[Webinar] SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Singapore Cases in 2020
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[Webinar] SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Singapore Cases in 2020 In conjunction with the Singapore Academy of Law's Annual Review of Singapore cases 2020, this series of webinars will evaluate the decisions of the Singapore Courts in 2020 as well as highlight the developments in the principal areas of the law that have taken place since. L I FTED by Legal Practitioner Specialisms Webinar In-House Counsel Specialisms Legal Support Specialisms SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Annual Review of 2020 Cases on: Wed, 23 Jun Land Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 30 Jun Confidential Information and Data Protection Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Mon, 19 Jul Criminal Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Thu, 22 Jul Competition Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Tue, 27 Jul Tort Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 28 Jul Intellectual Property Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 11 Aug Muslim Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Registration All prices indicated include GST. Annual Review Series 2021 Bundle A: SGD 385.20 SGD 267.50 1. Confidential Information and Data Protection 2. Competition Law 3. Tort Law 4. Intellectual Property Law Annual Review Series 2021 Bundle B: SGD 385.20 SGD 267.50 1. Land Law 2. Criminal Law 3. Tort Law 4. Muslim Law Price per session SGD 96.30 SAL Associate Student Member (To apply, click here) SGD 32.10 per session SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Tue, 23 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Land Law This session will encompass a discussion on selected cases decided in the past 5 years up to December 2020. It includes cases which touch on issues raised in earlier cases which are controversial or remained unresolved. The following topics will be covered (1) indefeasibility of title/interests; (2) co-ownership; (3) priority of competing claims; (4) caveatable interest; (5) adverse possession; and (6) strata title. 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Professor Teo Keang Sood, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Discussion joined by • Mr Lee Liat Yeang, Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar Wed, 30 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection This webinar is comprised of two parts. In the first part, the eight cases covered in the 2020 SAL Ann Rev chapter on Confidential Information and Data Protection will be examined, focusing on the key points and practical takeaways. The eight cases are: LVM Law Chambers LLC v Wan Hoe Keet [2020] 1 SLR 1083 I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130 Shanmugam Manohar v Attorney-General [2020] SGHC 120 BAFCO Singapore Pte Ltd v Lee Tze Seng [2020] SGHC 281 Re Creative Technology Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 1 Re Majestic Debt Recovery Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 7 Re Times Software Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 18 Re Everlast Projects Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 20 The second part of the seminar will be a panel discussion with eminent legal practitioners, where the discussion will revolve around selected topics relating to data protection law reform and to the IP Strategy Report 2030, among other matters. 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Mr Benjamin Wong, Sheridan Fellow, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Panel Discussion joined by • Mr Steve Tan, Partner & Deputy Head, TMT Practice, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP • Mr Lanx Goh, Head, International Privacy, Ant Group 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Mon, 19 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Criminal Law This presentation will cover significant criminal law decisions handed down by the Singapore courts in 2020, including decisions relating to the general part of the criminal law (cases on common intention and impossible attempts), the Misuse of Drugs Act (cases on wilful blindness, the presumption of knowledge and joint possession), and other notable decisions. 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentations by • Mr Tan Ee Kuan, Deputy Senior State Counsel / Deputy Public Prosecutor, Advocacy Group, Attorney-General’s Chambers • Ms Sarah Siaw, Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers • Ms Lu Yiwei, Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar Thu, 22 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Competition Law This webinar will cover topics including merger clearances, enforcment efforts in the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, anti-competitive agreement, bid -rigging conduct in tenders for maintenance of swimming pool, investigations into online delivery and virtual kitchen sectors, mergers and assessment. 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Ms Kala Anandarajah, PBM, Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar Tue, 27 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Tort Law It was an interesting year for the range of significant decisions in tort law handed down by the courts. Our speakers will discuss the most notable cases in 2020 dealing with issues such as limitation period, medical negligence, the scope of duty in negligence, breach of confidence, conspiracy, and defamation. 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentations and Discussion by • Professor Gary Chan, Yong Pung How School of Law • Professor Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Wed, 28 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Intellectual Property Law In this webinar, Professors Susanna Leong and David Tan from NUS discuss decisions from the Court of Appeal and High Court on copyright, trade marks and patents covered in the 2020 SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases chapter on Intellectual Property Law. The cases are: I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 3 SLR 615 Tomy Inc v Dentsply Sirona Inc [2020] 5 SLR 424 Harvard Club of Singapore v President and Fellows of Harvard College [2020] 4 SLR 1378 Element Six Technologies Ltd v IIa Technologies Pte Ltd [2020] SGHC 26 Zyfas Medical Co v Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc [2020] 2 SLR 1044 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentations • Professor Susanna Leong, National University of Singapore • Professor David Tan, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Panel Discussion joined by • Ms Gloria Goh, Counsel, Allen & Gledhill LLP • Mr Lam Chung Nian, Partner, WongPartnership LLP 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar Wed, 11 Aug Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Muslim Law The speaker will discuss the cases in 2020 emanating from the Supreme Court and the MUIS Appeal Board spanning issues such as stay of proceedings, division of matrimonial assets, rights of third party relating to issues of custody and proceeds of matrimonial assets. These decisions reflect the intricate workings and close and symbiotic relationship between the civil and Muslim Law jurisprudential approaches. 3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Mr Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Abdul Kadir SC, Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers Panel Discussion joined by • District Judge Azmin Jailani, District Judge, Family Justice Courts • Mr Ahmad Nizam Abbas, Senior Partner (Head, Family Law Practice), Emerald Law 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar Supporting Organisation SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Land Law Author / Speaker Professor Teo Keang Sood Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Professor Teo is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. He was educated at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and Harvard Law School. He teaches and researches on real property law and has presented papers locally and internationally in this area. His full biography is available at https://law.nus.edu.sg/people/teo-keang-sood/. Panellist Mr Lee Liat Yeang Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Lee Liat Yeang is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk's Corporate Real Estate practice. Liat Yeang started his legal practice with the firm in 1993. Since then, Liat Yeang has been advising in all aspects of corporate real estate work including sales and purchase, project development work for developers and real estate financing. He acts for many real estate developers and real estate investment companies in numerous real estate transactions, whether they are by sale of land or by sale of shares in the real estate holding company. He has also handled numerous collective sales projects, acting for the vendors in the collective sale (including attendance at the hearings of the applications to Strata Titles Boards for their approval of the sale). He also advises clients on issues relating to Additional Buyers Stamp Duties, and on issues relating to Qualifying Certificate issued to foreign developers of residential lands. Liat Yeang has been quoted on numerous occasions in The Straits Times, The Business Times and in the business magazine Edge Singapore, on various legal and commercial issues in the real estate industry. Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Real Estate Training Level: Update SILE Attendance Policy Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity.