Join us for the 4th Computational Legal Studies Workshop on 8-9 Sept 2025 at SMU! Explore how AI, machine learning, and network science are shaping the study and practice of law & connect with experts driving legal innovation. Register now: See you there!

#SMUYPHSL hosted Dr. Clement Chen (ANU Law School) for a thought-provoking seminar, "From Information Rights to Data Wrongs: Public Law Implications of Regulating Data-Driven Decision-Making in China", chaired by CDL Deputy Director Assoc Prof Liu Han-Wei:

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📢Only 10 days to go: Join the Intellectual Property in Trade & Digital Commerce event on 28 Aug at SMU! Engage with academics, legal experts, industry professionals, and international IP officials on AI, IP, and digital trade. Register here:

In July, CDL Deputy Director Assoc Prof Liu Han-Wei & Senior Research Affiliates Profs Julien Chaisse (CityUHK), Georgios Dimitropoulos (HBKU), Ching-Fu Lin (NTHU), Thomas Streinz (EUI) & Yoshiko Naiki (NU) participated in major law conferences in Taiwan:

#SMUCDL had the honour of welcoming The Right Honourable Lord Philip Sales, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom & Yong Pung How Distinguished Visiting Professor, to deliver the Yong Pung How Distinguished Visiting Professorship Lecture 2025:

#SMUCDL wishes all Singaporeans a joyful and meaningful National Day! As we celebrate 60 years of nationhood, we honour the unity and resilience that built our nation. Here’s to our shared future as we continue to dream big and achieve even greater heights, together as one. 🇸🇬

SMUYPHSL Associate Professor Dorcas Quek Anderson recently published a journal article in the Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, titled "Negotiating with GPT-4: Digital doormat or skilful counterpart?". Read the article here:

How can digital currencies be designed for meaningful financial inclusion? In this 2nd UNDP blog in the 'CBDCs for Financial Inclusion' series, #SMUCDL faculty Prof Heng Wang examined why inclusive, user-centric features must be built in from the outset:

We're pleased to announce the reappointment of our Industry Fellow, Lanx Goh, Global Head of Privacy at Prudential & Adjunct Lecturer at SMU. A leading voice in privacy and data governance, Lanx brings deep expertise across industry, academia & regulation:

We are pleased to share that applications are now open for the SMU Presidential Early Career Professorship (SMU-PEP) — a prestigious tenure-track position for outstanding early-career scholars across all disciplines. Learn more:

In a Straits Times commentary, SMU Vice President (Partnerships and Engagement) and CDL Affiliated Faculty, Professor Lim Sun Sun, warned of the growing dangers posed by AI tools that are deliberately designed to please users at all costs. Read more:

In a Straits Times article "Users need to scrutinise what data is shared through MyInfo", CDL Senior Research Affiliate Mr Josh Lee urged users to stay alert and highlighted the need for stronger consent literacy amid rising reliance on digital ID systems:

📢One month to go: the Intellectual Property in Trade & Digital Commerce event [Accredited CPD Activity: 6 Points] takes place on 28 Aug at SMU. This academic gathering will explore the evolving role of IP in an era of digitalisation & trade. Register now:

It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of a new group of esteemed academics joining us as Senior Research Affiliates. Their expertise will enrich our community and advance dialogue at the intersection of law, tech, and policy. Learn more:

#SMUCDL was pleased to host Professor Dov Greenbaum of Reichman University for an insightful research seminar titled "Autonomous Weapons and AI Warfare: Ethical Challenges for the Asia-Pacific Region":

On 8 July 2025, SMUYPHSL Dean Prof Lee Pey Woan delivered the opening plenary address at the Obligations XI conference hosted at Harvard Law School, addressing the legal gaps in tackling non-consensual intimate deepfakes (NCID):

Join us for the Yong Pung How Visiting Professorship Lecture on 7 August 2025, where The Right Honourable Lord Philip Sales will speak on AI and Automation in Public Administration. This accredited CPD activity event is complimentary. Register here:

As part of Chips Diplomacy Support Initiative (CHIPDIPLO)’s "Three Questions To" series, Dr. June Park (@junepark), CDL Senior Research Affiliate, shares her insights with Institut Montaigne on the geo-economic forces behind AI infrastructure:

We congratulate CDL Director A/P Jason Grant Allen and former CDL Research Affiliate Martin Liao Qiu Xu on their latest journal article and policy brief, "Digital Economy Innovation and Implementation in the Indo-Pacific: Towards a 'Singapore Effect’?": .

We are pleased to announce the renewal of our Senior Research Affiliate, Assoc Prof Błażej Kuźniacki, Advisor and Senior Manager in Global Tax, Policy & International Tax Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers Belastingadviseurs, and Professor of Law at Lazarski University.