Developments in IP Law – Breach of Confidence/Privacy and Data Protection

On 29 January 2026, IPOS International (in collaboration with the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business) conducted a seminar at Suntec City on the developments in the law on breach of confidence and privacy and data protection in 2025. The seminar was well-attended, with participants from the Ministry of Law, Defence Science & Technology Agency, the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Allen & Gledhill LLP, and S&P Global (among other organisations).

Mr Benjamin Wong, an academic fellow of TRAIL at NUS Law, presented a review of the developments in Singapore law. He was joined by fellow presenters Ms Gail Wong (Assistant Commissioner, Personal Data Protection, Personal Data Protection Commission) and Professor Tanya Aplin (Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London).

The presentations were followed by a panel discussion among all the speakers and Justice Valerie Thean (Judge of the High Court, Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore). The panel discussion was moderated by Ms Oh Pin-Ping (Partner, Bird & Bird).