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[Seminar] Spousal Interests And Assets: Navigating Family Law Dynamics

Date/ Time: 14 May 2025, Wednesday, 9.30am – 11.00am
Venue: SAL, Marina 1,2 & 3, The Adelphi #07-01, 1 Coleman Street (S179803)

Community Law in Focus is a series of events seminars that offer audiences an insightful exploration of key areas in community law. The series opens with Academy Publishing’s newest publication, Marriage, Spouses and Assets by Professor Leong Wai Kum (SUSS).

Join us for an insightful seminar where the author of the book will share insights and suggestions as well as provide a comprehensive overview of the theory, substantive principles, key judicial decisions, and procedural rules as applied by the Family Justice Courts.

This will be followed by a panel discussion examining how Singapore’s family law addresses the rights and responsibilities of individuals within a marital relationship.

Participants will gain insights into how the law governs the distribution of assets, the protection of spousal interests, and the resolution of disputes. The seminar also highlights how the law aims to support the goal of nurturing loving and durable familial relationships.

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CPD Points : 1.5

Family matters

Overview

Programme

Time	Activity
9.00am – 9.30am	Registration
9.30am – 9.40am	Opening Remarks Professor Leslie Chew Dean, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences
9.40am – 10.00am	Presentation Professor Leong Wai Kum Professor, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences
10.00am – 10.45am	Panel Discussion Moderator: Ms Edith Chen, Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences Panellists: Professor Leong Wai Kum, Professor, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences Dr Colin Tan, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Mr Yap Teong Liang, Director, T L Yap Law Chambers LLC Ms Ruth Yeo, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences
10.45am – 10.55am	Audience Q&A
10.55am – 11.00am	Book Presentation
11.00am – 11.30am	End of Seminar

Speakers

Spousal Interests and Assets: Navigating Family Law Dynamics
	Professor Leong Wai Kum Professor, Law Programmes, School of Law Singapore University of Social Sciences Leong Wai Kum graduated with Bachelor of Laws (Class 1) from University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur in 1976. She entered on a University Entrance Scholarship in 1972, won Senior Scholarships in 1973, 1974 and 1975, the Moot Court Prize in 1973, several University Subject Prizes and graduated as top student as the first Lord President’s Scholar. She joined the Faculty of Law University of Singapore in 1976 and proceeded to read her Master of Laws at Harvard University in 1979. As teacher she contemplated upon the theory and conceptual bases of family law and worked on rationally relating its components. She contributed private representations to the Select Committees of Parliament on the Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bills No. 23 of 1979 and No. 5 of 1996. Today she proudly points to areas of family life that she believes are better regulated in Singapore than most common law jurisdictions. At the School of Law Singapore University of Social Sciences she brings her experience to offer an integrated course so students appreciate that theory, substance and procedure do work hand-in-glove.
	Ms Edith Chen Lecturer School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences
	Dr Colin Tan Adjunct Assistant Professor Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
	Mr Yap Teong Liang Director, T L Yap Law Chambers LLC
	Ms Ruth Yeo Senior Lecturer School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences

Other Information

SILE Accredited CPD Activity
Number of Public CPD points: 1.5
Practice Area: Family
Training Level: General

SILE Attendance Policy

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 signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

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