The law of torts encompasses a wide and varied range of civil law wrongs and remedies. Each of the different torts continue to develop and evolve with the changing societal circumstances and adapt to address novel factual matrices. The webinar will focus on some significant Singapore court decisions on tort law in 2023. The list includes negligence, defamation, false imprisonment, deceit and conversion. It would also highlight related legal developments in selected common law jurisdictions.
This session is part of the SMU Law Academy “Recent Highlights” series. Designed with the busy practitioner in mind, this series provides participants with a convenient platform to obtain timely and practical bite-sized analysis of the latest developments in various areas of the law. The series will be taught by leading and experienced experts curated from academia and practice. Each topic in the series is distilled into a short-duration online webinar so that busy legal professionals can be effectively updated with the most material developments affecting their practice.
SPEAKER
Professor Gary Chan has been teaching courses on Law of Torts and Health Law and Medical Ethics, amongst others. Prior to joining academia in 2002, he had served as a judicial officer, corporate lawyer and in-house legal counsel. His main research interests are Tort Law, Health Law and Ethics and Singapore Legal System and he has published numerous law textbooks, book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals relating to these research areas.
FEES
a. Registration Fee
Registration fee of S$163.50* (inclusive of GST) applies
b. Group Registration
Registration fee of S$147.15* (inclusive of GST) applies if there are at least 10 participants from the same organisation.
c. SMU Alumni (LLB / JD / LLM graduates)
Registration fee of S$147.15* (inclusive of GST) applies for SMU LLB/ JD/ LLM Alumni
*Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email: smulawacademy@smu.edu.sg, by 29 September 2024.
SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.
