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Live Programme
1.00pm – 1.10pm
Dean's Welcome (Auditorium)
1.10pm – 1.20pm
Introduction to the LLB Curriculum
Prof Wayne Courtney, Vice-Dean
(Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Studies)
1.20pm – 1.30pm
Career Pathways as a Law Graduate
Ms Genevieve Chia and Mr Shaun Kang
1.30pm – 1.40pm
A Reflection on Year 1
Ms Noleen Joy Marasigan, Chairperson of the Freshmen Orientation Central Committee 22/23
1.40pm – 2.10pm
Ask-Me-Anything Session
(1) Senior Lecturer Justin Tan (Moderator)
(2) Prof Wayne Courtney (Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Studies)
(3) Ms Sybil Noelle Rocha (Careers Advisor)
(4) Ms Noleen Joy Marasigan
2.20pm
Buffet Tea Spread
(Outside Auditorium and SR 4-4)
3.00pm – 3.45pm
Masterclass by Assistant Professor Benny Tan (Auditorium)
Legal Causation and Crime - Attributing Consequence to Conduct
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Most of us intuitively understand that for a person to be guilty of committing a crime, he or she must have behaved in a certain way, while possessing a particular guilty state of mind. Less well known is the requirement of causation. In the realm of criminal law, when can we attribute a harm or consequence to a person’s conduct? The answer is obvious in straightforward situations, such as when A punches B on B’s face, and B suffers a nose fracture – we say with certainty that A has caused B’s nose fracture. But what do we do in cases where apart from an accused’s conduct, there are other event(s) that contribute to a consequence? This Masterclass provides a teaser to some interesting cases that involve highly complex causation issues.
Masterclass by Associate Professor Sandra Booysen (SR 4-4)
How Safe is Your Bank?
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Most of us, if not all of us, have a bank account. We all, therefore, have an interest in the safety and stability of the bank we entrust with our income and our savings. In the last two months we have seen a number of banks collapse, including one of the biggest - Credit Suisse. This seminar will introduce you to the tools that jurisdictions like Singapore use to promote the stability of banks and the banking system, and the safety net that is in place to protect us if things go wrong. The seminar will also highlight the opportunities at NUS Law to study a variety of banking-related subjects.
4.00pm – 4.45pm
Masterclass by Associate Professor Sonita Jeyapathy (Auditorium)
Creating a Contract
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As we go about our daily lives, knowingly or unknowingly, we encounter contracts. These contracts are meant to set out the ins and outs of our relationship with whoever we contract with. In most instances, a decent proficiency in the language of the contract will allow you, fairly easily, to skim through the contract and identify details that are important to you. Fully understanding the implications of the terms of a contract and creating the contract from scratch is a more challenging endeavour. Such an endeavour requires an appreciation, understanding and execution of various skillsets which the NUS Faculty of Law seeks to expose its undergraduates to, through the Faculty’s bespoke Legal Skills Programme.
This masterclass will shed light on key considerations and building blocks for creating a contract from scratch with the aim that, regardless of whether you are a formal student of the law, you can better appreciate the typical framework of a contract and the work involved in creating it.
Masterclass by Lecturer Benjamin Wong (SR 4-4)
Public Shaming: Law and its Limits
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Public shaming is a ubiquitous social practice that predates modernity. Today, public shaming campaigns are a frequent affair on the Internet – modern pillories are made not of wood but of social media posts. The consequences of public shaming (or getting “cancelled”, as it were) can be fairly serious; these consequences can include loss of employment, social ostracism, emotional distress, and fear of vigilante action, among other things. As such, subjects of public shaming may wish to turn to the law for protection. How far does the law go to protect against public shaming? This masterclass examines the modern concept of public shaming, how Singapore law regulates public shaming, and the limits of the law’s regulation of public shaming.
5.30pm
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