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The Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS) is pleased to launch the Applied Law in Asia Series (ALIAS), a new series offered in collaboration with NUS Law’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programme.

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, the Series will comprise short programs spanning a range of issues from foundational topics to new legal developments or emerging areas of law across Asia. These programs will provide focused content for legal practitioners and will offer Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for Singapore lawyers.

Director of CALS, Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, sees this series as “CALS’ primary platform to provide Asia-focused, but Singapore-relevant executive programs to the legal industry so as to raise the level of legal knowledge on critical areas of law in Asia.”

The inaugural session will take place from 27 to 29 July 2021 (rescheduled from May 2021 due to Phase 2HA measures) with a short executive program on “Comparative Corporate Law and Governance in Asia: Understanding Developments in Singapore through Asian Lenses” by Associate Professor Dan W. Puchniak of NUS Law.

This upcoming program (via Zoom) will comprise three individual modules covering three important corporate law and governance mechanisms in Asia.

CPD Points: 2.5 Points per Module. 

Register Here: https://bit.ly/3oBvugY 

Registration closes on 23 July 2021, register by 7 July to enjoy special rates. 

Participants may choose to attend either 1 or more modules (those who attend all three will receive a certificate of completion). Fees include a set of course materials that will be mailed to each participant.

For each mechanism, there will be an in-depth historical, comparative, and functional analysis to illuminate how it has developed and impacted corporate law and governance in Asia’s leading economies. Recent developments in Singapore will then be explored in detail to reveal the similarities and differences between the developments for each mechanism in Singapore and Asia’s leading economies. The program will also consider what the future may hold for corporate law and governance in Asia.

Law Dean, Professor Simon Chesterman, lauds this new initiative for “strengthening and deepening NUS Law’s connections to the profession and the region.” He says: “More importantly, it encourages experts and practitioners across Asia to compare notes and learn from one another, to the benefit of all. I applaud CALS, CLE and everyone who has supported it – the organisers, our speakers, but also those who sign up to learn and to share.”

By NUS CALS