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Synopsis
Paula’s research seeks to compare the performance remedial schemes of the Netherlands, Singapore and China for commercial sales contracts and to contrast the findings to uniform international sales law standards as present in the Vienna Convention and the UNIDROIT Principles. It will reflect on the distinct interpretation of the legal concept of pacta sunt servanda by the three jurisdictions and whether the outcome of these analyses has an influence on the conditions and restrictions for bringing a claim to court for the actual performance of a sales contract. In this vein, Paula’s intention is to start a debate upon the moral underpinnings of the act of promise making and the ability of domestic and international legal principles to deliver adequate protection for contracting parties engaged in commercial sales transactions.
Speaker
Paula Kemp is a doctoral researcher at Leiden University, visiting scholar at the School of Law, Singapore Management University and is practicing attorney-at-law in the realm of cross-border contracting.
Paula completed her Bachelor of Laws (2010) and LLM (2011) at the University Groningen and was admitted to the bar in the Netherlands in 2011. Paula is currently managing the Asian business for an international law firm. Furthermore, she is currently involved in various governmental initiatives of the Netherlands to inform businesses about the opportunities and intricacies of doing business in China and the ASEAN region. Before moving to Singapore, Paula was editor of the Dutch law journal Jurisprudentie in Nederland (Jurisprudence in the Netherlands) and Tijdschrift Vastgoedrecht (Dutch case law relating to property law) from 2012 until 2015. In addition, she taught a variation of private law courses at the Academy of the Association of Dutch Municipalities, Berghauser Pont Academy and Vitruvius.
Paula’s research focus is international sales law. Her dissertation advisors are Professor Mark Wissink (Advocate General of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands) and Professor Bart Krans (Chair in Private Law and Civil Procedure Law at Leiden University).
Chair
Yip Man
Associate Professor of Law
Singapore Management University
Event Details
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Date:
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1 December 2017 (Friday)
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Time:
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12.30pm to 2.00pm
(Bento lunch will be served from 12pm onwards)
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Venue:
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Singapore Management University
School of Law
55 Armenian Street
Level 5, SOL-5.04-MR
Singapore 179943
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Registration
This is an invitation-only event. Admission is free and by registration only. Please register by Friday, 24 November 2017.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.
With warm wishes
School of Law
Singapore Management University
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