CBFL Seminar Series: Illegal Moneylending in Singapore: The Intersection Between Consumer Law and Criminal Law
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- CBFL Seminar Series: Illegal Moneylending in Singapore: The Intersection Between Consumer Law and Criminal Law
November
23
Tuesday
Speaker: | Dr Jodi Gardner, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow , CBFL NUS Law |
Time: | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (SGT) |
Venue: | via Zoom Webinar |
Type of Participation: | Open To Public |
Description
The financial implications of COVID-19 have dramatically increased illegal moneylending in many countries around the world, including Singapore. This seminar explores the challenges of illegal moneylending in Singapore, focusing on its complex relationship with legal moneylending and the banking and finance system more generally. There will be a discussion on the background to illegal moneylending in Singapore, the various practical and moral challenges it creates and themes that arise from a detailed case review. The presentation will conclude with an analysis of the complex interaction between illegal and legal moneylending, showing how the consumer and criminal law intersect and sometimes conflict.
About the Speaker
Jodi Gardner is a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of St John’s College, and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law, NUS. Jodi’s research is primarily focused on how law interacts with social policy and social welfare, focusing on the banking and finance industry. She has written on a variety of different topics in this area including high-cost credit contracts, the impact of austerity measures and the effect of open banking on financial exclusion. Jodi has spent significant time in Singapore undertaking a detailed review of the moneylending regime, the findings of which were presented to many academic and government bodies.
Fees Applicable
Registration Fee: S$80.25 (with 7% GST)
Complimentary for full-time academic staff, students and public service officers.
Registration
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CPD Points
1
Practice Area: Banking and Finance
Training Category: Foundation