Overview
Delivered across four 2-hour sessions over 2 weeks, this online course will provide an overview of the key principles of competition law in Singapore. It will introduce students to the underlying legal and economic concepts that underpin the statutory prohibitions against anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance and mergers that substantially lessen competition. Each session will survey some of the landmark decisions of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), examine the relevant legislative provisions applicable to the scrutinised conduct and explore the broader policy implications of these features of the Singapore competition law framework.
Learning Objectives
This course aims to convey to its audience the following learning outcomes:
- an understanding of the goals, characteristics and institutional setting of Singapore’s competition law framework;
- an analytical framework for identifying and evaluating potential infringements of competition law prohibitions;
- an awareness of the practical significance of competition law compliance to undertakings engaged in commercial transactions that prevent, restrict or distort competition in Singapore.
Who Should Attend
- Legal practitioners
- Corporate counsel
- Legal officers in government service
Pre-requisites
A basic law degree. Familiarity with basic micro-economics would be advantageous but not essential.
Assessment & Attendance
Mode of Assessment
3 Online Quizzes consisting of multiple-choice questions
Certificate of Completion
Upon successful completion of the course with at least 75% attendance and 50% pass for every quiz, participant will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by NUS Law Academy.
Synchronous Online Learning via Zoom
Course Run Dates
The course is taught over 4 sessions on a twice-weekly basis on :
14 May 2024, Tuesday (6:00pm to 8:30pm)
16 May 2024, Thursday (6:00pm to 8:30pm)
21 May 2024, Tuesday (6:00pm to 8:30pm)
23 May 2024, Thursday (6:00pm to 8:30pm)
Click HERE for detailed course schedule.
Trainer’s Bio
Dr Burton Ong is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore. He obtained his undergraduate and graduate legal training at the National University of Singapore and Oxford University, where he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal and the Vinerian Scholarship, as well as at Harvard Law School. Apart from Competition Law, he teaches and researches in the areas of Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law and Biodiversity Law. He has taught competition law modules to undergraduate and graduate students, both with legal and non-legal backgrounds, as well as non-legally trained IP professionals. He received University level awards for teaching excellence in 2008 and 2022.
Since 2015, he has coached several teams of his undergraduate competition law students representing NUS at the Herbert Smith Freehills competition law moot competition, where they have emerged as champions in 2015 and 2022, while securing the runners-up position in 2017, 2020 and 2021.
Please click here for his full faculty profile.
SILE-CPD Points
Public CPD Points:
Session 1 - 2
Session 2 - 2
Session 3 - 2
Session 4 - 2
Practice Area: Competition Law
Training Category: Foundation
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar on each day of the activity, and not being away from any part of the webinar for more than 15 minutes on each day of the activity. Participants may obtain 2 Public CPD Points for each day of the event on which they comply strictly with the Attendance Policy. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
Course Fees & Subsidies
Course Fees
| Participant Categories | Course Fees* |
| Non-citizen | SGD 1,308.00 |
| Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents | SGD 392.40 |
| Singapore Citizens aged 40 & above | SGD 152.40 |
| Enhanced Training Support for SMEs | SGD 152.40 |
* inclusive of 9% GST
SkillsFuture Funding
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) offers subsidies of 70% or 90% for eligible Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.
The following are the conditions for eligibility to receive the SSG Grant:
- Participants must record at least 75% attendance
- Participants must pass all assessment components
- Claim must be made within the period from 1 Jul 2021 to 30 June 2024
SkillsFuture Credit
This course is eligible for SkillsFuture Credit claim. All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit and the additional S$500 SkillsFuture Credit Top-up from the government to offset part of the course fee for this programme. Applicants who wish to use the SkillsFuture Credit may refer to http://www.skillsfuture.sg/credit for more details.
Terms & Conditions
NUS Law Academy reserve the right to:
- amend, postpone or cancel the course
- change the course location
- change or amend course structure or content
For postponed/ cancelled courses, the participants will be given at least one week’s notice with an option of transferring to the next course date or having a full refund of the fees. We regret that no refund will be given in any other circumstances.
Apply Now
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In the Online Application Portal, Please follow the navigation below to register:
Short Course/Modular Course > Applying for Myself >Browse Academic Modules/Short Courses
Select “Short Course”
Type Course Title “Introduction to Singapore Competition Law (Synchronous eLearning)”
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For enquiries, please contact Megan at email: nuslawacademy@nus.edu.sg.
