Law Most Promising Teacher Award 2014 NUS University Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2014 NUS Faculty of Law Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2012 NUS Faculty of Law Annual Teaching Excellence Award


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2010 NUS Faculty of Law Annual Teaching Excellence Award

ACADEMIC AWARDS

2009 NUS University Overseas Graduate Scholarship 2006 Order of Merit, Singapore Practical Law Course (Bar Exam)

2006 Valedictorian (Rank 1st of 204), Faculty of Law, National

University of Singapore 2006 Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal (Best Graduate) 2006 Adrian Clark Memorial Medal (Best Graduate) 2006 Leow Chia Heng Prize (Best Graduate) 2004 Law Society of Singapore Book Prize (Best Student, 2nd Year) 2004 Shook Lin & Bok Prize (Best Student, 2nd Year) 2004 B.A. Mallal Moot Prize (Best Oralist) 2004 B.A. Mallal Moot Best Memorial Prize 2003 NUS Undergraduate Scholarship

EDUCATION:

2010 LL.M. (Harvard) 2006 LL.B. (Hons)(NUS) (First Class)


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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: I. Books and Monographs

Authored

1. The Interpretation of Contracts in Singapore (Singapore, Thomson Reuters, 2018) 2. International Encyclopaedia of Laws, Property and Trust Law, Singapore (The

Netherlands, Kluwer Law International, 2018) (with Alvin See W-L and Yip Man) 3. Singapore Chronicles: Law (Singapore, Institute of Policy Studies-Straits Times

Press, 2015) 4. Contract Law in Singapore (The Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer Law and Business,

2012) (748 pp) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong) (originally published as a monograph in the International Encyclopaedia of Laws)

Edited

1. Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2019 (Singapore, Academy Press, forthcoming in 2020) (co-edited with Teo Keang Sood)

2. Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2018 (Singapore, Academy Press, 2019) (co-edited with Teo Keang Sood)


4. A Judge for the Ages – Essays in Honour of Justice Chao Hick Tin (Singapore, Academy Press, 2017) (co-edited with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)



7. Singapore Academy of Law Journal Special Issue: Evolving Personal Torts (Singapore, Academy Press, 2015) (co-edited with Christian Witting)

8. Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making (Singapore, Academy Publishing, 2015) (co-edited with Paul Tan)

Chapters in Books

Contract Law

1. “The Interpretation and Implication of Contractual Terms in Singapore” in Mindy Chen-Wishart and Stefan Vogenauer, eds, Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia: Contractual Terms (Oxford University Press, forthcoming in 2020)

2. “Chapter 6: Privity” in Michael Furmston, ed, The Law of Contract, 6th ed (London, Butterworths, 2017) (with Michael Furmston and Greg Tolhurst)

3. “Justice Chao Hick Tin and Singapore Contract Law – Certainty in Elucidation and Innovation in Development” in Andrew Phang and Goh Yihan, eds, A Judge for the Ages – Essays in Honour of Justice Chao Hick Tin (Singapore, Academy Press, 2017)

4. “Encounters with History, Theory and Doctrine – Some Reflections on Discharge by Breach of Contract” in Simone Degeling, James Edelman and James Goudkamp, eds, Contracts in Commercial Law (Thomson Reuters, 2017) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)


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5. “Chapter 6: Privity” in Michael Furmston, ed, The Law of Contract, 5th ed (London, Butterworths, 2015) (with Michael Furmston and Greg Tolhurst)

6. “Chapter 2: Sources and Theory” in Andrew Phang Boon Leong, ed, The Law of Contract in Singapore (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2012) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

7. “Chapter 3: Offer and Acceptance” in Andrew Phang Boon Leong, ed, The Law of Contract in Singapore (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2012) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

8. “Chapter 8: Unenforceable Contracts – Non-compliance with Statutory Formalities” in Andrew Phang Boon Leong, ed, The Law of Contract in Singapore (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2012) (with Tham Chee Ho)

9. “Chapter 10: Mistake” in Andrew Phang Boon Leong, ed, The Law of Contract in Singapore (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2012) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

10. “Chapter 12: Duress, Undue Influence and Unconscionable Bargains” in Andrew Phang Boon Leong, ed, The Law of Contract in Singapore (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2012) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

Contract Law (Case Reviews)

11. “Contract Law” in Goh Yihan & Teo Keang Sood, eds, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2019 (Singapore: Academy Publishing, forthcoming in 2020) (with Lee Pey Woan and Tham Chee Ho)

12. “Contract Law” in Goh Yihan & Teo Keang Sood, eds, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2018 (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2019) (with Lee Pey Woan and Tham Chee Ho)




16. “Contract Law” in Teo Keang Sood, ed, Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 2014 (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2015) (with Lee Pey Woan and Tham Chee Ho)





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Torts Law

20. “Evolving Personal Torts: An Introduction” in Singapore Academy of Law Journal Special Issue: Evolving Personal Torts (Singapore, Academy Press, 2015) (with Christian Witting)

21. “Chapter 11: Tort Law” in Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making (Singapore, Academy Press)

Law of Equity and Trusts

22. “Navigating the Maze: Making Sense of Equitable Compensation and Account of Profits for Breach of Fiduciary Duty” in Elise Bant, ed, Singapore Academy of Law Journal Special Issue: Remedies (Singapore, Academy Press, 2016) (with Yip Man)

Law and Technology

23. “The Innovation of Singapore’s AI Ethics and Model Framework” in Li Hui and Brian Tse, eds, AI Governance in 2019: A Year in Review (Observations of 50 Experts in the World) (Shanghai Institute for Science of Science, 2020) (with Nydia Remolina)

Legal Processes

24. “The Interpretation of the Singapore Constitution: Towards a Unified Approach to Interpreting Legal Documents” in Jaclyn L Neo, ed, Constitutional Interpretation in Singapore: Theory and Practice (Routledge Law in Asia, 2016)

25. “Chapter 12: Statutory Interpretation” in Gary Chan and Jack Lee, eds, The Legal System of Singapore: Institutions, Principles and Practices (Singapore, LexisNexis, 2016)

Singapore Legal System

26. “Rule of Law” in Tommy Koh, ed, Fifty Secrets of Singapore’s Success (Straits Times Press, 2020)

27. “A Conscious Effort to Develop a ‘Different’ Common Law of Obligations: A Possible Endeavour?” in Andrew Robertson and Michael Tilbury, eds, The Common Law of Obligations: Divergence and Unity (Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2016)

28. “Chapter 1: Empirical Study of the Development of Singapore Law” in Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making (Singapore, Academy Publishing, 2015) (with Paul Tan)

29. “Chapter 3: The Growth of Local Jurisprudence” in Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making (Singapore, Academy Publishing, 2015) (with Paul Tan)

30. “Chapter 15: The Next Leap Forward: The Spread of Singapore Law” in Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making (Singapore, Academy Publishing, 2015) (with Paul Tan)

31. “Chapter 1: History of the Singapore Legal System” in Gary Chan and Jack Lee, eds, The Legal System of Singapore: Institutions, Principles and Practices (Singapore, LexisNexis, 2016)


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II. Law Journal Publications

Contract Law

1. “Making Smart Contracts a Reality: Confronting Definitions, Enforceability and Regulation” (with Aedit Abdullah) (forthcoming in the Journal of Law, Information and Science)

2. “Contract Law in Commonwealth Countries – Uniformity or Divergence” (2019) Singapore Academy of Law Journal 170–245 (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

3. “A Statistical Analysis of the Influence of the Journal of Contract Law in Commonwealth Court Decisions” (2018) 35 Journal of Contract Law 14–55 (as a conference proceeding) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

4. “Pioneering Scholar and Practitioner – The Life and Work of Professor J W Carter” (2017) 34 Journal of Contract Law 100–138 (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

5. “Towards a Consistent Use of Subsequent Conduct in Singapore Contract Law” [2017] Journal of Business Law 387–412

6. “Convergence between Australian common law and English common law: the rule against penalties in the age of freedom of contract” (2017) 46 Common Law World Review 61–68 (with Yip Man)

7. “The English Reformulation of the Penalty Rule: Relevance in Singapore?” (2017) 29 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 257–274 (with Yip Man)

8. “A Renewed Consideration of Consideration: MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 553” (2016) 16 Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 323–332 (with Kenny Chng)

9. “From Context to Text in Contractual Interpretation: Is There Really a Problem with the Plain Meaning Rule?” (2016) 45 Common Law World Review 298–318

10. “New Distinctions Within Terms Implied in Fact” (2016) 33 Journal of Contract Law 183–209

11. “Rationalising Anticipatory Breach in Executed Contracts” [2016] Cambridge Law Journal 18–21 (with Yip Man)

12. “Lost But Found Again: The Traditional Tests for Implied Terms in Fact: Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd” [2016] Journal of Business Law 231–240

13. “The Compensatory Principle: A Golden Victory For a New Certainty” [2016] Journal of Business Law 335 –345 (with Yip Man)

14. “Unpacking the Compensatory Principle: Causation, Mitigation, Certainty of Loss and Remoteness: Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse SA v MT Maritime Management BV” [2016] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 33–41 (with Yip Man)

15. “Clarifying Rectification in Singapore” (2015) 27 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 403–437

16. “A Wrong Turn in History: Re-understanding the Exclusionary Rule Against Prior Negotiations in Contractual Interpretation” [2014] Journal of Business Law 360–388

17. “Marley v Rawlings: Reflections from Singapore” [2014] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 218–228 (with Yip Man)

18. “Default Standards for Non-absolute Obligation Clauses” [2014] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarter 320–327 (with Yip Man)

19. “Dealing with Unforeseen Circumstances – Contractual Construction and Equitable Adjustment” [2014] Journal of Business Law 55–63 (with Yip Man)

20. “The New Contractual Interpretation in Singapore: From Zurich Insurance to Sembcorp Marine” [2013] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 301–330


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21. “Contractual Remoteness in England and Singapore Compared: Orthodoxy Preferable?” (2013) 30 Journal of Contract Law 233–242

22. “Contractual Interpretation in Indian Evidence Act Jurisdictions: Compatibility with Modern Contextual Approach?” (2013) 13 Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 17–48

23. “A New Framework for the Implication of Terms in Fact” (2013) 13 Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 379–386

24. “Terms Implied in Fact Clarified in Singapore” [2013] Journal of Business Law 237–247

25. “The Case for Departing from the Exclusionary Rule against Prior Negotiations in the Interpretation of Contracts in Singapore” (2013) 25 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 182–214

26. “The Relationship Between Interpretation, Implication and Rectification in Singapore” (2012) 30 Singapore Law Review 97–124

27. “Past Consideration or Unconnected Consideration: Rainforest Trading Ltd v State Bank of India Singapore” (2012) 24 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 555–567 (with Yip Man)

28. “Liability for Work Done Where Contract is Denied: Contractual and Restitutionary Approaches” [2012] Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 289–316 (with Yip Man)

29. “Contractual Interpretation in Singapore: Continued Refinement After Zurich Insurance – Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd v Carilla Pte Ltd” (2012) 24 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 275–297

30. “Explaining Contractual Remoteness in Singapore” [2011] Journal of Business Law 282–290

31. “Concurrent and Independent Rights to Terminate for Breach of Contract” (2010) 26 Journal of Contract Law 103–133 (with J W Carter)

32. “Case Comment: Robertson Quay Investment Pte Ltd v Steen Consultants Pte Ltd” (2009) 9 Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 101–108

33. “Compromising on Consideration in Singapore: Gay Choon Ing v Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter” (2009) 23(1) Commercial Law Quarterly: The Journal of the Commercial Law Association of Australia 11–15

34. “Towards a Consistent Approach in Breach and Termination of Contract at Common Law: RDC Concrete Pte Ltd v Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd” (2008) 24 Journal of Contract Law 251–267

Torts Law

35. “A Novel Development of Tort Law: Robinson v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2018] UKSC 4” (2018) 25 Torts Law Journal 184–194 (with Kenny Chng and Gary Chan)

36. “Concurrent Liability in Tort and Contract: An Analysis of Interplay, Intersection and Independence” (2017) 24 Torts Law Journal 148–172 (with Yip Man)

37. “Legislation Comment: The Protection From Harassment Act 2014” (2014) 26 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 700–723 (with Yip Man)

38. “The Case for Legislating Harassment in Singapore” (2014) 26 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 68–97

39. “The Promise of Universality: The Spandeck Formulation Half a Decade On” (2013) 25 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 510–547 (with David Tan)


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40. “Imbree v McNeilly: A View from Singapore” [2009] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 283–289

41. “Tort Law in the Face of Land Scarcity in Singapore” (2009) 26(2) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 335–391

42. “Duty of Care in Psychiatric Harm in Singapore” (2008) 124 Law Quarterly Review 539–543

Legal Processes

43. “Where Judicial and Legislative Powers Conflict”: Dealing with Legislative Gaps (and Non-Gaps) in Singapore (2016) 28 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 472–502

44. “The Inherent Jurisdiction and Inherent Powers of the Singapore Courts: Rethinking the Limits of Their Exercise” [2011] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 178–211

45. “Two Contrasting Approaches in the Interpretation of Outdated Statutory Provisions” [2010] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 530–545

46. “Statutory Interpretation in Singapore: 15 Years on from Legislative Reform” (2009) 21 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 97–134

47. “Setting Aside a Default Judgment: New Developments in Singapore” (2009) 28(2) Civil Justice Quarterly 200–205

48. “The Jurisdiction to Reopen Criminal Cases: A Consideration of the (Criminal) Statutory and Inherent Jurisdiction of the Singapore Court of Appeal” [2008] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 395–419

49. “A Comparative Account of Statutory Interpretation in Singapore” (2008) 29 Statute Law Review 195–223

50. “Show Cause Proceedings Before the Court of Three Judges: Some Procedural Questions” (2008) 20 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 801–819


51. “An Empirical Study on the Singapore Court of Appeal’s Citation of Academic Works: Reflections on the Relationship between Singapore’s Judiciary and Academia” (2017) 29 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 75–125 (with Cheah Wui Ling)

52. “An Introduction to the Singapore Legal System and its Courts and Rules of Civil Procedure” (2016) 251 Revista de Processo 459–522 (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

53. “An Empirical Study of the Development of Singapore Law” (with Paul Tan) (2011) 23 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 176–226

III. Other Publications

Written Submissions as Amicus Curiae

1. B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd (judgment pending from Court of Appeal, on appeal from the Singapore International Commercial Court)

2. Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44 (Andrew Phang JA: “There are three parts to the submissions on the law by the amicus curiae, Assoc Prof Goh Yihan (“Prof Goh”), which are comprehensive and scholarly. … We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to Prof Goh for his astute and erudite submissions, which greatly assisted us in navigating a complex and contentious area of law.”)


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3. ACB v Thomson Medical Pte Ltd [2017] 1 SLR 918 (Andrew Phang JA: “Finally, we would like to record our deep appreciation once again to Prof Goh for the invaluable assistance he provided us – notwithstanding the fact that we did not ultimately agree with all of his submissions. His masterly integration of theory and practice exemplifies all that excellent legal scholarship should be. We also commend Prof Goh for his excellent advocacy. Indeed, this is not the first time that Prof Goh has been commended in the highest terms for his assistance as amicus curiae (see, for example, the Singapore High Court decision of Ang Jeanette v PP [2011] 4 SLR 1 at [76] and the decision of this court in Re Nalpon Zero Geraldo Mario [2013] 3 SLR 258 at [72] (where it was observed that ‘both [Prof Goh’s] written and oral submissions were models of clarity and conciseness’)).

4. Re Nalpon Zero Geraldo Mario [2013] 3 SLR 258 (V K Rajah JA: “It only remains for us to place on record our debt to Mr Goh for his admirable research into (and comprehensive submissions about) the historical evolution of the various Courts’ disciplinary jurisdiction over legal professionals in Singapore. We should add that both his written and oral submissions were models of clarity and conciseness.”)

5. Ang Jeanette v Public Prosecutor [2011] 4 SLR 1 (V K Rajah JA: “In particular, I would like to express my deep gratitude to Mr Goh Yihan for his helpful submissions. Despite having prepared them at short notice, his submissions were comprehensive, admirably researched and lucidly presented.”)

Law Reform and Other Reports

1. Written Representations, Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods (March 2018)

2. Report on Performance and Non-Performance in Singapore Contract Law (Principles of Asia Contract Law, 2015) (with Gary Low and Yip Man)

3. Report on Possible Reform of the Law on Part Payments and Deposits, Sub-Committee, SAL Law Reform Committee (August 2015) (with Rebecca Chew, Jason Chan and Paul Tan)

Book Reviews

1. Book Review: Formation and Variation of Contracts [2015] Journal of Business Law 183–185

2. Book Review: The Construction of Commercial Contracts [2013] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 474–475

3. Book Review: Networks as Interconnected Contracts [2011] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 588–591

4. Book Review: The Law of Torts in Singapore [2011] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 584–587

5. Book Review: Exploring Contract Law [2009] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 677–681

6. Book Review: Landmark Cases in the Law of Contract [2009] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 296–300

Professional Publications

Contract Law

1. “Two recent English cases on the compensatory principle in contract law”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academic Series (Fourth Quarter, 2015)


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2. “Recent Court of Appeal Decisions on Contract Law”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academic Series (Second Quarter, 2015)

3. “Does the Obligation to Obtain the Consent of a Third Party Extend to Taking Further Steps After Rejection?”, Singapore Law Blog (22 April 2015) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/106)

4. “Is a Contractual Clause Excluding a Right of Set-Off Subject to the Requirement of Reasonableness in the Unfair Contract Terms Act?”, Singapore Law Blog (12 February 2015) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/84)

5. “Contract Law Update in 2014”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academic Series (Fourth Quarter, 2014)

6. “RBC Properties Pte Ltd v Defu Furniture Pte Ltd [2014] SGCA 62: Restatement of Law Relating to Misrepresentation in Singapore”, Singapore Law Blog (23 December 2014) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/71)

7. “Siemens Industry Software Pte Ltd v Lion Global Offshore Pte Ltd [2014] SGHC 251: Further Issues in Contractual Formation and Duress”, Singapore Law Blog (11 December 2014) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/67)

8. “Was Singapore Airlines Liable for Business-Class Seats Sold at Economy Rates?”, Singapore Law Blog (9 December 2014) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/65)

9. “R1 International Pte Ltd v Lonstroff AG [2014] SGCA 56: Lessons in Contractual Formation”, Singapore Law Blog (5 December 2014) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/62)

10. “Contract Law Update 2014”, Singapore Law Blog (4 December 2014) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/60)

11. “Developments in Singapore Contract Law in 2013”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academic Series (First Quarter, 2014)

12. “Recent Developments in Singapore Contract Law in 2013”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academic Series (Second Quarter, 2013)

13. “Developments in Singapore Contract Law in 2012”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academic Series (First Quarter, 2013)

14. “Contractual Interpretation in Singapore: Compatibility with the Evidence Act”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academics Series (Fourth Quarter, 2012)

15. “Sembcorp Marine Ltd v PPL Holdings Pte Ltd: Traditional Tests for Implication of Terms Prevail in Singapore Despite ‘Acceptance’ of Belize Test”, SLW Commentary (June 2012, Issue 1)

16. “The Relationship Between Interpretation, Implication and Rectification in Singapore”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academics Series (Second Quarter, 2012)

17. “The Exclusionary Rule Against Prior Negotiations in Contractual Interpretation”, Rajah & Tann Visiting Academics Series (First Quarter, 2012)

18. “Contractual Interpretation in Singapore After Zurich Insurance: Continued Refinement”, SLW Commentary (Jan 2011, Issue 2)

19. “Commentary on E C Investment Holding Pte Ltd v Ridout Residence Pte Ltd and another (Orion Oil Limited and another, Interveners)”, SLW Commentary (Nov 2010, Issue 1)


20. “City Harvest case and the separation of powers” The Straits Times (9 February 2018) 21. “Singapore law ready to influence the development of law elsewhere”, The Straits

Times (16 January 2015) (with Paul Tan)


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22. “A court for the next decade”, The Straits Times (6 November 2012) (with Paul Tan)

Others

23. “Summary of Speeches at the Opening of Legal Year 2015”, Singapore Law Blog (6 January 2015) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/76)

24. “Distinguished Visitors: The Honourable Murray Gleeson AC Chief Justice of Australia”, Inter Se Print, January 2008 (with Nathaniel Khng)

25. “The Singapore Academy of Law Annual Lecture 2007: Australia’s Contribution to the Development of the Common Law, Delivered by the Honourable Murray Gleeson AC, Chief Justice of Australia”, Inter Se Online, November 2007 (with Nathaniel Khng)

26. “Rigorous Minds, Compassionate Hearts”, in NUS Development Office Yearbook 2007: What’s in a Name? (National University of Singapore), accessible online at: http://www.nus.edu.sg/giving/download_files/DVOYearbook2007Emp.pdf

Judgments of the Singapore High Court Registry (as Assistant Registrar)

1. The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 689 v DTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA) Pte Ltd and Another [2008] SGHC 98

2. Lim Quee Choo v David Rasif [2008] SGHC 36 OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

Conference Papers

Contract Law

1. “Contractual Consent in the Age of AI and Data” (paper presented at the AI in Commercial Law Conference, Singapore Management University on 6 December 2019)

2. “Scoping Legitimate Interest in Contract Law” (paper presented at the Society of Legal Scholars Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston on 6 September 2019)

3. “Towards a Consistent Use of Subsequent Conduct in Singapore Contract Law” (paper presented at the KCON 14th Contracts Conference, Tulane Law School, New Orleans on 9 March 2019)

4. “Contract Law in Commonwealth Countries – Uniformity or Divergence” (paper presented at the Journal of Contract Law Conference in Sydney University on 127 July 2018)

5. “Towards a Consistent Use of Subsequent Conduct in Singapore Contract Law” (paper presented at the Reading-SMU Symposium in Reading University on 7 June 2017)

6. “Pioneering Scholar and Practitioner – The Life and Work of Professor J W Carter” (paper presented at the Journal of Contract Law Conference in Sunway University on 18 May 2017)

7. “The Interpretation of Contracts and Implication of Terms in Singapore” (paper presented at the Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia Workshop in National University of Taiwan on 18 September 2016)

8. “New Distinctions Within Terms Implied in Fact” (paper presented at the SMU-QMUL Research Forum in Singapore Management University on 8 July 2016)


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9. “From Context to Text in Contractual Interpretation: Is There Really a Problem with the Plain Meaning Rule?” (paper presented at the HKU-NUS-SMU Symposium 2016 in Hong Kong University on 22 February 2016)

10. “Encounters with History, Theory and Doctrine – Some Reflections on Discharge by Breach of Contract” (paper presented at the Contracts in Commercial Law Conference in Sydney on 19 December 2015) (with Andrew Phang Boon Leong)

11. “Clarifying Rectification in Singapore” (paper presented at the ANU-SMU-Reading Forum in Singapore on 11 September 2015)

12. “Clarifying Rectification in Singapore” (paper presented at the SAL Equitable Remedies in Commercial Litigation Conference on 6 March 2015)

13. “New Distinctions in Terms Implied in Fact” (paper presented at the NUS-SMU-HKU Symposium 2013 in Singapore on 11 January 2013)

14. “A Wrong Turn in History: Re-examining the Exclusionary Rule Against Prior Negotiations in Contractual Interpretation” (paper presented at Society of Legal Scholars Conference, University of Bristol on 12 September 2012)

15. “A Wrong Turn in History: Re-examining the Exclusionary Rule Against Prior Negotiations in Contractual Interpretation” (paper presented at Staff Research Seminar Series in Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore on 18 January 2012)

16. “Work Done in Anticipation of Contract” (paper presented at the HKU-NUS-SMU Symposium 2010 in Hong Kong on 15 November 2010) (with Yip Man)

Torts Law

17. “Torts and Contract in the Protection of Business Interests: Interplay, Intersection and Independence” (paper presented at the Protecting Business and Economic Interests: Contemporary Issues in Tort Law Conference in Singapore on 18 August 2016) (with Yip Man)

18. “The Case for Legislating Harassment in Singapore” (paper presented at the Institute of Policy Studies Conference on Harassment in Singapore: Realities, Conundrums and Approaches Moving Ahead in Singapore on 16 November 2013)

19. “Tort Law in the Face of Land Scarcity in Singapore” (paper presented at the Torts and Compensation Section, Association of American Law Schools Meeting in San Diego, California, USA on 9 January 2009)

Law of Equity and Trusts

20. “The Commercial Uses of Trust in Singapore: Adaption and Innovation” (presentation given at the Seoul National University Asia-Pacific Institute Conference on Contemporary Issues in the Law of Trusts in Asia in Seoul on 30 November 2019)

Law and Technology

21. “How to Address the AI Governance Discussion: Views from Singapore’s AI Strategy” (paper presented at Keio University’s Symposium on The Paradigm Shift in the Legal Environment in Relation to AI and Robots” in Tokyo on 6 July 2019)

Legal Processes

22. “When Judicial and Legislative Powers Conflict in Legislation: Which Prevails” (paper presented at the SMU School of Law Research Camp in Singapore on 5 October 2015)


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23. “The Interpretation of the Constitution in Singapore: Ought it be Different from the Interpretation of Statutes and Contracts?” (paper presented at the Judging the Constitution Conference in Singapore on 29 May 2015)

24. “When Judicial and Legislative Powers Conflict in Legislation: Which Prevails” (paper presented at the 12th Asian Law Institute Conference in Taipei on 22 May 2015)

25. “The Inherent Jurisdiction and Inherent Powers of the Singapore Courts: Rethinking the Limits of Their Exercise” (paper presented at the HKU-NUS-SMU Symposium 2010 in Hong Kong on 16 November 2010)

26. “Statutory Interpretation in Singapore: 15 Years on from Legislative Reform” (paper presented at the HKU-NUS-SMU Symposium 2008 in Singapore on 1 December 2008)


27. “A Conscious Effort to Develop a ‘Different’ Common Law of Obligations: A Possible Endeavour?” (paper presented at the Obligations Conference VII in Hong Kong on 17 July 2014)

Professional Lectures, Seminars and Workshops

Contract Law

1. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “A Comparative Overview and Update of Contract Law in Singapore” (22 October 2019, Singapore Management University)

2. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “When Things Go Wrong: Breach of Contract” (19 September 2019, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

3. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Scoping Legitimate Interests in the Law of Contract” (27 August 2019, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

4. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “A Comparative Overview and Update of Contract Law in Singapore” (8 August 2019, Singapore Management University)

5. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Updates in Singapore Contract Law” (28 March 2019, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

6. Singapore Academy of Law Seminar: “The Rule against Recovery of Reflective Loss – Is it Necessary and has it Gone Too Far” (9 January 2019, Singapore Academy of Law) (with David Foxton QC)

7. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “When Things Go Wrong – Discharge by Breach of Contract” (25 October 2018, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

8. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “The Construction of Contractual Terms in Singapore: Implication, Interpretation and Rectification – Principles and Updates” (16 November 2018, Singapore Management University)

9. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “A Comparative Overview and Update of Singapore Contract Law and Elsewhere” (19 October 2018, Singapore Management University)

10. Singapore Judicial College Judgment Writing and Oral Judgment Programme: “Construction of Contract” (Supreme Court, 7 August 2018)

11. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Updates in Singapore Contract Law” (21 June 2018, Attorney-General’s Chambers)


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12. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Contractual Discretion” (9 January 2018, Attorney-General’s Chambers) (with David Foxton QC)

13. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Updates in Contract Case Law 2017” (7 November 2017, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)

14. Law Society CPD Day Seminar: “Contract” (31 October 2017, Bugis+) 15. Singapore Academy of Law Distinguished Speaker Series: “The Doctrine of Penalties

in Modern Contract Law” (2 October 2017, Supreme Court Auditorium) (as panellist following speech by Chief Justice James Allsop)

16. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Principles of Contractual Interpretation” (29 June 2017, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

17. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Updates in Contract Case Law 2017” (18 April 2017, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)

18. Singapore Judicial College Master Class Series: “Recent Developments in the Law of Contractual Interpretation and Illegality in Singapore and the United Kingdom” (16 March 2017, Supreme Court Viewing Gallery) (with Justice Andrew Phang and Sir Bernard Rix)

19. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “A Comparative Overview and Update of Singapore Contract Law and Elsewhere” (22 February 2017, Singapore Management University)

20. Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Contractual Interpretation, Good Faith and Vitiating Factors” (24 November 2016, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow)

21. Law Society CPD Day Seminar: “Contract” (1 November 2016, Suntec City Convention Centre)

22. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Workshop on Practical Issues in Contract Drafting and Interpretation” (11 October 2016, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

23. SAL-Middle Temple Conference on Recent Developments in the Law and Practice in the UK and Singapore: Session on “Contractual Interpretation and the Implication of Terms in Singapore (22 September 2016, Supreme Court of Singapore Auditorium)

24. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “A Comparative Overview and Update of Singapore Contract Law and Elsewhere” (29 July 2016, Singapore Management University)

25. Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review Conference: “Contract Law” (26 July 2016, Supreme Court Auditorium) (with Lee Pey Woan)

26. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Updates in Contract Case Law 2016” (20 July 2016, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)

27. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “The Construction of Contractual Terms in Singapore: Implication, Interpretation and Rectification – Principles and Updates” (4 April 2016, Singapore Management University)

28. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “The Construction of Contractual Terms in Singapore: Implication, Interpretation and Rectification – Principles and Updates” (31 March 2016, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)

29. AGC Academy Professional Development Programme on “Contractual Interpretation in Singapore” (25 February 2016, Attorney-General’s Chambers)

30. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law 2015” (18 February 2016, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)

31. Rajah & Tann LLP Client Seminar: “Mis-selling Issues in Banking Law” (16 November 2015, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP) (with Rebecca Chew)


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32. Singapore Judicial College Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law 2015” (20 October 2015, Supreme Court Viewing Gallery)

33. Law Society CPD Day Seminar: “Contract” (9 September 2015, Supreme Court Auditorium)

34. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Updates in Contract Case Law 2015” (6 August 2015, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)

35. QMUL-SMU Research Forum Public Lecture: “Singapore Contract Law: Different, But Still Relevant?” (25 June 2015, Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, London)

36. Contract Law Workshop for Business Executives (2 and 4 June 2015, SingEx) 37. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “The Construction of Contractual

Terms in Singapore: Implication, Interpretation and Rectification – Principles and Updates” (29 April 2015, Singapore Management University)

38. Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law 2014” (21 April 2015, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow)

39. BizNet Global Learn at Teatime Seminar: “Contract Law for HR Practitioners” (27 March 2015, The Third Space)

40. Contract Law Workshop for Business Executives (3 and 17 February 2015, SingEx) 41. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Developments in Singapore

Contract Law 2014” (5 February 2015, Rajah & Tann LLP) 42. Law Society CPD Day Seminar: “Contract” (20 November 2014, Supreme Court

Auditorium) 43. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Updates in Contract Case Law

2014” (26 August 2014, Rajah & Tann LLP) 44. Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review Seminar Series: “Contract Law” (14

August 2014, Supreme Court Auditorium) (with Lee Pey Woan) 45. Rajah & Tann LLP Client Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law

2013” (27 March 2014, Rajah & Tann LLP) 46. Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow Continuing Legal Education Seminar:

“Developments in Singapore Contract Law 2013” (27 February 2014, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow)

47. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law 2013” (20 February 2014, Rajah & Tann LLP)

48. NUS Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “The New Contractual Interpretation and Implication in Singapore” (15 January 2014, National University of Singapore)

49. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “The New Contractual Interpretation and Implication in Singapore” (12 September 2013, Rajah & Tann LLP)

50. Singapore Academy of Law Law Week Continuing Legal Education Programmes Seminar on Contract Law (23 July 2013, Supreme Court Auditorium) (with Lee Pey Woan and Tham Chee Ho)

51. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law in 2013” (30 May 2013, Rajah & Tann LLP)

52. NUS Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Recent Developments in Contract Law” (22 May 2013, National University of Singapore)

53. Rajah & Tann LLP Client Seminar: “Recent Developments in Singapore Contract Law” (28 February 2013, Rajah & Tann LLP)

54. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Developments in Singapore Contract Law in 2012” (31 January 2013, Rajah & Tann LLP)


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55. Singapore Supreme Court Continuing Judicial Education Series: “Recent Developments in Singapore Contract Law” (30 November 2012, Supreme Court Viewing Gallery) (with Lee Pey Woan and Tham Chee Ho)

56. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Terms Implied in Fact and Reconciling Contractual Interpretation with the Evidence Act in Singapore” (18 October 2012, Rajah & Tann LLP)

57. Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review Seminar Series: “Contract Law” (16 August 2012, Supreme Court Auditorium)

58. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Formation and Interpretation Issues in Singapore Contract Law” (31 May 2012, Rajah & Tann LLP)

59. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Series: “Developments in the Laws of Contract, Restitution and Restraint of Trade” (with Yeo Tiong Min, Hon SC and Francis Xavier, SC) (23 March 2012, Supreme Court Auditorium)

60. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Prior Negotiations in Contractual Interpretation” (9 February 2012, Rajah & Tann LLP)

61. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Restraint of Trade in Singapore: Mano Vikrant Singh v Cargill TSF Asia Pte Ltd [2011] SGHC 241” (13 December 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

62. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Common Mistake in Singapore” (24 November 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

63. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Contractual Interpretation in Singapore” (22 September 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

64. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Undue Influence” (18 August 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

65. Rajah & Tann LLP Client Seminar: “Recent Developments in Singapore Contract and Tort Law” (16 August 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

66. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “The Test for Implied Terms” (30 June 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

67. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Force Majeure Clauses” (20 May 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

68. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Breach of Contract – The Right to Terminate” (7 April 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

Torts Law

69. Resolving Community Disputes Seminar: “International Developments in Jurisprudence on Harassment” (23 September 2016, State Courts of Singapore Auditorium)

70. Crown Leadership International Masterclass: “Managing Workplace Bullying and Harassment” (25 April 2016, Crown Leadership)

71. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Five Years After Spandeck: Duty of Care in the Tort of Negligence in Singapore” (31 July 2012, Rajah & Tann LLP)

72. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Tort of Negligence and Remoteness of Damages” (March 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

Commercial Remedies

73. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Updates in Commercial Remedies 2016” (13 October 2016, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP)


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74. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “Commercial Remedies in Singapore – Latest Developments” (4 August 2016, Singapore Management University) (with Yip Man)

75. SMU Continuing Legal Education: Seminar on “Commercial Remedies in Singapore – Latest Developments” (6 October 2015, Singapore Management University) (with Yip Man)

76. BizNet Global Seminar: “Commercial Remedies for Non-Legal Professionals” (10 October 2014, Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre Singapore) (with Yip Man)

Legal Processes

77. Presentation to the European Commission: “The Singapore Legal System” (20 January 2020, European Commission, Brussels)

78. Singapore Academy of Law Distinguished Speaker Lecture: ““Contractual Interpretation: Do Judges sometimes say one thing and do another?” and “Preserving the integrity of the Common Law” (14 September 2018, Supreme Court Auditorium) (as panellist following speech by Sir Geoffrey Vos)

79. Singapore Academy of Law Seminar: “Understanding the Proper Nature and Scope of Res Judicata in the Light of Recent UK and Singapore Cases” (14 January 2016, Supreme Court Viewing Gallery) (as panellist following speech by Paul McGrath QC)

80. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Statutory Interpretation in Singapore” (11 October 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

81. Rajah & Tann LLP Visiting Academic Seminar: “Inherent Jurisdiction and Inherent Powers of the Singapore Courts” (14 July 2011, Rajah & Tann LLP)

Law and Technology

82. Sino-Foreign Law School Deans’ Forum: “Technology and the Future of Legal Education” (25 October 2019, Sun Yat-sen University School of Law, Guangzhou, China)

83. World Forum on the Rule of Law: “Law and Technology and the Present and Future of the Legal Profession” (18 October 2019, Tsinghua Law School, Beijing, China)

84. Harvard Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society: “AI Governance in Singapore” (4 March 2019, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA)

85. Harvard Asia Business Conference 2019: “Business, Law and Technology: What the Future Holds” (3 March 2019, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, USA) (as panellist)

86. SMU China Forum 2018: “Digital Revolution and AI – Developmental Experiences of Singapore and China” on “AI and the Legal Profession” (21 November, Singapore Management University)

87. APAC Legal Hackers Summit: “APAC Law and Tech Roundtable” (17 November 2018, Singapore Academy of Law) (as panellist)

Others

88. The CLAS Criminal Law Training Programme: “Re-Opening Cases” (6 August 2015, State Courts Bar Room) (with Suresh Damodara)


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External Research Grants

1. Grant of $10.2m from National Research Foundation to pursue a 5-Year Research

Programme on a Domain Specific Language for Contracts (As Co-I, together with a team from the School of Law, SMU and Legalese)

2. Grant of $4.5m from National Research Foundation and Info-Communications Media Authority to pursue 5-Year Research Programme on Governance of AI and Data Use (October 2018) (As Lead PI, together with a team from the School of Law, SMU)

3. Grant of $12,000 from Singapore Judicial College to pursue project on courts’ citations of academic literature (January 2017)

4. Project Lead in project on Contract Law under the Asian Business Law Institute (September 2016)

5. Grant of $17,000 from Singapore Judicial College to pursue project on courts’ citations of academic literature (July 2015) (with Cheah Wui Ling)

6. Grant of $15,000 from Singapore Academy of Law to pursue project on empirical research of Singapore law (August 2009) (with Paul Tan)

CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES:

1. Expert witness on Singapore contract law in the Supreme Court of Victoria (Australia) (August 2015)

2. Expert witness on Singapore contract law in the Federal Court of Canada (January 2015)

3. Instructed counsel before the Singapore Court of Appeal in RBC Properties Pte Ltd v Defu Furniture Pte Ltd [2015] 1 SLR 997 (July 2014)

4. Numerous legal opinions rendered on issues of Singapore contract and commercial law to various law firms, including advice for use before the French and Pakistani courts (2010 – present)

SUBJECTS TAUGHT:

I. Subjects Taught at Undergraduate Level

1. The Law of Equity and Trusts (Singapore Management University – 2015 and 2020) 2. The Law of Contract (1) (Singapore Management University – 2014 to 2020) 3. Singapore Legal System (Singapore Institute of Legal Studies – 2015) 4. The Law of Contract (2) (Singapore Management University – 2015) 5. The Law of Torts (Singapore Management University – 2015, 2017) 6. The Law of Contract (National University of Singapore – 2008 to 2014) 7. The Law of Torts (National University of Singapore – 2008 to 2014)

II. Subjects Taught at Postgraduate Level

1. The Law of Contract (1) (Singapore Management University (JD) – 2014 to 2018) 2. Advanced Law of Obligations: A Study in Commercial Remedies (Singapore

Management University (LLM) – 2019)