The Centre for Asian Legal Studies launched the Applied Law in Asia Series (ALIAS) in 2021. Featuring speakers and presenters who are experts in their fields, ALIAS aims to offer the legal community in Singapore and the region the opportunity to develop meaningful and practical insights into various areas of law as practised by the rich and diverse jurisdictions in Asia.

To this end, ALIAS comprises of short programmes spanning a range of issues from foundational topics to new legal developments or emerging areas of law across Asia. These programmes will provide focused content for legal practitioners and will offer Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for Singapore lawyers. Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, the Centre’s Director, sees this series as the Centre’s “primary platform to provide Asia-focused, but Singapore-relevant executive programmes to the legal industry so as to raise the level of legal knowledge on critical areas of law in Asia”.