Faculty Profile

• LL.M., Harvard University, 2022
• J.D. (Summa Cum Laude), Singapore Management University, 2015
• B.A. (Hons, First Class), National University of Singapore, 2010
• Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore)
• SMC Accredited Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre

Academic Positions Held

Current Appointment:

• Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2022-Present

Previous Appointment:

• Lecturer of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2019-Jun 2022
• Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Management University, 2016-2019
• Instructor, Singapore Institute of Legal Education, 2017-2018

Other Positions

• Associate, WongPartnership LLP, 2018-2019
• Practice Trainee, WongPartnership LLP, 2018
• Justices' Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Singapore, 2016-2018
• Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers, 2015

Honours & Awards

Academic:

• Wee Chong Jin Prize for the Most Outstanding J.D. Graduate, Singapore Management University, 2015
• Kwa Geok Choo Postgraduate Scholarship, Singapore Management University, 2012, 2014
• Valedictorian (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), National University of Singapore, 2010
• NUS Society Gold Medal, National University of Singapore, 2010
• Special Book Prize, National University of Singapore, 2008

Other:

• Champion (team) and Best Oralist, CIArb Australia/New South Wales Young Lawyers International Arbitration Moot, 2018
• Champion (team), Essex Court Chambers–Singapore Academy of Law International Mooting Competition, 2018
• Champion, Maritime Law Association of Singapore Maritime Mooting Competition, 2016
• Champion (team) and Best Oralist (final round), WTO/FTA Moot Court Competition of Korea, 2015
• Champion (team) and Best Oralist, Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Competition (Singapore national round), 2014, 2015
• Top Ten Oralist, Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Competition (international rounds), 2015
• Runner-Up (team) and various memorial prizes, Philip C Jessup Moot (international rounds), 2014
• Champion, Best Oralist, and Best Memorials, Harry Elias–SMU Moot, 2013
• Champion and Best Oralist, Howard O Hunter Moot, 2013
• Champion, NUS Advocacy Cup, 2013
• Champion, WongPartnership Commercial Arbitration Moot, 2012
• Runner-Up (team), LawAsia International Arbitration Moot, 2012

Courses Taught in SMU

• Law of Torts
• Singapore Legal System
• Legal Research and Writing
• Business Law

Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation

• Tort Law
• Equity & Trusts
• Contract Law
• Remedies

Selected Publications

• “‘In Case of Emergency, Break Contract’? The Case for a Unified Regime for Changed Circumstances in Singapore Law” in Law and COVID-19 (Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Mark Findlay, and Goh Yihan, eds) (Singapore Management University School of Law, 2020) ch 7 at pp 69–77
• “Town Councillors’ Fiduciary Duties and the Legal Risks of Discontinuing the Punggol East Lawsuit”, Singapore Law Blog (30 July 2020)
• “Equitable Compensation and the Brickenden “Rule” After Winsta Holding Pte Ltd v another v Sim Poh Ping and others”, Singapore Law Gazette (April 2019)