Benjamin Wong at the 12th Developments in IP Law series

On 20 February 2025, Mr Benjamin Wong represented NUS Law at the Breach of Confidence/Privacy & Data Protection session of the 12th Developments in IP Law series, co-organised by the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business and IPOS International. This annual flagship event at Suntec City Convention Centre attracted about 100 participants for this session with legal practitioners from a wide field of law firms, corporate entities and government sectors. Amongst the attendees were representatives from A*STAR, Changi Airport Group, Health Sciences Authority, Housing & Development Board, Mastercard and Microsoft Asia.

Mr Benjamin Wong provided an update of the relevant decisions from Singapore – covering the Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court as well as from the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) – in the year 2024. Mr Francis Zhang (Deputy Director (Policy) at the PDPC) and Professor Tanya Aplin (Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London) provided other updates on policy developments in Singapore and developments in the UK and EU respectively were. Justice Andre Maniam (Singapore High Court) joined the speakers in a panel discussion later, moderated by Mr Jeremiah Chew (Director of Ascendant Legal LLC).

Mr Benjamin Wong (Lecturer, NUS Law)

Mr Francis Zhang (Deputy Director (Policy), PDPC)

Professor Tanya Aplin (Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London)

Mr Tan Kong Hwee (CEO-Designate, IPOS) and Mr Mark Lim (Director (Hearings & Mediation Group), IPOS; Adjunct Professor, NUS Law)

Justice Andre Maniam (Singapore High Court Judge)

Seminar in session at Suntec City Convention Centre

Speakers and organisers gather for group photo before the start of the seminar