Private Law and the Market:
Business, Finance and Economics
The Conferences of the Private Law Consortium is a series of annual conferences on developments in the field of Private Law. For this Conference, the focus will be on topics exploring the interaction of private law and the market, in particularly the influences, if any, of legal principles or state policies related to growth and employment, the financialisation of economies, and efficiency and empirical studies.
Possible areas of focus may include an economic analysis of private law from efficiency or behavioural perspectives, the political economy of private law eg trusts and wealth inequality, ESG concerns and private law eg directors’ fiduciary and tortious duties to balance profit maximisation and ESG compliance, asset partitioning or nexus of contract perspectives eg of agency, corporate and trust relationships, use of empirical evidence in the private law, and whether and how the needs of business and the economy influence or transform private law adjudication or legislation.
We expect that the first day will focus on these themes with the second more about private law doctrine and theory in general.
The Singapore Journal of Legal Studies has kindly agreed to publish a special issue on articles presented at the Conference subject to the usual refereeing requirements.
11 Kent Ridge Dr
#01-03 Shaw Foundation Alumni House
*Located at the building just beside The Ridge. 5-minute walk away
10:00 – 12:00 Panel 1 Contracts and Consumer Law
13:30 – 15:30 Panel 2 Property
10:00 – 11:15 Panel 3 Corporations and Finance
11:30 – 13:05 Panel 4 Perspectives
| Title | Author | Affiliation | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hidden Costs of Contractual Ambiguity | Omer Pelled | Bar-Ilan University | View |
| Behavioural Analysis of Family Law | Shahar Lifshitz | Bar-Ilan University | View |
| Fighting Risk with Risk: Anti-Precaution in Law and Policy | Cary Coglianese, Oren Perez | Bar-Ilan University | View |
| War and the Frustration of Contracts | Alexander Loke | City University of Hong Kong | View |
| Equity in a ‘Trustless’ Market Order | Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung | City University of Hong Kong | View |
| Assessment and Valuation of Damages of Cryptocurrency | Mark Hsiao | City University of Hong Kong | View |
| The Contractualisation Paradox | Irina Sakharova | Durham University | View |
| Gendered Wealth and the Rise of Non-Marriage Among Chinese Women | Jia Wang, Qin Yuanxi | Durham University | View |
| Buy Now, Pay Later under the New EU Consumer Credit Directive | Josje de Vogel | Erasmus University | View |
| Rights & Counter-Rights: The Legal Dimensions of Access Abuse in Data Protection | Larisa Munteanu | Erasmus University | View |
| IP Ownership and Penalty Default Rules | Tun-Jen (TJ) Chiang | George Mason University | View |
| Simplifying the Complex: Experimental Evidence on Attribute Substitution in Legal Decision-Making | Lu Yijia (co-authored with Wei-Cheng Chen and Thomas Yi Lu) | George Mason University | View |
| Policy and Practice in Commercial Law and Crypto Assets | Hans Tjio, Tan Zhong Xing | National University of Singapore | View |
| Payment Fraud Legislation: An Economic Efficiency Analysis | Sandra Booysen | National University of Singapore | View |
| Seemingly Conflicting but Substantively Reconcilable Corporate Purpose in Chinese Law and The Institutionalization of CSR | Gao Simin | Tsinghua University | View |
| A Market for (Green) Lemons Consumers’ Self-Determination Against Green Claims | Federico Pistelli, Tommaso De Mari Casareto Dal Verme | University of Trento | View |
CONFERENCE LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATION
17 Computing Drive
Singapore 119881
GETTING AROUND
The easiest way to reach the conference venue is by private hire vehicle using the Grab app.
GETTING FROM / TO THE AIRPORT
Changi Airport provides multiple transport options including MRT, taxi/private hire and bus services.
ENTERING SINGAPORE
Please refer to the ICA website for the full entry requirements to Singapore.
Immigration Requirements
- Passport validity: You should have at least 6 months’ validity.
- Visa (if required): Apply for a visa if your passport/travel document requires one.
- On arrival: Don’t bring prohibited items; be prepared for immigration/customs clearance.
- Short-term stay: Have sufficient funds and proof of onward travel; don’t overstay your visit pass.
Singapore Arrival Card (SGAC)
All travellers must submit the Singapore Arrival Card within 3 days (including the day of arrival) before arriving in Singapore, except:
- Those transiting/transferring without seeking immigration clearance.
- Singapore citizens, Permanent Residents, and Long-Term Pass holders entering via land checkpoints.
Submission is free and can be done online.
CONTACT
EW Barker Centre for Law & Business
National University of Singapore – Faculty of Law
20 College Avenue West
#03-401
Singapore 138529