CHAN 
Wei Xuan Timothy

 
Sheridan Fellow

Academic Fellow

Timothy is a Sheridan Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He read law in NUS and at Harvard Law School, and is currently on working on his doctorate in Harvard, where his dissertation focuses on property theory and private law theory. He has published in various fields, including equity and trusts, land and personal property law, and technology and digital assets. His research has appeared in leading journals, such as the Modern Law Review, the Law Quarterly Review, Legal Studies, and the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, and has been cited by the UK Law Commission. Prior to joining the Faculty, Timothy practiced commercial litigation in a leading firm, where he acted in banking litigation and in joint venture disputes.

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Contact

(65) 6601 2984
TB-08-01 / 12

Education

LLM (Harvard); LLB (Hons) (NUS); Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)

 

Current Courses

Equity & Trusts (G)

Timothy is a Sheridan Fellow at the National University of Singapore. He read law in NUS and at Harvard Law School, and is currently on working on his doctorate in Harvard, where his dissertation focuses on property theory and private law theory. He has published in various fields, including equity and trusts, land and personal property law, and technology and digital assets. His research has appeared in leading journals, such as the Modern Law Review, the Law Quarterly Review, Legal Studies, and the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, and has been cited by the UK Law Commission. Prior to joining the Faculty, Timothy practiced commercial litigation in a leading firm, where he acted in banking litigation and in joint venture disputes.

Book Chapters
Timothy Chan and Kelvin FK Low, 'Blockchain Tokenisation: 'NFTy' trick or Griftonomics?' in Paul S Davies and Hans Tjio (eds), Fraud and Risk in Commercial Law (Hart Publishing 2024)

Journal Articles
Timothy Chan and Kelvin F.K. Low, 'DeFi Common Sense: Crypto-backed Lending in Janesh s/o Rajkumar v Unknown Person (“CHEFPIERRE”)' (2023) 86 (5) Modern Law Review 1278

Timothy Chan and Kelvin F.K. Low, 'Post-Scam Crypto Recovery: Final Clarity or Deceptive Simplicity?' [2023] Law Quarterly Review

Timothy Chan, 'The Nature of Property in Cryptoassets' (2023) 43 (3) Legal Studies 480

Timothy Chan, 'Resulting and Constructive Trusts Over Public Housing - Recent Developments and the Way Forward' [2022] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 1

Timothy Chan, 'The Doctrine of Mutual Wills in Singapore: Case Comment—VTL v VTM' [2022] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 213

  • Property Law;
  • Equity & Trusts;
  • Digital Assets