SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, 55 Armenian Street, Singapore (2026)

11/09/2026

The ’s Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice Club is proud to present Legal Bites, a publication initiative which aims to condense complex legal topics into bite sized articles.

Our 3rd Year LLB student Sarah Chan Wai Kei authored the club’s recent Legal Bite on criminal law. This Legal Bite focuses on deepfake content, an ever-evolving threat in cyberspace. It touches on the legal recourse that victims may seek, with an emphasis on recent legislative developments such as the Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act as well as the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act. The piece also highlights that mere reliance on legislation is never sufficient to protect ourselves and our loved ones. It also emphasises that we must remain vigilant and adopt key preventative measures to resist deepfake deception.

Read Sarah’s article here: https://smuccjc.com/deepfakes/

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Disclaimer: This publication does not necessarily deal with every important topic or cover every aspect of the topics with which it deals. It is not designed to provide legal or other advice.

10/09/2026

is pleased to share Singapore Management University’s partnership with Legora, the agentic operating system for legal professionals, to bring agentic AI into legal education.

Through this partnership, the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law becomes the first law school in Asia to join Legora’s Legal AI Scholars Program. Under the program, SMU Law faculty will receive access and training on the Legora platform, with access to be expanded to students and courses as the School identifies where agentic AI can meaningfully support teaching and learning.

This partnership builds on SMUYPHSL’s longstanding commitment to prepare students for a profession increasingly shaped by technology. The initiative follows the introduction of our Law and Technology Track in 2023, the launch of the SMU Centre for Digital Law (CDL) in 2024, CDL’s three-year project to develop Singapore’s first open empirical legal database, and the School’s hosting of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law in Asia for the first time in June 2026.

SMUYPHSL Dean Prof Pey Woan Lee noted that while AI competencies are increasingly important in legal education, the School remains committed to preserving the rigorous development of foundational legal skills and cultivating the sound and ethical judgement that will remain a distinctive human value-add to the profession.

As AI continues to reshape legal practice, this partnership represents another step in ’s efforts to equip our students with the skills, judgement and professional responsibility needed to navigate the future of law.

Press release on SMU Newsroom: https://news.smu.edu.sg/news/2026/09/09/singapore-management-university-partners-legora-bring-agentic-ai-its-law-school

08/09/2026

continued our August seminar series with visiting scholars examining key questions across comparative law, global economic governance, and corporate regulation in the age of AI. As legal scholarship responds to increasingly complex shifts in technology, markets, and international relations, our visiting scholars programmes provide an important platform for sustained academic exchange.

1. 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸: 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦?
Prof Jaakko Husa (University of Helsinki) discussed the challenges of conducting strong comparative legal scholarship in a plural and methodologically diverse field, highlighting the importance of grounding comparative work in clear research questions.

2. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺
Prof Erik Jones (European University Institute) examined how strategic autonomy, de-risking, and the weaponisation of interdependence may reshape global value chains, trading patterns, and economic relations among major and middle powers.

3. 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐: 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘪𝘯?
Prof Ian Murray (The University of Western Australia) explored OpenAI’s evolving governance structure and the tensions between public purpose, private capital, and corporate regulation in organisations pursuing social or public-interest missions.

Together, these seminars reflect ’s commitment to advancing legal scholarship that is globally engaged, intellectually rigorous, and responsive to the pressing issues of our time. We are grateful to our visiting scholars for sharing their insights and contributing to meaningful conversations on law, governance, markets, technology, and society.

07/09/2026

’s Legal Ethics Primer, developed in partnership with the SMU Centre for Teaching Excellence, has been adopted by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE) as part of its new mandatory Ethics and Professional Responsibility online module for Part A candidates.

The module will take effect from the upcoming 2026 Part A Session 2, and forms part of SILE’s efforts to provide candidates with foundational training in legal ethics and professional standards. Originally developed to support SMU law students, YPHSL’s Legal Ethics Primer combines re-enactment videos, podcasts, quizzes, and other online learning components to provide an engaging and rigorous introduction to core issues in legal ethics.

This adoption extends the reach of YPHSL’s legal ethics teaching beyond SMU, contributing to the professional formation of future members of the Singapore legal profession. It also reflects the value of close collaboration between legal educators, learning designers, and educational technologists in creating meaningful learning experiences for students and candidates entering practice.

We are grateful to SILE for extending the reach of this work, and to the colleagues involved in developing the Primer, including YPHSL faculty Assoc Prof Loo Wee Ling, Asst Prof Stefanie Schacherer, and Principal Lecturer of Law Ong Ee Ing, as well as the Centre for Teaching Excellence team, Divya Patteri and Kazae Quek, for their contributions to the learning design and production.

04/09/2026

extends huge congratulations to our students for clinching the Negotiation Championship and the Henry Jolson Prize at the 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗗𝗖–𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🏆

Representing were a team of LLB and Juris Doctor Students - Krithic Solaimuthu, Gary Ling Zhi Xu, Wang Xi, and Zhu Haobin, coached by our alumni Rachel Pary and Stephanie Heng (Both LLB’26).

This marks Singapore Management University’s first-ever Negotiation Championship at the prestigious ADC–ICC Asia Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the competition brought together top student teams from across the Asia Pacific to tackle complex commercial disputes. As champions, our students have also secured an automatic place at the upcoming 22nd ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, one of the world’s leading international mediation competitions.

This achievement continues SMU’s strong track record in international Amicable Dispute Resolution competitions, following our Negotiation Championship win at the 10th IBA–VIAC CDRC Mediation & Negotiation Competition last year.

The team members would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Assoc Prof Dorcas Quek Anderson, their coaches, alumni, and peers for their unwavering support and mentorship throughout the journey.

We are incredibly proud of our students for representing SMU on the international stage and look forward to seeing them take on the ICC Mediation Competition in Paris.

03/09/2026

Last week, ’s SMU Centre for Digital Law and Alibaba Group co-organised a half-day seminar on 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘦: 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 at SMU. The seminar brought together leading IP practitioners, legal tech advisors, and industry experts to examine how AI and new forms of digital content distribution are shaping legal principles and copyright law.

The seminar opened with welcome remarks by SMUYPHSL Dean Prof Lee Pey Woan. We were privileged to have Mr Joseph Andersen, Senior Director of International Government Affairs and Head of Global Technology Policy at Alibaba Group, as our keynote speaker. Mr Andersen delivered an insightful address on the evolving landscape of copyright, AI, and digital innovation.

The first panel, 𝘈𝘐 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭: 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚., examined key legal arguments, judicial trends, and the broader implications of AI-related copyright disputes. The panel was moderated by Daniel Dougherty (Alibaba International), and featured Angela Dunning (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) and Felicia Boyd (Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP).

The second panel, 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘓𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘥𝘢, 𝘔𝘗𝘈/𝘈𝘊𝘌, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘗𝘖𝘓 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘚𝘋𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, explored copyright enforcement and content protection in the digital environment. The panel was moderated by Jeff Zhao (Alibaba International), and featured Dawn Barriteau (Motion Picture Association), Joyce Ang (Alibaba International), Mok Ho Fai (Motion Picture Association), and Sungjin Hong (INTERPOL).

The seminar concluded with closing remarks by SMUCDL Director Assoc Prof Jason Grant Allen, who highlighted the importance of continued collaboration across law, technology, industry, and policy as copyright law adapts to the challenges of AI and digital content.

We extend our sincere thanks to Alibaba for co-organising this seminar with us, and to all speakers, moderators, panellists, and participants for their valuable contributions to this important conversation on AI, copyright, innovation, and access.

02/09/2026

was pleased to host a distinguished line-up of visiting scholars for the first of our August seminar series, examining timely issues across academic life, international investment law, and compensation in international law.

1. 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺: 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧
Prof Kelvin F.K. Low (The University of Hong Kong) reflected on the unusual demands of academic life, drawing on his experiences across four law schools and two jurisdictions to share candid lessons on resilience, career development, and navigating setbacks.

2. 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘴
Asst Prof Chen Yu (City University of Hong Kong) examined the tensions between international investment law and the global energy transition, arguing for better coordination between international investment agreements and domestic legal regimes.

3. 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Prof Lauge Poulsen (University College London) explored historical double standards in the international law of property protection, focusing on how compensation standards for expropriation were applied differently in domestic and international contexts.

The second part of this series will continue with further reflections on comparative law, strategic autonomy, and corporate governance in the age of AI.

At , our visiting scholars programmes play an important role in fostering meaningful academic exchange and enabling our community to engage with leading scholars from around the world.

01/09/2026

Students from ’s Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice Club (CCJC) recently organised Criminal Law Connects 2026. An event which sought to bring students closer to the realities of criminal law and the diverse career pathways within the criminal justice system. Across two sessions on 14 and 28 August, this initiative provided students with opportunities to hear directly from legal practitioners, ask questions and gain a better understanding of what it means to study and practise criminal law.

The first session welcomed 80 students from junior colleges and polytechnics across Singapore to SMU Law, where former SMU Law alumni, and now Deputy Public Prosecutors — Shamini (LLB’17), Ashley (LLB’23), Jolene and Xin Yu (LLB’25) — shared first-hand perspectives on studying law and pursuing a career in criminal justice.

The second session brought together practitioners from across the criminal justice landscape: alumni Dhiraj Chainani (LLB’19), Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel at the Attorney-General’s Chambers; Josephine Chee (LLB’12), Partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore; Joseph Lum, Team Leader at the Public Defender’s Office; and Johannes Hadi, Director at Eugene Thuraisingam Asia LLC. Representing the Prosecution, Defence Bar, Public Defender’s Office, and private practice, they offered candid insights into their career journeys, the realities of criminal practice and the different roles lawyers play within the justice system.

As CCJC’s largest event to date, Criminal Law Connects 2026 reflects the Club’s commitment to making legal education more accessible and connecting students with the wider legal community. Through initiatives like these, CCJC hopes to inspire students to explore the possibilities within criminal and constitutional law — both in the classroom and beyond.

31/08/2026

[The Inaugural Asian THEMIS Seminar in Singapore} Over two enriching days, 28 and 29 August 2026, THEMIS students came together for the inaugural Asian THEMIS Seminar hosted by to explore the evolving intersections of law, sustainability, climate responsibility, corporate due diligence, and anti-corruption.

We were privileged to hear from an outstanding line-up of speakers from across the THEMIS network: Associate Professor Michelle Lim from Singapore Management University, Associate Professor Claire Bright from NOVA School of Law, Dr Dominik Schindl and Dr Martin Spitzer from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Professor Bjorn-Oliver Magsig from Victoria University of Wellington, and Dr David Velazquez Vioque from ESADE Law School.

Beyond the seminar room, students also had the opportunity to take part in an experiential guided tour of the Supreme Court of Singapore led by A+B Edu Tours, gaining insights into Singapore’s court system, legal history, and architecture.

A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers for sharing their expertise and perspectives, and to the THEMIS students for your enthusiastic participation, thoughtful questions, and engagement throughout the programme. We trust this seminar has sparked new ideas, connections, and conversations on how law can contribute to a more sustainable and just future.

More on the THEMIS Network at: https://law.smu.edu.sg/student-activities/global-exposure/themis-network

28/08/2026

Last year, 's Centre for Commercial Law in Asia launched the Singapore Tax Academy Research Initiative (STARI) in partnership with the Tax Academy of Singapore, led by Assistant Professor Vincent Ooi (Head, STARI), with a clear mission: to bring world-leading international tax thought leadership to Singapore in service of the local tax profession.

As we mark one year of STARI’s work, we are pleased to share STARI's first Annual Report (1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026).

Here are some key highlights of what we have built together in STARI’s first year:
• A strong global-local network: Supported by 17 Academic Expert Panel members from leading universities worldwide and 9 Technical Expert Panel members who are leaders in the Singapore tax profession.
• High-impact convening: Hosted 34 local and international speakers and welcomed over 400 participants across STARI events.
• Research and publications: Produced and supported cutting-edge work on emerging areas such as metaverse taxation and pandemic tax policy responses, with more international tax publications in the pipeline.
• Building Singapore’s tax research capabilities: Launched the STARI Research Affiliates Programme, and ran two rounds of academic and professional writing workshops to strengthen research and writing skills within the tax community.

We are grateful to everyone who has supported STARI in its inaugural year: our partners, expert panels, speakers, and participants. We are particularly thankful to the team at the Tax Academy of Singapore, especially Dennis Lui (CEO, TA), Eunice Toh (Associate Director, TA) and Tiffany Tan (Programme Manager, TA).

and STARI look forward to another year of contribution to international tax research and dialogue in areas including digital economy taxation, the global minimum tax, global mobility, crypto-assets, and evolving frameworks for international tax co-operation.

Read the Annual Report here: https://ccla.smu.edu.sg/stari

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