Research Areas
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- Yong Pung How School of Law
- Corporate and Finance Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Private Law
- Contract Law
- Equity & Trusts
- Property Law
Dr Chee Ho THAM is Professor of Law at the Yong Pung How School of Law,. His research straddles contract remedies, cross-border insolvency, and assignment. His monograph entitled Understanding the Law of Assignment was published by the Cambridge University Press, and he contributes half the chapters in The Law of Contract in Singapore published by Academy Publishing under the general editorship of Justice of Appeal Andrew Phang. Apex courts in the UK, Australia, and Singapore have cited his research, as has the UK Law Commission. By invitation, he acted pro bono as Independent Counsel (formerly ‘amicus curiae’) in DGJ v Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd [2024] SGCA 57 to assist the Singapore Court of Appeal. Given his expertise on the intersection of common law and equity, he joined an initiative of the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office (by invitation) to reform the Malaysian Contracts Act 1950, focussing on retrospective termination of contracts (rescission) under Malaysian law.
Qualifications
- D.Phil., University of Oxford
- B.C.L., University of Oxford
- LL.B., National University of Singapore
- Solicitor (England & Wales)
- Attorney and Counselor-at-law (New York)
- Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore)
Courses Taught in SMU
- Business Law
- Contract Law
Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation
- Contract Law
- Conflict of Laws
- Unjust Enrichment and Restitution