WONG 
YongQuan, Benjamin

 
Lecturer

Academic Fellow

Benjamin Wong is a Lecturer at NUS Law, and an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore. He graduated with an LL.M. (Distinction) from LSE and LL.B. (Hons) from NUS.

Benjamin’s primary research interests are in data protection law and the law of confidential information. In 2018, he pioneered the Privacy & Data Protection Law course at NUS Law. Since 2019, he has delivered lectures on breach of confidence and data protection at the annual Developments in IP Law Seminar Series organised by IPOS International. He authors the chapter on confidential information and data protection in the SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases.

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Contact

benjamin.wong@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516-3683
FED-02-31

Education

LLM (LSE); LLB (NUS); Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Courses

Law of Contract

Privacy & Data Protection Law

Foundations of IP Law

Benjamin Wong is a Lecturer at NUS Law, and an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore. He graduated with an LL.M. (Distinction) from LSE and LL.B. (Hons) from NUS.

Benjamin’s primary research interests are in data protection law and the law of confidential information. In 2018, he pioneered the Privacy & Data Protection Law course at NUS Law. Since 2019, he has delivered lectures on breach of confidence and data protection at the annual Developments in IP Law Seminar Series organised by IPOS International. He authors the chapter on confidential information and data protection in the SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases.

Benjamin’s publications have appeared in a range of journals, including Singapore-based journals such as Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, Singapore Academy of Law Journal and Asian Journal of International Law, as well as journals such as Law Quarterly Review, Legal Studies and Media & Arts Law Review. He is also the recipient of several research grants, notably partnership grants with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Melbourne Law School.

Prior to joining NUS, Benjamin worked in the field of telecommunications, media, and technology law at Drew & Napier LLC.

Books
Burton Ong and Benjamin Wong, Contract Law in Singapore: Cases, Materials and Commentary (2nd edn, Academy Publishing 2022)

Book Chapters
David Tan and Benjamin Wong, 'The Metaverse' in Simon Chesterman, Goh Yihan and Andrew Phang (eds), Law and Technology in Singapore (2nd Edition) (Academy Publishing 2025) 515

Journal Articles
Benjamin Wong, 'Confidential Information and Data Protection' (2023) 24 Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 237

Benjamin Wong, 'Employer Liability and the Employee Exemption' (2023) 2022 PDP Digest 63

Benjamin Wong, 'Confidential Information and Data Protection' (2022) 23 Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 245

Benjamin Wong, 'Review of Decisions Relating to the Regulation of Data Collection, Use and Disclosure' (2022) 2021 PDP Digest 52

Benjamin Wong, 'The Public Availability Exception' (2022) 2021 PDP Digest 41

Benjamin Wong, 'Problems with Controller-Based Responsibility in EU Data Protection Law' (2021) 11 (4) International Data Privacy Law 375

Benjamin Wong, 'Confidential Information and Data Protection' (2021) 22 Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore Cases 249

Benjamin Wong, 'Data Protection Implications of Modern Employee Monitoring Software' (2021) 33 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 101

Benjamin Wong, 'Online personalised pricing as prohibited automated decision-making under Article 22 GDPR: a sceptical view' (2021) 30 (2) Information & Communications Technology Law 193

  • Data Protection Law
  • Law of Confidence
  • Competition Law
  • Contract Law